Big Ideas: New Clues to Dinosaurs' Demise and Wolf Puppies Play FetchWas it a meteorite or a volcano that made dinosaurs extinct 66 million years ago? Scientists present new evidence. Plus, a new study reveals that some gray wolves can also play fetch. And, here's everything 2020 could bring in spaceflight.
WIREDFalcon 9 SpaceX Attempts Its Last Big Test Before Human Spaceflight WIRED - Daniel Oberhaus On Saturday, Elon Musk's space company will intentionally shred a Falcon 9 to smithereens—to prove it can safely carry humans, of course. On Saturday …
National GeographicAnimals Stray dogs have the natural ability to understand human gestures National Geographic - Evolution Of DogsThe research could lead to a more peaceful co-existence between free-roaming canines—which number hundreds of millions worldwide—and people. Humans domesticated dogs, and over our 15,000-year relationship,
The AtlanticHumanity You Could Probably Hibernate The Atlantic - James HamblinThe science of adapting to cold weather could change treatment of inflammatory diseases, insomnia, and trauma. Complaining about winter is one of the few remaining bastions of reliably safe small talk.
Fossils This is the oldest scorpion known to science sciencemag.org Scientists have revealed the oldest known scorpion—and arachnid—on Earth: a mysterious species more than 430 million years old uncovered near …
The Washington PostScience Eruption of Taal in the Philippines is a warning about global volcano hazards The Washington Post - Joel AchenbachTaal is a volcano within a volcano. The ash cloud and lava fountains are emerging from a crater on Volcano Island, a tourist destination that sits in the waters of Lake Taal. The well-defined escarpments
CNNScience The US was once the uncontested world leader in science and engineering. That's changed, according to a federal report CNN - By Ashley Strickland, CNN(CNN) — The United States was once the dominant, global leader in science and engineering, but that ranking has dropped as other countries invest in research and development, according to a new report.
Space Moon 'shrooms? Fungi eyed to help build lunar bases and Mars outposts space.com - Mike Wall Fungus could be very much among us when humanity sets up shop on the moon and beyond. NASA researchers are investigating the potential of mycelia — …
The AtlanticScience How Did Humans Boil Water Before the Invention of Pots? The Atlantic - Sarah ZhangRoasting would have been easy. But re-creating the paleo way of boiling water requires a bit more imagination. On a blustery day in October, Andrew Langley and 13 other graduate students headed to the
Science Supercomputer scours fossil record for Earth’s hidden extinctions nature.com - Ewen Callaway Palaeontologists have charted 300 million years of Earth’s history in breathtaking detail. Palaeontologists have a fuzzy view of Earth’s history. An …
Nanotech Transparent, power-producing crystals could lead to invisible robots, self-powered touch screens sciencemag.org Hit certain crystalline materials with a jolt of electricity and they will change shape. Squeeze them and they will jolt you right back. Scientists …
The GuardianSepsis Sepsis deaths around world 'twice as high as previously thought' The Guardian - Sarah Boseley Health editorThere were 11 million deaths in 2017 – more than from cancer – with children in poorer countries most at risk, study finds Deaths from sepsis around the world are twice as high as previously thought, babies
National GeographicAnimals These rare zebras are dependent on humans, for now National Geographic - Rare zebra gets a second chanceFeeding wildlife is generally discouraged, but it may be the only way to help the endangered Grevy’s zebra survive drought. Grevy’s zebras—loiborkoram in the Samburu language—are massive. At up to almost
Associated PressNews 1st malaria vaccine tried out in babies in 3 African nations Associated Press - By CARA ANNA and LAURAN NEERGAARD, Associated PressTOMALI, Malawi (AP) — A pinch in the leg, a squeal and a trickle of tears. One baby after another in Malawi is getting the first and only vaccine against malaria, one of history's deadliest and most stubborn
Big Ideas: Oldest Material On Earth Identified and Living Robots Created from Frogs' Stem Cells A 7 billion-year-old stardust has been identified as the oldest material on Earth. Plus, scientists create living, programmable organisms from the stem cells of African clawed frogs. And, researchers create "Frankenstein" concrete that can self-heal and reproduce.
VICEGlobal Warming '5 Hiroshima Bombs of Heat, Every Second': The World's Oceans Absorbed Record-Level Heat Last Year VICE - Alex LubbenThe world's oceans absorbed a record amount of heat last year, according to a new study bearing more bad news for the planet. “It’s about 5 Hiroshima bombs of heat, every second, day and night, 365 days
The New York TimesWorld News This Strange Microbe May Mark One of Life’s Great Leaps The New York Times - Carl ZimmerA bizarre tentacled microbe discovered on the floor of the Pacific Ocean may help explain the origins of complex life on this planet and solve one of the deepest mysteries in biology, scientists reported
South Africa 3D Printing and the Murky Ethics of Replicating Bones undark.org - Sarah Wild Ten years ago, it wasn’t possible for most people to use 3D technology to print authentic copies of human bones. Today, using a 3D printer and …
The AtlanticGeology Giant, Mysterious Blobs Are Lurking at the Edge of Earth’s Core The Atlantic - Joshua SokolQuantaSome seismologists think two massive anomalies under Africa and the Pacific are made of ancient, smoldering rock. Decades ago, scientists first harnessed the echoes of earthquakes to make a map of Earth’s
Science 15 new species of parasitic wasp discovered that "zombify" spiders newatlas.com - Michael Irving Consider yourself lucky that you’re not a spider. They may seem like they sit on top of the food chain in the bug world, but they’re vulnerable to an …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoScience The Parasite That Infects Mouse Brains and Makes Them More Curious discovermagazine.com - Leslie Nemo Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news If you're a mouse, you're afraid of cats. That's just biology. But, if you're a mouse …
Netherlands Blowing in the Wind: Why the Netherlands Is Sinking undark.org - Molly Quell Tourists visiting the Netherlands often stop to take selfies in front of one of the country’s more than 1,000 windmills. Afterward, they might taste …
Science World’s largest radio telescope needs to hit US$1-billion target nature.com - Sarah Wild Countries won’t say how much they have pledged to the Square Kilometre Array in Australia and South Africa. An independent panel of reviewers has …
Medical Research Specific gut bacteria may reduce severity of Parkinson's disease newatlas.com - Rich Haridy Compelling new research is again pointing to the role of the microbiome and gut bacteria in the progression of Parkinson’s disease. A study published …
Science Scientists Find an Explanation for Powerful Gamma-Ray Bursts: Binary Stars discovermagazine.com - Erika K. Carlson The bright beams of light dubbed gamma-ray bursts may originate in binary star systems, as shown in this illustration. (Credit: University of …
Icon version of the Flipboard logoCell Biology Watch scientists use electricity to herd skin cells, like sheep sciencemag.org In 1849, a German physiologist named Emil du Bois-Reymond cut his arm and measured the electricity flowing across the wound. To his surprise, he …
Science The kill-switch for CRISPR that could make gene-editing safer nature.com - Elie Dolgin How anti-CRISPR proteins and other molecules could bolster biosecurity and improve medical treatments. It started out as “sort of a stupid thing to …
The GuardianLiver Organ donation: new technique can preserve human livers for a week The Guardian - Nicola DavisHuman livers from organ donors can now be preserved for a week, researchers have revealed, a dramatic improvement on previous techniques, which could only keep the organs usable for a matter of hours.
Associated PressGlobal Warming Fever chart: Earth had its hottest decade on record in 2010s Associated Press - By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they
The GuardianNeuroscience Schizophrenia study finds evidence of reduced links between brain cells The Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondentA groundbreaking brain-scanning technique has uncovered evidence that suggests schizophrenia is linked to a loss of connections between brain cells. Scientists had previously suspected a breakdown in connections
