The 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak: What It Is and How We’re Dealing With It
A deadly new virus has spread from China around the world, raising fears of a global epidemic. ...read more
Month: January 2020
Native Americans Abandoned Cahokia’s Massive Mounds — But the Story Doesn’t End There
The archaeological site is famous for its 1400 A.D. abandonment. But new research suggests people soon moved back in. ...read more
What the Earliest Toilets Say About How Human Civilization Has Evolved
Latrines have been around for thousands of years. Though they haven't exactly always been sanitary. ...read more
Five Ways to Prepare for SuperbOwl Sunday
No matter which team you’re hooting for this Super Bowl Sunday, you can celebrate SuperbOwls and citizen science. ...read more
What the Axolotl’s Limb-Regenerating Capabilities Have to Teach Us
Studying the mechanisms that regrow lost limbs in the aquatic creatures might help burn victims and more. ...read more
This Is the Most Detailed Picture of the Sun’s Surface Yet
Bubbling convection cells, each about the size of Texas, rise and fall across the Sun's surface. ...read more
Science and the World Economy
What determines the rate of scientific 'growth'? ...read more
A White Dwarf Swirling Space-Time Around It Allows Astronomers Brand New Insights
A concept called frame-dragging from Einstein's relativity gives scientists a new look into a whirling white dwarf. ...read more
Everyone Has Neanderthal DNA in Their Genome, New Genetic Analysis Shows
A new kind of DNA analysis suggests that ancient humans came back to Africa and spread Neanderthal DNA around. ...read more
VIDEO: Meet the Denisovans, Humans’ Mysterious Cousins
You know Homo sapiens, you know Neanderthals, but have you met the Denisovans? ...read more