Scientists want to protect narwhals, but the Greenlanders who hunt them say their traditions are being ignored ~enviro conservation Article 1316 words 6 votes
We might need to reevaluate the sexual harassment allegations against David Sabatini ~science biology Article 535 words 11 votes
Death could be reversible, as scientists bring dead eyes back to life ~science biology Article 679 words 6 votes
Powerful ‘machine scientists’ distill the laws of physics from raw data ~science physics biology Article 2357 words 19 votes
Scientists discover a new method to break down plastics in less time ~enviro plastics recycling Article 9 votes
From high-protein food to plastics and fuel, Swedish scientists are attempting to tap seaweed's huge potential ~science biology.marine chemistry.bio Article 1464 words 8 votes
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has compiled a handbook for tackling the world's interconnected environmental crises, with contributions from leading scientists and writers ~books Article 287 words 13 votes
Endurance, Ernest Shackleton’s ship, lost in 1915, is found in Antarctica ~humanities.history Article 1035 words 18 votes
Scientists raise alarm over ‘dangerously fast’ growth in atmospheric methane ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 945 words 12 votes
What "impossible" meant to Richard Feynman ~science physics.quantum Article 2588 words, published Nov 24 2021 7 votes
The dolphin clitoris is full of surprises, scientists discover ~science biology.marine Article 665 words 10 votes
Scientists just found a 'significant' volume of water inside Mars' grand canyon ~space Article 597 words 19 votes
What if we could inoculate people against depression and trauma? ~health.mental Article 1786 words 7 votes
Scientists used a tiny brain implant to help a blind teacher see letters again ~science medicine biology Article 742 words 6 votes
With climate change threatening traditional coffee farming, Finnish scientists have produced coffee from cell cultures with an aroma and taste resembling the real thing ~food drinks Article 312 words, published Oct 13 2021 9 votes
African researchers say they face bias in the world of science. Here's one solution. ~science Article 1158 words 6 votes
Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into cave bats eighteen months before outbreak ~health Article 319 words 7 votes
Scientists present plan to cool the world through geoengineering whiter clouds ~enviro climate change Article 378 words 10 votes
Can progressives be convinced that genetics matters? ~science Article 9648 words, published Sep 3 2021 15 votes
Sex can relieve nasal congestion, and other work honored by 2021 Ig Nobels ~science Article 1023 words 17 votes
Why many scientists say it’s unlikely that SARS-CoV-2 originated from a “lab leak” ~health Link 15 votes
Scientists last month set foot on a tiny island off the coast of Greenland which they say is the world's northernmost point of land and was revealed by shifting pack ice ~science Article 476 words 10 votes
Netta Engelhardt discovered an escape from Stephen Hawking’s black hole paradox ~space Article 1634 words 7 votes
Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion, produces three times more energy than was absorbed by the fuel ~science physics Link 16 votes
Scientists grew stem cell 'mini brains'. Then, the brains sort-of developed eyes ~science biology Article 685 words 12 votes
Physicists face stagnation if they continue to treat the philosophy of science as a joke ~humanities philosophy Link 10 votes
Vast sunken continent “Icelandia” may exist under the North Atlantic – if proven it could upend long-standing assumptions about region's geological history ~science Article 797 words 9 votes
Scientist invents toilet that turns human feces into cryptocurrency ~science Article 337 words 6 votes
Third-biggest ice loss for Greenland in a single day since 1950 – rapid melt followed warm air being trapped by a change in atmospheric circulation patterns ~enviro climate change Article 409 words 8 votes
Scientists now think that being overweight can protect your health ~health Article 1528 words, published Nov 17 2015 4 votes
Why some biologists and ecologists think social media is a risk to humanity ~science biology Article 2606 words 15 votes
Large amounts of mercury discovered in Greenland's glaciers – the heavy metal raises concerns for the health of indigenous communities ~enviro pollution.water Article 1018 words 5 votes
Plans to capture and run six-hour-long sound tests on young minke whales are set to go ahead in Norway despite condemnation from more than fifty international scientists ~science biology.marine Article 695 words 5 votes
Israeli scientists grow mouse embryos in a mechanical womb ~science biology medicine Article 1143 words 5 votes
Scientists solve another piece of the puzzling Antikythera mechanism ~space astronomy Article 627 words 20 votes
The little-known Albert Einstein: An ardent defender of black Americans against racism ~humanities.history Article 923 words, published Jun 12 2020 10 votes
Scientists discover massive 'pipeline' in the cosmic web connecting the universe ~space astronomy Article 7 votes
Scientists are concerned by falling sperm counts and declining egg quality. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals may be the problem. ~science biology Article 926 words 12 votes
Illegal CFC emissions have stopped since scientists raised alarm ~enviro pollution.air Article 715 words 17 votes
How our brutal science system almost cost us a pioneer of mRNA vaccines ~science medicine Article 1313 words 8 votes
Pigs can play video games with their snouts, scientists find ~science biology Article 427 words 8 votes