Not alive, but not dead: disembodied human brains used for drug testing ~health medicine Link 42 votes
How much of Thermo Fisher’s antibody data has been manipulated? ~science biology Article 1068 words, published May 28 2026 25 votes
Carcass of dead humpback whale, whose attempted rescue captivated many across Germany, has been pulled ashore in Denmark ahead of autopsy ~enviro Article 5 votes
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion second. ~enviro Article 753 words 29 votes
Divers have confirmed that a dead humpback whale spotted off Denmark is the same animal that spent weeks beached off Germany's Baltic coast – comes two weeks after contentious rescue operation ~enviro Article 699 words 18 votes
A young walrus who became something of a celebrity as he toured the Scottish coastline has now crossed the North Sea and arrived in Norway ~enviro Article 10 votes
Norwegian fish farms are filling fjords and other coastal waters with nutrient pollution equivalent to the raw sewage of tens of millions of people each year, a report has found ~enviro pollution.water Article 671 words 17 votes
Scientists gave cocaine to salmon and you will absolutely believe what happened next ~science biology.marine Article 505 words, published Apr 22 2026 37 votes
The air is full of DNA — here’s what scientists are using it for ~science biology Article 1677 words, published Apr 14 2026 22 votes
Meet Orpheus—A hopper mission built to hunt for life in Martian volcanoes ~space spaceflight.scientific Article 952 words 13 votes
Students develop faux but sexy robotic sage grouse to strut their stuff in an effort to move a Grand Teton National Park breeding-ground lek away from jets ~science biology Article 1022 words, published Mar 24 2026 25 votes
Scientists uncovered the nutrients bees were missing -- colonies surged fifteen-fold ~science biology Article 871 words 66 votes
Can plants count? Study suggests they can track the number of events they experience. ~science biology psychology Article 1043 words 16 votes
Study finds sperm whales help each other give birth ~science biology.marine Article 340 words 18 votes
Researchers develop biodegradable, plant‑based packaging from natural fibers – new research ~science chemistry biology Article 988 words 12 votes
UMD scientists create ‘smart underwear’ to measure human flatulence ~science biology Article 783 words 21 votes
'They've probably been untouched for 49 million years': The New Mexico cave expanding our search for alien life ~science biology.micro biology.exo Article 1896 words, published Feb 2 2026 21 votes
Men lose their Y chromosome as they age. Scientists thought it didn’t matter – but now discovering may be linked to shorter lifespans and disease. ~health Article 969 words 34 votes
Seaweed farms boost long-term carbon storage by altering ocean chemistry ~enviro Article 1106 words 26 votes
Scientists cast doubt on the discovery of microplastics throughout the human body ~health Article 2221 words 53 votes
'Perfectly preserved' Neanderthal skull bones suggest their noses didn't evolve to warm air ~science biology.human anthropology.paleo Link 18 votes
AutoEnricher: System can diagnose infections in twenty minutes, aiding fight against drug resistance ~science biology.micro medicine Article 746 words 12 votes
Flexoelectricity: Constant motion of living cells could be a hidden source of electrical power ~science biology chemistry Article 1016 words 9 votes
Sperm may pass traits via RNA, influenced by the father's life ~science biology Article 3121 words, published Dec 22 2025 42 votes
This is what peak evolution looks like ~science biology Article 2927 words, published May 29 2024 23 votes
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to end all monkey research ~science biology Link 39 votes
Shock discovery reveals sea urchins are basically 'all brain' ~science biology.marine Article 497 words, published Nov 16 2025 45 votes
In Alaska, fishing skippers and hungry orcas vie for halibut pulled from the deep ~enviro Article 2000 words 8 votes
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers ~science biology Article 1962 words 30 votes
Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease that has killed billions across twenty species over the last ten years ~science biology.marine Article 1055 words, published Aug 4 2025 18 votes
For the first time, artificially created neurons can process signals from living cells without a device in between modifying the signals ~science biology Article 1095 words, published Oct 13 2025 17 votes
Salmon clear last Klamath dams, reaching Williamson and Sprague rivers ~enviro Article 660 words 28 votes
The Icelandic volcanic island of Surtsey emerged in the 1960s, and scientists say studying its development offers hope for damaged ecosystems worldwide ~enviro Article 1038 words, published Oct 13 2025 9 votes
Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than five billion sea stars ~enviro Article 633 words, published Aug 4 2025 28 votes