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Why we need to bring nature back into cities
There is an optimistic view of the unprecedented migration we are witnessing from rural to urban areas, and it’s...
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Did Rock Climbing Help Us Start Walking Upright?
The story of how humans evolved from knuckle-walking primates to upright bipeds is still a matter of great debate...
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Chlorine, Swimming Pool Helper, Has a Checkered Past
Over the next few months, chlorine will ensure that countless swimming pools don’t turn into microbe-choked petri dishes. That’s...
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Dog and Human Genomes Evolved Together
Researchers from the University of Chicago and several international institutions found that several groups of genes in humans and...
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Earth’s core far hotter than thought
The solid iron core is actually crystalline, surrounded by liquid. But the temperature at which that crystal can form...
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Three Years of SDO Images
SDO’s Atmospheric Imaging Assembly captures a shot of the sun every 12 seconds in 10 different wavelengths. The images...
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Getting to the Bottom of It All
Any kind of underwater diving involves process for that very reason. There’s the early-morning wake-up, the weather check, the...
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Lost Land Beneath the Waves
Geological detectives are piecing together an intriguing seafloor puzzle. The Indian Ocean and some of its islands, scientists say,...
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The Moon Has Had Water Its Whole Life, New Study Says
Scientists have known for almost five years now that the moon is watery–or at least that lots of water...
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A New Way to Listen to Extinct Languages
Languages are like species. They evolve in mostly predictable ways, splitting into new species or dying out over time....
