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Why These Bumblebees Are Wearing Itty-Bitty QR Codes
Researchers have been super-gluing little barcodes to bumblebees in order to track their movements in unprecedented detail.
The Physics Behind a Fake Flying Samurai Battle
Quality is one sign of a video hoax, but physics gives you indisputable evidence.
Mini Brains Are Now Growing Their Own Veins
The more like real brains they become, the more useful these organoids are for studying complex behaviors and neurological diseases.
A Flawed Study Shows How Little We Understand Crispr's Effects
Flaws in a study about unintended gene editing snips have led to its retraction. But that’s not the end of the story.
Watch SpaceX Launch Its Resupply Mission to the ISS
The most significant thing about Monday's cargo run may be that there is little novelty to it whatsoever
The Hairy Problem With Drug Testing and Chemical Analysis
For some African American police officers, a false positive can leave their careers dangling on a thin strand.
Use Science (Not Surgery) to Create Your Best Selfie
42 percent of plastic surgeons have seen patients specifically looking to up their selfie game. You don't need surgery; you need math.
Whisper From the First Stars Sets Off Loud Dark Matter Debate
A surprise discovery announced a month ago suggested that the early universe looked very different than previously believed. Initial theories that the discrepancy was due to dark matter have come under fire.
Where China’s Tiangong-1 Won’t Land (And Where It Still Might)
Large swaths of Earth are already safe from falling space debris.
Ocean Acidification Could Be a Net Positive for Some Fish
Baby herring adapt to extra carbon dioxide in the water; cod and clams, not so much.
Crispr’d Food, Coming Soon to a Supermarket Near You
This week the USDA announced it has no plans to regulate gene-editing technologies like Crispr, opening the door to a boom in designer foods.
You Can Model China’s Tiangong-1 Space Station Crash
When and where will the Chinese space station land? We can’t know for sure—but we can examine some variables.
Some Frogs May Be Developing a Chytrid Fungus Resistance
Certain frog species are rebounding after a fungal invasion, probably not because the fungus got any less deadly—the frogs may be evolving to resist the pathogen.
The Tricky Ethics of the NFL Sharing Troves of Player Data
The NFL will start sharing RFID data on its players with every team—opening up questions about the ethics of analytics in the game.
NASA's New Parker Probe Will Skim the Sun's Surface
Engineers hope a special heat shield will keep the craft cool while it collects space weather info.
The Case of the Missing Dark Matter
Physicists have discovered a galaxy 65 million light years away with so little dark matter that it may contain none at all.
Model How Light Reflects Off a Mirror With Python
Anything you can do with a pencil and paper is worth doing in code.
Why Climate Change Skeptics Are Backing Geoengineering
Under the Trump administration, untested, privately funded projects to manipulate the climate have been gaining unprecedented momentum.
How a Store of Rhino Semen Could Save the Species
Thomas Hildebrandt has been collecting samples from the white rhinoceros with colleagues for about 15 years.
How Cannabis Tech Can Help Build a Better Cup of Coffee
Clean, tasty coffee that begins life in a lab takes a cue from the cultivation of marijuana.
