Breakthrough discoveries of how the brain stores memories

10x Stronger Than Kevlar: Amorphous Silicon Carbide Could Revolutionize Material Science

What scientists get wrong about black holes

Brain breakthrough opens door to cure for panic attacks

Neptune and Uranus seen in true colours for first time

Wound healing affected by perception of time that’s passed

World’s first tunnel to a magma chamber could unleash unlimited energy

Beresheet: An eternal lunar library for aliens to discover

New study ties hearing aid use to longer life. But only if worn regularly

Transatlantic slavery continued for years after 1867, historian finds

This eye picture encourages surgeons to be less rude in theatre

Mysterious Section of the Great Wall of China Isn’t What We Thought, Study Reveals

Crypto hedge fund CEO may not exist; probe finds no record of identity

We’ve Never Found Anything Like Our Solar System. Is It a Freak in Space?

Gigantic spider found in Australia, dubbed “Hercules,” is a record-setter

Modern Hurricanes Have a Surprise Ingredient [Microplastics]

What [some people] Don’t Know About Sperm

Guatemala’s baby brokers: how thousands of children were stolen for adoption

Con Watch: Artificial Intelligence Is Making Scams Worse

Japan earthquakes: the science behind the deadly tremors

A Very, Very Expensive Emoji

Soviet Style and Speed: Unconventional Racing and Concept Cars from the Soviet Union

Unearthing a Nuclear Scandal

Advances in Mind-Decoding Technologies Raise Hopes (and Worries)

Controversial “greatest construction project in the world” will offer a new way for travelers to experience ancient Maya sites

The Most Mysterious Cells in Our Bodies Don’t Belong to Us

Ants produce life-saving antibiotics for treating infected wounds

Tom Scocca: ‘Unraveling My Medical Mystery’

What Are These Mysterious Dark ‘Spokes’ on Saturn’s Rings?

Australian fossils show photosynthesis evolved 1.75 billion years ago

Radiation therapy takes advantage of cancer’s poor DNA repair abilities – an oncologist and physicist explain how

Humans can tell by chickens’ calls if they are happy or frustrated, research finds

This Common Gas Transformed Venus From Habitable To Hellish

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What makes urine yellow? Scientists discover the enzyme responsible

Mystery Anglo-Saxon object found at Langham baffles experts

When Did Humans First Start Wearing Clothes?

Tetris Has Finally Been Beaten After 34 Years

Japan jet crash: Passengers describe chaos inside flight 516

Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved?

Decades Ago a Huge Noise Roared in The Ocean. For Years It Was a Mystery.

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The Rocks that Drove Ice Ages: Solving a Greenhouse Gas Mystery

Psychologists Were Wrong About the Science of Self Control

The Rarest Fish on Earth Has an Unlikely Home—Nevada

Sodium’s high-pressure transformation can tell us about the interiors of stars, planets

Scientists Identified A Strange Connection Between Our Gut Microbes and Anxiety

Video: How The MIT Ideas Factory Revolutionised the Future [13:20]

Welcome to the public domain, Mickey Mouse

An ob-gyn in Virginia performed unnecessary surgeries on patients for decades. When his victims learned the truth, they fought back.

The Internet Is About to Get Weird Again

How Many Planets Could Be in the Kuiper Belt?

An Iowa paperboy disappeared 41 years ago. His mother is still on the case

Could exercise pills help create a healthier society?

Ancient Black Hole Challenges Our Understanding of the Early Universe

Aging’s Antidote? The Crucial Role of HKDC1 in Keeping Cells Youthful

How social media’s biggest user protest rocked Reddit

New antibiotic family kills superbugs in a way they can’t resist

Scientists Translated Spiderwebs Into Music

The Neighbors Who Destroyed Their Lives