Study: Ants are “immune” to traffic jams
Unlike self-interested humans, ants have a common goal: The colony's survival.
Science // Science & Exploration
Anti-vaccine doctor charged with gross negligence over bogus exemptions
She wrote around a thousand exemptions, charging $180 each.
50 years after NASA discarded the wet workshop, a company aims to revive it
"We think it is the future."
Alzheimer’s drug that failed early tests now dubbed effective, heads to FDA
An analysis in March suggested that testing the drug was futile.
Nikon Small World microscopy contest: We’re all winners
This year's Nikon Small World images are just as mind-blowing as the rest.
How Flagstaff, Arizona, switched to LEDs without giving astronomers a headache
The bluish light is efficient but worse for preserving dark skies.
Neanderthal glue was a bigger deal than we thought
Technology seems to have been a routine part of Neanderthal life.
Blue Origin announces a blue-chip team to return humans to the Moon
"This is a national team for a national priority."
In the Amazon, deforestation is linked to higher malaria rates
Deforestation boosts malaria, while higher malaria rates mean less deforestation.
Long stretches of Neanderthal and Denisovan DNA helped Homo sapiens adapt
Denisovans and Neanderthals passed extra copies of some DNA to modern humans.
Rocket Lab—yep, Rocket Lab—has a plan to deliver satellites to the Moon
"We'll be bringing previously impossible missions within reach at attainable prices."
Neurons hide their memories in their imaginary fluctuations
Noisy brain hides memory-like structures in the noise.
Two women completed a seven-hour spacewalk on Friday
"You know, for us, this is really just us doing our job."
Man has massive, rotting scrotum removed after avoiding doctors for decades
Doctors believe he had an untreated parasitic infection.
Archaeologists unearth a Bronze Age warrior’s personal toolkit
The find sheds light on where the combatants in the Bronze Age battle came from.
