Intrepid scientist corrects physiology in Gulliver’s Travels after 300 years
Jonathan Swift miscalculated some of the scaling in his 1726 satirical masterpiece.
Science // Science & Exploration
Hermit crabs evolved longer penises to keep their shells from being stolen
Biologist Mark Laidre dubbed his hypothesis "private parts for private property."
Damning court docs show just how far Sacklers went to push OxyContin
Secretive, wealthy Sackler family is at the heart of the opioid crisis, lawsuit alleges.
To fight climate misinformation, point to the man behind the curtain
Point not just to the lies, but who's behind them, researchers suggest.
The Earth has been experiencing more frequent asteroid strikes
We're not sure why, and it could already be over, but more stuff's hit the planet.
Two months after mishap, Russian Soyuz rockets back into space with crew
This marked a critical launch both for Russia's space agency, Roscosmos, and NASA.
Complex networks study ranks the most influential films of all time
Star Wars: A New Hope and Psycho were the second and third most influential.
Trump admin. approves seismic tests for Atlantic offshore oil drilling
The approval moves forward a policy that many affected states don't want.
Fractal structure produces fractal electrons with fractal energies
Carefully placed carbon monoxide creates fractal electrons on copper surface.
Tariffs on Chinese rare-earth minerals create a sticky problem for US competitors
Rare-earth minerals mined in the US need to be sent to China for processing.
New software will let artists control how light interacts with objects
Dartmouth computer scientists teamed up with experts from Pixar and Disney.
The fight against measles has taken a turn for the worse
An overall downward trend reversed between 2016 and 2017.
Archaeologists map centuries of history beneath world’s oldest cathedral
With lasers and radar, archaeologists map centuries of buried Roman history.
Scientists, ethicists slam decisions behind gene-edited twins
The Chinese government has already shut down any further work by He Jiankui.
