Science Archive
Archives for December 2014
Large US cities get 50 percent brighter at night during the holidays, thanks to the extra lighting.
Franklin Umenze on fighting the epidemic in Nigeria — and the sigma that came with it
We now have science to quantify the quackery on TV.
We have entered a whole new era of explanatory media.
Research suggests a later start could lead to better sleep — and health.
The rover’s latest discovery is another positive sign for our search for ancient life
Just 55 percent of the world’s crop calories are actually eaten directly by people.
Lamarck may have been (sort of) right after all.
The best-available evidence suggests you might not need that routine vitamin D test and the benefits of supplements aren’t quite clear.
From cuts and burns to eye injuries.
This is what a 17,000 mile per hour descent actually looks like
It would be bad. But that doesn’t mean you should start freaking out.
Next-generation telescopes could spot distant planets that have signs of life.
Hey USA, you’re doing it wrong.
The political fights have cooled down, and the research is getting pretty hot.