A revision of the RNA-world experiment from Nobel winner Jack Szostak adds another nucleotide and creates self-perpetuating genes from scratch

Autistic girls have higher than average levels of androgens, but their bodies don't excrete them in urine. Points to a hormonal source for autism

Even in daylight, LED and retroflective clothing reduces bicyclist and pedestrian fatalities from car crashes

Deepwater Horizon oil spill disrupted birds' ability to stay warm, to mate, and to store fat, new research shows

When an illness spreads through a colony, vampire bats socially distance from non-family members

B. apis, a bacterium in the bee microbiome, can protect hives against Colony Collapse Disorder

A stretchable, wearable, thermoelectric generator can be woven into fabric. Could be used for energy sensing, harvesting, or heat management

Scientists sequence DNA from blood-stained papers to determine Jeal-Paul Sarat's skin disease

Horse embryos start out with five toes, which then fuse until only one is left

Prisoners in United States solitary confinement are up to 30% more likely to develop conditions like hypertension, heart attacks, and strokes

Research shows houseplants don't purify air well -- 10-1000 plants would be needed in a room to approximate indoor-outdoor air flow

Quantum mechanics reduces amount of ice needed to date a glacier from 5 tons to 1kg

Wealthy children are protected from lead poisoning, while poor children in the same area are not

Plastic debris traps and kills hermit crabs that use it for shelter. One bottle alone killed over 500 crabs by itself

To stop pancreatic cancer from spreading, cut out the chatter

Worms exposed to reactive oxygen species (ROSs) early in life live 18% longer than worms that were shielded

If you’re trying to catch an atom, try bending Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle a little

How 14 months in Antarctica changes your brain: Studying the effects of isolated, monotonous environments on the human brain has important implications for space travel

Cats communicate with the help of bacteria living in their butts: the cat anal gland microbiome produces feline signaling compounds

Pheromones and social lives are becoming a liability for insects in changing climates: Animals that live in cooperative societies share traits that may make them vulnerable to change…

Human disturbance is drying out forests

Researchers use CRISPR to eliminate HIV in mice, DNA and all

New research points to a simple way to diagnose autism, even in non-verbal patients: Measuring the brain’s ability to toggle between two images is highly correlated to the severity of autism symptoms in study participants

Reddit’s r/science community is one of science writing’s biggest outlets, with the stats to prove it

Unexpected gorilla snacking behaviors make scientists question what we know about early humans

The unique chemistry of cats’ guts make them the perfect host for Toxoplasma gondii

People with narcolepsy process humor differently

Scientists cut the tolerable intake of PFAs by 99.9%

Humans in South America evolved to live with arsenic poisoning

New research in sea slugs sparks controversy about the way memories are stored

More →