discoveries
So Neuroscientists Have Found a Way to Stop It, But What Exactly Is Tinnitus?
Silencing the dull screech of hardcore shows gone by.
We Keep Buying Bottled Water Because We Fear Death
Ads for bottled water make it seem safer and purer than normal tap water, researchers say.
This ‘Skin’ Is as Hard as Artificial Tooth Enamel and Can Heal Itself
Oh, and it's antibacterial, too.
Backcountry Skiing Is Hurting Canada’s Endangered Caribou
Your trip out into nature could be putting these animals at risk.
'Yeti Bones' Were Actually Just Bears, DNA Analysis Shows
It's the most rigorous analysis to date of Yeti samples, the researchers say.
This Spliff-Shaped Interstellar Asteroid Just Buzzed by Earth
‘Oumuamua’s bizarre dimensions have “never been seen in our own solar system.”
The Genetic Atlas Shows You Where You Came From
It tells 4,000 years of human migration, breeding, and war.
This Extinct Wolf-Sized Otter Demolished Prey With Its Forceful Bite
This 110-pound otter that lived 6 million years ago had a powerful bite, and was likely a top predator.
At Least Eight Sheep in the World Can Recognize Barack Obama
In a new study, sheep can pick out a celebrity face from a rando's.
Engineers Want Gamers to Explore the Moon with a Remote-Controlled Nanobot
Why go outside when you can visit the Moon from your bedroom?
Scientists Have Detected an Entirely New Type of Gravitational Wave
Astronomers capture both a gravitational wave and optical imagery from the energetic union of two neutron stars in a distant galaxy.