Discovery
TFW the Radioactive Garbage from your Lab Turns Out to Be a Potential Cancer Treatment
Sometimes your particle accelerator does more than you bargained for.
Paleontologists Find Fossils of a Pregnant, 245-Million-Year-Old Sea Reptile
It's the first time live birth has been observed in an archosauromorph, the reptilian parent group from which dinosaurs, birds, and crocodilians derive.
NASA Announces Exotic Asteroid Missions, Fueling Space Mining Hopes
Lucy will visit six of Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, while Psyche will aim for the exposed, metal-rich core of an ancient protoplanet.
The Top 10 Scientific Discoveries that Renewed Our Faith in Humanity This Year
Not everything this year was shit, we promise.
Why Depression Makes Chemotherapy Less Effective in Cancer Patients
Cancer patients experiencing mild depression survived 200 days longer than their severely depressed counterparts.
Astronaut and American Hero John Glenn Has Died
Glenn, who died Thursday at the age of 95, was the first US astronaut to orbit Earth, the third American in space, a four-term senator for Ohio, and a one-time presidential candidate.
This Camouflaging Spider Will Make You Forever Suspicious of Dead Leaves
Researchers suspect the spiders might use the resemblance to hide from prey or predators.
Every Daft Punk Song, Ranked—Yeah, All of Them
From the bone-rattling techno of their earliest experiments to the maximalist pop they make now, we dug into the entirety of the android duo's discography.
Ancient Poop Sticks Prove the Silk Road Spread Disease
It also proves people were wiping their ass with sticks.