Football & Artificial Intelligence
Computer scientists used football footage to develop a sophisticated kind of artificial intelligence.
Caffeine & Skin Cancer
Caffeine may protect against skin cancer by inhibiting an enzyme that cancer cells need.
Six Butterflies in One
One species of butterfly mimics six different species to avoid predators.
A Deadly Attraction
Rats are supposed to be afraid of cats, but a tiny pathogen has turned the relationship around for its own benefit.
Vaccine Roundup
Misinformation about vaccine safety may be contributing to a surge in measles infections.
Sex & Spatial Thinking
Gender differences in spatial reasoning abilities may be strongly influenced by culture.
Bacterial or Viral?
A quick immune system test can tell a viral infection from a bacterial one.
Contagious Stress
Early stress in a zebra finch’s life not only cuts its life short, but takes a serious toll on its mate’s life as well.
Food For Mars
NASA nutritionists face a delicious challenge when planning what astronauts will eat on a mission to Mars.
Species Roundup
A new study documents the rate at which species are moving toward the poles or up the sides of mountains to escape climate change.
Electronic Skin
Engineers have packed medical electronics into a thin, stretchy temporary tattoo.
Opinion Spam
A computer program can distinguish real hotel reviews from fake ones.
Organic Chicken Farms
Removing antibiotics from poultry farms could have immediate public health implications.
Ancient Food Roundup
Lager beers have been around for about 500 years, thanks to the meeting of yeasts from the Old and New World.
Darkest Planet
Scientists have identified the darkest known extrasolar planet.
Free-Market Fungi
Symbiotic plants and fungi reward generous trade partners and punish stingy ones.
Shrinking Brains
Our brains shrink by up to 15% over our lifetimes, but those of chimpanzees do not.
Pregnant Pleisiosaur
A pregnant reptilian fossil clears up a long-standing paleontology mystery.
Sizing Up Vowels
New research suggests that different vowel sounds cue babies in to the size of objects.
Electric Dolphins
One dolphin species hunts by detecting the electricity given off by its prey.
Aging Brains
Age-related working memory loss may be at least partly reversible.
Safe Water Software
New software can quickly flag tainted water supplies.