17:13
Somewhere Out There, Planet Nine
Researchers calculate that there may be a large undiscovered ninth planet lurking in the distant reaches of our solar system.
17:21
Archaeological Find Points to Ancient Human Violence
Archaeologists report the discovery of evidence for a 10,000-year-old massacre.
10:17
Does Apple Deserve Its Reputation for Good Design?
Apple’s former Human Interface Evangelist argues that the company is “destroying design.”
6:00
An Artist Swabs the NYC Subway
An artist creates unconventional “portraits” of NYC commuters with bacteria gathered on the subway.
11:48
Signs of the Anthropocene, Chimp Trust, and a Twitter Expansion
Researchers say that that the Anthropocene—the human-influenced epoch that we now live in—is “functionally and stratigraphically distinct from” the previous epoch.
15:26
A Microbiome Is Born
Researchers are trying to sort out what effect factors like an infant’s delivery method and early diet have on its community of microorganisms.
17:14
Deep Space Design: The Search for Future Space Construction Materials
In the future, space habitations could be constructed out of concrete made of Martian sulfur and inflatable materials.
23:39
The Grifter’s Real Game? Psychology
In “The Confidence Game,” Maria Konnikova explains how human psychology predisposes us to take the grifter’s bait.
12:05
An Invisible Leak, With Glaring Consequences
Natural gas has been spewing out of California’s Aliso Canyon since late October, so why hasn’t it been plugged yet?
8:58
For the Lowly Incandescent Bulb, a Ray of Hope
Physicists have been able to “recycle” some of the incandescent light bulb’s wasted heat and emit it as visible light, boosting efficiency.