Sexism in mouse research can lead to medical harm to women, scientists warn

A new theory provides a possible explanation for the “Impossible” EmDrive Thruster

The Trippy State Between Wakefulness and Sleep

The first fossilised heart ever found in a prehistoric animal

Chronas, an interactive timeline of history (use the slider at the bottom of the map)

Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the US $20 bill.

150 countries must all switch to a new oral polio vaccine over a 2 week period

Study: Dolphins have a language that helps them solve problems together

The ancient Peruvian mystery solved from space

People can judge relationships from short bursts of laughter

AccuWeather issues 90-day forecasts and meteorologists are not amused. #WeatherHoroscope

The Untold Story of the Teen Hackers Who Transformed the Early Internet

The crippling thing about growing up poor that stays with you forever

Video: The Brazil Nut Effect

The Future Will Be Quiet

The Tragic History of RC Cola

Alien ‘Wow!’ signal could be explained after almost 40 years

Prehistoric STDs Might Explain Monogamy

Why Luck Matters More Than You Might Think

Saharan silver ant’s hairs reflect light to beat the desert heat

Sugar conspiracy: How did the world’s top nutrition scientists get it so wrong for so long?

Image: Food menus from the RMS Titanic for the day before she sank. First class on left, third class on right.

Gamers help satisfy the need for speed in quantum manipulations

Archeologists find ancient mummy approximately 1,500 years old in Mongolia

Mysterious giant sphere unearthed in forest divides opinion

Astronomers find a supersized black hole in a cosmic small town – 17 billion solar masses

Brazen NZ octopus breaks free from aquarium, escapes down drain to the ocean

Chip, Implanted in Brain, Helps Paralyzed Man Regain Control of Hand

Does Tylenol make us miss mistakes?

Painting Found In Attic Attributed To Caravaggio, Could Be Worth $137 Million

The Mysterious Death of the First Man in Space

The Spies Who Saved the Space Shuttle

Research backs up the instinct that walking improves creativity

A Visionary Project Aims for Alpha Centauri, a Star 4.37 Light-Years Away

Thirteen Anonymous Genetic Superheroes Walk Among Us

Brain scans show how LSD mimics mind of a baby

The Strange Case of the Woman Who Can’t Remember Her Past—Or Imagine Her Future

The harsh truth about speed-reading

Image: Hubble frames a unique red rectangle

A Revolutionary Discovery in China

SpaceX’s Landing Drone Ship Is Just As Complicated As The Rocket

Bright, young Jupiter-like ‘orphan’ found floating nearby

Investigating the Potential for Miscommunication Using Emoji

How humanity first killed the dodo, then lost it as well

Online Dating and the Death of the ‘Mixed-Attractiveness’ Couple

How an internet mapping glitch turned a random Kansas farm into a digital hell

Are you a grammar pedant? This might be why

Hmmm: KFC going back to the Colonel’s fried chicken ways, reoutfitting stores and kitchens

When Missing Persons Cases Go Cold

Human sacrifice helped ancient societies entrench class divide, study suggests

Video: Space Elevator – Science Fiction or the Future of Mankind?

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 first stage has successfully landed on a floating barge for the first time

19th-Century Storm Chasers Took the First Tornado Photographs

Vanishing Languages, Reincarnated as Music

We Finally Know Why the North Pole Is Moving East

Unexplained Tug on Cassini’s Orbit May Betray the Long Reach of Planet Nine

The Brain That Wasn’t Supposed to Heal

Renting hell in New York City: how my hoarder landlady ruined my life

X-ray laser analysis has been used to identify the scene of a cold-case murder.

Language Loss in a Time of War