A universal flu shot may be nearing reality
One of the planet’s deadliest viruses makes an annual p […]
Here’s yet more evidence that the mythical yeti was probably a bear
Campfire legends of massive, shaggy bipeds called yetis […]
Scientists are tracking how the flu moves through a college campus
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Campus life typically challenges st […]
These petunias launch seeds that spin 1,660 times a second
Nature may have a few things to teach tennis players ab […]
STEVE the aurora makes its debut in mauve
Meet STEVE, a newfound type of aurora that drapes the s […]
Microplastics are in our bodies. Here’s why we don’t know the health risks
Tiny particles of plastic have been found everywhere — […]
Hints of Oort clouds around other stars may lurk in the universe’s first light
A thick sphere of icy debris known as the Oort cloud sh […]
A new airplane uses charged molecules, not propellers or turbines, to fly
A newly designed airplane prototype does away with nois […]
These are our favorite science books of 2018
From tales about whales to enthralling scientific histo […]
Studies can be in vitro, in vivo and now ‘in fimo’ — in poop
Poop contains a lot of valuable scientific information. […]