August 16, 2018 Elephants rarely get cancer because their bodies have a rare 'zombie gene' Cancer is a friend to no one, but a "zombie gene," known as LIF6, which still exists in elephants, may be useful in helping end this deadly disease.
August 15, 2018 Plasma scientists created invisible, whooping 'whistlers' in a lab There's a sort of radio wave that bangs its way around Earth, knocking around electrons in the plasma fields of loose ions surrounding our planet and sending strange tones to radio detectors. It's called a "whistler." And now, scientists have observed bursts like this in more detail than ever before.
August 1, 2018 McCartney or Lennon? Harvard statistician's algorithm determines who wrote famous Beatles hits Like pals Paul McCartney or John Lennon, Harvard researcher Mark Glickman and fellow Beatles fan Jason Brown came together to solve a question many loyal listeners have asked over the years: who was the lyricist to the band's biggest hits?
July 25, 2018 What in the whirled? Tiny, floating dumbbell rotates 60 billion times per minute Spinning objects are hypnotic and fascinating, as last year's fidget-spinner craze overwhelmingly demonstrated.
July 20, 2018 How DNA analysis technology is unlocking cold cases Nicole Eby was 9 years old when she last saw her sister Michella Welch alive—and she didn’t know if there would ever be a break in the 32-year-old cold case.
July 17, 2018 Einstein's theory of special relativity works even in ghostly high-energy neutrinos Once again, scientists have shown that Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity is right — this time, thanks to a particle detector buried deep beneath Antarctica.
July 13, 2018 Scientists capture mysterious 'ghost particle' in a giant ice cube in 'triumph' that changes how we see the universe Scientists have captured a ghost-like subatomic particle on Earth, helping to solve a mystery baffling scientists for 100 years.
July 11, 2018 In 1994 murder case, cops use old DNA to make new sketch Police in Maryland hope to track down a rapist and murderer who struck decades ago with an image crafted using his own DNA.
June 26, 2018 Mini Neanderthal brains are growing in petri dishes Neanderthals went extinct about 40,000 years ago, but thanks to cutting-edge science, there is now a lab in California that has petri dishes filled with pea-size versions of the cavemen's brains.
June 21, 2018 Stonehenge secret: Did builders use Pythagoras' theorem 2,000 years before the philosopher lived? The famous ancient site at Stonehenge may have been built using Greek philosopher Pythagoras’ famous theorem two millennia before the mathematical equation was developed, experts say.
