SCIENCE

Jupiter's Great Red Spot Makes the Planet Hot

One of Jupiter's most baffling mysteries might be solved at last.

Scientists Collect the First Entries For a Library of Ice

The collection of ice cores from around the world will be housed in an Antarctic ice cave.

Surprise! There’s Little Medical Evidence to Support Flossing Your Teeth

But your dentist will probably still chastise you for skipping it.

Colloff et al. in Psychological Science. 2016.

How Unfair Police Lineups Land the Wrong People Behind Bars

Researchers say eyewitnesses shown unfair lineups are more likely to choose the person police want them to choose—even when that person is innocent.

Zapping Bone Marrow With a Laser Can Boost a Low Platelet Count

It may be the key to curing a common blood disorder.

Tohru Murakami via Flickr Creative Commons // CC BY-NC 2.0

A Fish Parasite May Have Compromised Decades of Behavioral Experiments

Researchers say the behavior of zebrafish, long used as a proxy for humans, is significantly altered by infection with a common parasite.

Philae the Comet Lander Sleeps Forever

Earlier this week, the European Space Agency switched off radio communications with the plucky spacecraft, whose landing on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko captivated the world.

Gauthier via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

Darwin’s Obsession With Barnacle Penises Makes a Lot of Sense Now

The crustaceans’ extraordinary genitals can get longer, thicker, change shape, and even fall off and regenerate in order to suit their environment.

Here’s How You Can Prevent Motion Sickness

There are plenty of easy strategies for combating most forms of motion sickness.

Scientists Have Found a Weird Purple Orb on the California Seafloor

Researchers were ready to fight a crab over rights to the mysterious prize.

Scientists Find the Earliest Human Cancer in a 1.7-Million-Year-Old Toe

It pushes back the date of the earliest known cancer in a human ancestor by more than a million years.

Researchers Identify Two New Carcinogens in Electronic Cigarettes

Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory recently identified 31 harmful chemicals in e-cigarette vapor, including two probable carcinogens.