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Stradivari Violins May Not Sound Better After All
Both listeners and players who couldn’t see the instrument preferred the sound of new violins.
SCIENCE
Pill Makes It Safer for People with Celiac Disease to Eat in Restaurants
A drug already on the market could help protect diners’ guts against small amounts of gluten, thereby reducing fears of cross-contamination.
Postbiotics May Prevent Diabetes in Obesity
Bacteria's physiology could potentially be used to make all kinds of new drugs.
Look Up! The Eta Aquarid Meteor Shower Is Here
Set your alarm for the predawn hours of Saturday May 6 (or stay up really late tonight).
How Climate Change Shaped This Adorable Skunk’s Evolution
Environmental turbulence during the Ice Age created three different lineages of western spotted skunks.
15 Secrets of Forensic Artists
Sometimes, a pencil is more effective than DNA at catching bad guys. Find out more about what it's like to be a forensic artist.
Major Journal Retracts Controversial Paper on the Dangers of Microbeads
An independent review board said it was "remarkable" the highly flawed paper was ever accepted for publication.
Scientists Make Progress Toward a New Potential Treatment for Asthma
They identified a molecule that inhibits the development of inflammation and mucus in the lungs.
This May Be Why You Crave That Burger
Researchers have found the part of the brain associated with protein cravings (in fruit flies, anyway).
A 4.6 Billion-Year-Old Meteorite Is for Sale
Christie's auction house in New York describes the space rock as "a third as old as time itself."
Alcohol Is a Pretty Effective Painkiller, Study Finds
A few beers can dampen the hurt.
These Algae Live Inside Growing Baby Salamanders
A new paper sheds light on what researchers call a "strange arrangement."
Astronomers Will Soon Have the First-Ever Picture of a Black Hole
“We might see a crescent, brightened on one side—or a bipolar, jet-like structure. We honestly don’t know.”
Worms Benefit Immediately From Exercise, Too
<em>C. elegans</em> nemotodes respond to exercise in very similar ways to humans.
8 Medical Inventions Created by Nurses
Without nurses, we wouldn’t have a number of tools regularly used today in both hospitals and homes.
All Mammals Take the Same Amount of Time to Poop, Scientists Find
Everyone poops. For about the same amount of time.
Is It Possible for an Object to Escape the Influence of Gravity While on Earth?
No. But under the right circumstances? Sort of.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Black Holes
They’re probably the weirdest—and certainly the most puzzling—objects in the universe. Peer over the event horizon with us.
A No-Bake Method for Making Bricks on Mars
The ability to easily compress Martian soil into building materials could free up huge amounts of room on Mars-bound spacecraft.
NASA Is Developing an Inflatable Greenhouse to Use on Mars
NASA and researchers at the University of Arizona are building a greenhouse that can mimic conditions on Earth to feed astronauts on the moon and on Mars.
Why Walking Makes Us Feel Good
Scientists say each step we take sends a pulse of blood to the brain, leading to an “overall sense of wellbeing.”
Scientists Record an Extremely Intimate Look at How Dolphins Get It On
Researchers used a CT scanner to watch how dolphins' oddly shaped junk fits together during sex.