Science Selections

First room-temperature superconductor. A few million atmospheres of pressure lets mundane chemicals superconduct. By John Timmer

What happens when your natural sleeping pattern is at odds with the rest of the world? By Rachel Hall.

Animals have evolved to use numbers to exploit food sources, avoid predators and reproduce. By Andreas Nieder.

An amicable disposiion governed evolution of an animal that turned into a favorite pet. By Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods.

How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic. By Craig W. Stevens.

The CoVid-19 pandemic has revealed that we don't need handshakes. By Steve Mirsky.

Natural selection for hypersocial traits enabled Earth's apex species to best Neandrtals and other competitors.

In a plague outbreak in the 1630's Galileo was forced to find new ways of researching and connecting with his family. By Hannah Marcus

Dogs see the world differently than people, but it's a myth that they see only black, white and shades of gray. By Nancy Dreschel

Absence of audio recording technology makes 'when' a tough question to answer. But there are theories as to 'why'. By Matt Soniak

The idea that objects influence each other because they're in physical proximity is soon to be proven wrong. By Lee Smolin.

Fatness meant various things to medieval people. Unmanly to upper class men, enviable to lower. For women it could mean fertility.

Surviving a brush with death can leave a legacy in the mind - and may show how it works under extreme conditions. By Christof Koch

Why Scientists Fall for Precariously Balanced Rocks. They're nature's hilarious accidents. By Sabrina Imbler.

From smartphones to Teslas; the economics of cheaper batteries and why they're good news for the planet. By Timothy B. Lee.

No one knows how many species of living things there are, maybe millions - tens of thousands may be vanishing... By Jacob Mikanowski

Aside from his genius, there is a lot to learn from Einstein's education and unique approach to learning. By Scott Young

Large outbreaks of disease in the past suggest how Covid-19 could play out. By Lydia Denworth.

Biology texts tell us lichens are alliances between two organisms, a fungus and an alga. They are wrong. By Ed Yong.

Scott Galloway predicts a handful of elite cyborg universities will soon monopolize higher education. By James D. Walsh