Reason magazine
Bringing The Passenger Pigeon Out Of Extinction
Bringing extinct animals back to life is now within our grasp, says Long Now Foundation researcher Ben Novak.
10+ min |
October 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek
The $20 Billion Natural Gas Gamble
Rising from a Louisiana Bayou, America's most unlikely energy project will change the natural gas market.
10+ min |
September 07 - September 13 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek
Driscoll's Is Breeding The Fruit Of The Future
Driscoll's is breeding the fruit of the future.
10+ min |
August 3- 9 2015
Bloomberg Businessweek
Shell's Risky, Expensive Plan To Drill, Baby, Drill
A global oil glut has tanked prices and cut profits as politicians vow to confront climate change. So why is Shell drilling for "extreme oil"north of Alaska?
10+ min |
August 10 - August 22, 2015
Popular Science
Your Next Vacation Could Be To 100,000 Feet
Your next vacation could be to 100,000 feet - Balloons like this one will tow a capsule that has seating for six passengers and...a bar.
10+ min |
August 2015
Popular Science
Get Dirty, Stay Healthy
We live in fear of the microbes that inhabit our homes and buildings. But our health may depend on preserving theirs
10+ min |
August 2015
New York magazine
The Fight Over Plastic Bags
The fight over plastics bags is about a lot more than how to get groceries home.
10+ min |
July 13–26, 2015
The Atlantic
Why The Saudis Are Going Solar
The fate of one of the biggest fossil-fuel producers of the past 40 years may now depend on its investment in renewable energy.
10+ min |
July - August 2015
How It Works UK
WHAT ARE MANGROVES?
These plants on stilts have a unique structure that allows them to grow and live in shallow, brackish water
3 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
THE JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE MAPS 3D AURORAE ON URANUS
An international team of researchers has uncovered new insights into the upper atmosphere of Uranus, where ions swirling above the ice giant's clouds meet its magnetic field.
1 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
LASERS BEAM 'ARTIFICIAL STARS' INTO CHILE'S SKIES
The European Southern Observatory has released a breathtaking photo of the Milky Way shining over Paranal Observatory in Chile as lasers create artificial 'guide stars' in the dark sky above.
1 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory found 800,000 objects of interest in a single night
The newly commissioned Vera C. Rubin Observatory has issued 800,000 astronomy alerts in just one night, a staggering number of nightly discoveries that's expected to grow nearly tenfold by the end of this year.
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
A MEDIEVALGOLD RING DISCOVERED IN NORWAY IS A 'RARE SPECIMEN'
An archaeologist excavating a medieval town in southern Norway had an \"out-of-body experience\" when she stumbled upon a dream find: a delicate gold ring with a dazzling blue gemstone.
1 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
SMART MOTORCYCLE HELMETS
How these protective shells have evolved into high-tech headgear
3 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
WHAT IS LIMESCALE?
Why 'hard' water leaves chalky, flaky deposits wherever it settles
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
APOLLO 17: THE LAST CREWED MOON LANDING
It's been over 50 years since the final Apollo mission, so why haven't we put astronauts on the Moon since then?
4 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
WHISKERS AT WORK
How long hairs on a cat's face fine-tune their senses
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
Universal' nasal-spray vaccine protects against viruses, bacteria and allergens
What if a single vaccine could offer protection against a range of disease-causing bacteria, common allergens and respiratory viruses?
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
Saltwater crocodiles crossed the Indian Ocean before humans wiped them out
Saltwater crocodiles used to occupy a massive range that stretched across the Indian Ocean to the Seychelles, new DNA research confirms.
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
Your shoes squeak because they make flashes of lightning
Scientists have long explained squeaks from shoes, bicycle brakes and tyres using stick-slip friction, a stop-and-go cycle in which surfaces repeatedly catch and then break free.
2 min |
Issue 214
How It Works UK
THE MASSIVE MICROWAVE OVEN AND OTHER HOME APPLIANCE FIRSTS
Discover the prototypes of everything from the microwave to the electric toothbrush – and why some were unreliable, weird or downright dangerous
6 min |
Issue 214
BBC Science Focus
JOSHUA HUGHES, VIA EMAIL: WHAT'S THE WORLD'S LONGEST OIL SPILL?
In 1941, the battleship USS Arizona sank during the attack on Pearl Harbour, along with nearly 5,000 tonnes of oil in its fuel tanks.
1 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
REBECCA WEBB, NEWRY: SHOULD I START USING AN ICE ROLLER?
Cold substances have been used to treat skin problems for centuries.
1 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
NICOLE PORTER, VIA EMAIL: WHAT IS THE 'RETURNING SOLDIER EFFECT'? IS IT REAL?
It's an effect that could be interpreted as divine intervention - a karmic response to men being lost in combat.
1 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
Space was never really peaceful. Now everyone's stopped pretending
From lasers to space planes, the battle for space is already underway – and everyone wants to win it
5 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
7 TIMES AI GOT IT SPECTACULARLY WRONG
For the past four years, AI has been reshaping how we work and live. But its failures are proving just as transformative as its triumphs
8 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
THE PROCRASTINATION TRAP
Can't stop dilly-dallying over your to-do list? Psychologists say the culprit isn't sloth, but stress. And the fix could be surprisingly simple
9 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
IS MY DOG BRAINWASHING ME FOR TREATS?
It's true, I really do love my dog more than most humans and I refuse to believe I'm being brainwashed... but if I was being brainwashed, that's exactly what I would say.
1 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
THE JESUS CHRIST LIZARD
Please, please, if you've never done so, head over to the internet and find yourself a video of the common basilisk, aka the 'Jesus Christ lizard', running on water.
2 min |
April 2026
BBC Science Focus
CHARLES ADCOCK, VIA EMAIL: COULD DARK MATTER BE ALL AROUND PLANET EARTH BUT UNDETECTABLE?
Astronomers have gathered overwhelming evidence that 80 per cent of all matter in the Universe is invisible.
1 min |