Bacteria Gain on Last-Resort Antibiotics
After researchers found a colistin-resistance gene in China this year, scientists realized it’s since spread to Europe as well. The…
Martin Shkreli Raised Drug Prices Overnight
Martin Shkreli, the hedge fund trader turned pharma bro, angered pretty much every decent person in the world by raising…
Theranos Takes a Beating in the Press
The blood testing company was a media darling until a Wall Street Journal article took Theranos to task for its…
Sexism Is Still Everywhere in Science
Science certainly did not solve sexism this year, but scientists started talking about it more openly and loudly and, oh,…
NASA’s EM Space Drive Is Still Not a Thing
2015 was not the year scientists disproved the conservation of momentum so, uh, 2015 is also not the year NASA…
The Most Infuriating Science Stories of the Past 12 Months
Everything has its good, bad, and ugly—you’ve probably heard a lot of science’s good by now, so this is all…
The Northern White Rhinos Are Almost All Gone
The northern white rhino is yet another step closer to extinction. The post The Northern White Rhinos Are Almost All…
Arctic Ice Hits An All-Time Low In Recorded History
Arctic sea ice has had a poor run for, uh, the past three decades. The post Arctic Ice Hits An…
OnePlus X Champagne Edition arrives in India for Rs. 16,999
Following its launch in China and the announcement of weekly open sales every Tuesday in some countries, the OnePlus X…
Apple to pay Italy $348M, sign accord to circumvent allegations of unpaid taxes
To settle charges that it failed to pay corporate taxes, Apple will pay Italy’s tax agency some 318 million euros…