Congrats to All You Gravity-Bound Earthlings, From NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins
We talked to Rubins about the experiments she conducted on board the ISS, her very first spacewalks, and what it…
Are You Ready to Swallow a Pill Full of Poop?
Fecal transplants may be a miracle cure for some of our nastiest illnesses. Just say Ahhh … The post Are…
A Smarter Way to Compare Birth Control Methods
It’s easy to find sites listing efficacy rates and side effects, but you rarely get a sense of what it’s…
Cool Catchphrase, Hillary, but Science Isn’t About Belief
When Hillary Clinton said that she believed in science, she scored a campaign hit, but made it harder for people…
No One Nerds Out Over Space Science Quite Like NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins
Kate Rubins is a biologist-turned-astronaut who’s studied infectious disease in a biosafety level 4 facility and on the ground in…
The Devils Hole Pupfish Just Can’t Catch a Break
Last month, three wasted dudebros decided it would be a good idea to go offroading into one of the most…
Take a Digital Magnifying Glass to an Epic New Map of Pluto
This new global map is blurry in spots, but that’s because it includes every single image that New Horizons took…
A New Crop of Marijuana Geneticists Sets Out to Build Better Weed
There are thousands of strains of weed. Cracking their genetic codes may be the key to transforming pot from a…
The Debunkers of a Gay Marriage Study Just Re-bunked It, Sort Of
A famous faked study gets proved right—by the people who unmasked it in the first place. The post The Debunkers…
The Nameless Mouse Behind the Largest-Ever Neural Network
This is the true story of a Harvard lab mouse, whose brain is now at the center of one of…