• Mobile communications

• How Air Conditioning Works
• How to Fry a Turkey
  
• Kitchen Gadgets Worth Considering
• Why Does Stinky Cheese Stink?
• Yellowstone National Park's Hot Springs
  

• Helen Rhoda Quinn

• Cooling paint
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis on the rise
• Launch of the BepiColombo mission to reveal Mercury's secrets
• New neutron star features discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope
• Plasma-surfing electrons point to compact particle accelerators
• Predator-prey relationship of wolves and moose on Isle Royale
• Seven synthetic food flavoring additives banned
  

• Global climate change
  
• Nobel Prizes for 2018

• How Acids Work
• How Plastic Recycling Works
• Surströmming: Secrets of a Stinky Swedish Fish
• The Ultimate Donut Battle: Cake vs. Yeast

• Robert E. Kahn

• New single-dose drug shortens flu symptoms
  
• Nonfunctional gene in aquatic mammals imparts vulnerability to harmful organophosphates
• Possible connection between autism and the gut microbiome
• Prime numbers and crystal-like materials display similar patterns
  

• Oil spill
• Space biology
  

• Are We Breathing Caesar's Last Breath?
• Chameleons Are Masters of Nanotechnology
  
• Nose Blindness, Hand Sanitizer, and Mouthwash: Your Questions Answered
• The Stuff Seashells Are Made Of
  

• Susan Trumbore

• August 2018 Indonesia earthquake
• Caution urged in replacing neonicotinoid insecticides with sulfoximines
• First detection of a radioactive molecule in space
  
• Ocean acidification affecting fishes' sense of smell
• Parker Solar Probe on mission to enter Sun's atmosphere
  
• Sargassum seaweed bloom fouling Caribbean shorelines
• Toxic algal blooms threaten marine life along Florida coastlines
  

• Extreme weather events
• Nosocomial disease
• Xist

• Neutrino Astronomy Lesson Plan

• Burning Ice from the Ocean Floor
• Does Melatonin Help You Sleep?
  
• How Do Airbags Work?
• How Milk Becomes Cheese
  
• Why Can't We Buy Fresh Olives?

• Oldest lizard fossil specimen identified
• Powerful cosmic particle accelerator discovered in a blazar galaxy
• Recycling carbon fiber
• Strong and easy-to-form magnesium alloys
• Universe's missing baryonic matter identified as intergalactic hot gas

• Absolute zero
  
• Internet of things
• Supermassive star

• Chemtrails: The Chemistry of Contrails
• Cow Burps Are Warming the Planet
• Do Ketogenic Diets Really Work?
• What Are Century Eggs?
• What's That After-Rain Smell Made Of?

• Colony collapse disorder may be a diminishing problem for bees
• Complex organic materials discovered on Mars
• Engineering of the Mississippi River has increased flood hazards
• Galileo space probe detects plume from Jupiter's moon Europa
• Massive seabird die-off attributed to ocean warming
• Neonicotinoid insecticides banned in Europe
  
• Underestimated U.S. natural-gas leaks undermine climate benefits

• Big bang theory
  
• Ceres
• Deforestation
• Neuromusicology

• All About Gluten
• How Does Xanax® Work?
• How Do Hand Sanitizers Work?
• The Chemistry of Glass and Art of Glassblowing
• The Dark Side of Fleece
• Why Do Some People Hate Cilantro?

• Philippe Horvath

• Human diseases spread by tick, mosquito, and flea bites are escalating
• Ichthyornis provides clues for avian evolution
  
• Recovery of the Iberian lynx
• The InSight mission to Mars begins
• Vast population of black holes discovered in the Milky Way's core
• Waterless dyeing of textiles

• Cognitive-behavioral therapy
• Cystic fibrosis
• Galileo mission
• Geotechnical engineering
• Irisin
• Machine learning

• Egg-cellently Weird Science Experiments
• Better Pancakes Through Chemistry
• How Does Chemotherapy Treat Breast Cancer?
• How Do We Know the Age of the Earth?
• Sushi's Sublime Secrets

• John B. Goodenough

• Antibiotic polymers kill drug-resistant bacteria
• Caffeine-catalyzed biocompatible polymer gels
• Expanded range for CRISPR gene editing
• Northern white rhinoceros on the brink of extinction
• The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) mission begins

• 3D printing
• Euthanasia
• HERA electron-proton collider
• Infectious disease in food animals
• Neutrino astronomy
• Synthetic immunology

• Dragon's Blood Could Save Your Life
• How Do Some Animals Glow?
• How Rubber Gave Us Sports
• The Smell of Durian Explained
• The Spacefaring Power of Urine
• What Makes Smartphones Explode?

• Crown-of-thorns starfish threaten the Great Barrier Reef
• Demand for and environmental impacts of sand mining
• Dramatic reductions in the Bornean orangutan population
• Environmentally friendly sunscreens from biological sources
• The "cosmic dawn" seen for the first time
• The most complete profile of an exoplanet's atmosphere yet
• Turn your smartphone into a microscope

• Caffeine
• Earth's core
• Hydraulic fracturing (fracking)
• Ice Cube Neutrino Observatory
• Ocean warming
• RNA World theory
• Sea-level rise
• Small satellites

• Do Humans Have Pheromones?
• Fried Chicken's Deliciousness, Explained
• Superhydrophobic Materials
• The History of Nerve Agents

• Mitsuo Sawamoto

• Environmental sex determination of green sea turtles affected by climate change
• Flu transmission and potential protection
• Progress in developing x-ray pulsar-based navigation (XNAV)
• The first launch of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket

• Animal testing

• Antarctic ozone hole recovery observed
• Gaming disorder is recognized as a mental health disease
• Quorum sensing in bacteria
• Sensor to track dust-sized space junk
• The first mapping of the interior of a white dwarf star

• Oncolytic virotherapy

• Discovery of the first interstellar asteroid
• Genetic engineering of bananas to combat Panama disease
• More reliable tornado forecasting method

• Elastin

• Trilobite predation

• Marvin L. Cohen

• Biocontrol of pests by species importation
• Change blindness and visual perception
• Cool roofs save energy and water
• Deadly heat in an era of global climate change
• Lusi mud volcano cause resolved
• New orangutan species
• Proton and antiproton magnetic property measured with new precision
• Reaching the 50-qubit milestone in quantum computing

• Assisted reproductive technology
• Serotonin

• Coral expansion due to photosymbiosis
• Evolution of military tactical radios
• Genetically engineering microbes to produce second-generation biofuels

• Nick Holonyak, Jr.

• Completion of the Cassini mission to Saturn
• Hydroxy acids in skin care products
• Increased carbon emissions from tropical forest degradation
• Neutron star collision detected through gravitational waves and light
• Snow leopard reclassified as vulnerable species

• Chicxulub impact crater
• Inertial confinement fusion
• Magnetic confinement fusion
• Muon-catalyzed fusion

• Multiphysics modeling of nuclear reactors
• Nobel Prizes for 2017

• Chemistry Life Hacks: Food Edition
• Do Anti-Aging Creams Really Work?
• How Does Cooking Affect Nutrients in Vegetables?
• How Worms Turn Garbage into Compost
• The Statue of Liberty's True Colors
• Why Olive Oil is Awesome

• Krzysztof Matyjaszewski

• Boron discovered on Mars
• Designing crops for pharmaceutical uses
• Hurricane Harvey (Atlantic, 2017)
• Hurricane Irma (Atlantic, 2017)
• Hurricane Maria (Atlantic, 2017)
• Oropouche fever in Brazil
• September 2017 Mexico earthquakes

• Mitochondrial replacement therapy
• Schizophrenia risk genes

• Genes controlling beak size and shape in Darwin's finches
• Time information broadcasting

• Electrolytes and Physical Activity
• GMO Regulation in America
• How Should You Treat a Jellyfish Sting?
• The Leidenfrost Effect

• Michael I. Posner

• Honeybee populations on the rise
• New record for magnetic tape data storage
• Plastic waste pollution
• Sustained remission of HIV after treatment

• Cloud forest
• Coral bleaching
• Naturally occurring gas hydrates
• Plant protoplast
• Tick virus diseases

• Milk Chocolate Versus Dark Chocolate
• Phlegm and the Immune System
• The Accidental Discovery of LSD
• Vertical Farming

• Mildred S. Dresselhaus

• Durability of Roman marine concrete
• Plant orbicules act as possible vectors of allergens
• Total solar eclipse of August 2017
• Wildfire impact on air quality

• Cytomegalovirus infection
• Flow-rate measurement
• Pantothenic acid

• The Legal Battle over CRISPR
• The Universe in a Cup of Coffee
• Unusual Chemistry is Threatening Priceless Paintings
• What Do Thermometers Measure?

• Alan Mulally

• Antibiotic resistance in soil bacteria
• Mangrove forests provide protection against tsunamis
• Paris climate agreement

• Earthquake engineering
• Nuclear molecule

• Does Cough Medicine Really Work?
• How to Make Tomatoes Taste Awesome Again
• The Biochemistry of Redheads
• The Scent of Catnip
• What's the Best Way to Cook Pasta?

• Douglas C. Wallace

• Feathered dinosaur tail in amber
• Global climate change affects Arctic treeline
• Potential impacts of self-driving cars
• U.S. streams found to contain a complex brew of contaminants

• Aspirin
• Peptidoglycan
• Superconductivity

• Are We Running Out of Vanilla?
• Can I Still Eat This?
• Can You Taste Garlic with Your Feet?
• Chocolate Makes Gum Disappear
• How to Care for Cast Iron
• The Cold Truth About Fat

• Claude Lorius

• Molting in arthropods
• Warm Atlantic water is melting Arctic sea ice

• Did Comets Kickstart Life on Earth?
• How Bacteria Make It Rain
• Marathon Chemistry: The Science of Distance Running
• What's the Deal With Acne?

• Colorectal cancer increasing in young adults
• Lazarus effect and Lazarus taxa
• Neural basis of rhythm in music
• Web fingerprinting tracks anonymous users online

• Chipless RFID

• Have We Found All the Elements?
• How Anesthesia Works
• How Much Candy Would Kill You?
• The Scent of Death

• A brief history of spectroscopy
• Urea-hydroxyapatite nanohybrid fertilizer slowly releases nitrogen
• U.S. bans antibiotics use for enhancing growth in livestock

• Isotope separators
• Photonic integrated circuits
• Self-healing concrete
• Spent nuclear fuel disposition

• Hypersonic flight regime and ground testing

• How to Revive Stale Chips and Bread
• Molecular Machines and the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• What Causes PMS?

• Experimental Ebola vaccine is effective
• Four endangered species of giraffes
• The Flint water crisis and its health consequences

• Channelrhodopsin
• Visible light communication

• 5G communications

• Accidental Discoveries That Went Boom
• CRISPR/Cas9 Explained
• How to Keep Your Phone Battery Charged Longer

• Patrick Soon-Shiong

• Eastern lowland gorilla is critically endangered

• Reproductive immunology

• Jumbo Foam Glider
• Tumblewing Walkalong Glider
• Ultralight Foam Glider

• How Do Sparklers Work?
• How to Make Fluorescent Flowers
• Is it Okay to Pee in the Pool?
• Sniffing Priceless Art and Artifacts for Conservation
• The Science of Spotting Fake Foods
• Total Synthesis
• What If Humans Could Photosynthesize?

• Solomon W. Golomb

• Bristlecone pines are the oldest living trees
• Potential uses of biochar

• Biometric technologies
• Chikungunya virus disease
• Chronic low back pain
• Immune checkpoint blockade
• Skin friction
• Video streaming
• Wavelength standards

• Fossil green sulfur bacteria reveal the cause of mass extinctions
• Fuel efficiency and laminar flow control
• Rise of antibiotic resistance in bacteria

• 3D Floor Plan
• 3D Skull Candy Mold
• 3D Spur Gear
• 3D Terrain Map
• 3x3x3 LED Cube
• Chatbot, an Artificially Intelligent Microcontroller
• Light and Temperature Logger
• Pulse Generator Circuits
• Text-Controlled RGB LED
• Theremin-like Instrument

• How Fluorescence Works
• How to Make Fish Less Fishy
• The Science of Steroids
• The Truth About Wasabi
• Tiny Satellites Could Take on NASA's Riskiest Missions

• Shu Chien

• Surface treatment for improved lubricity of metal surfaces

• Airship
• Fire and disturbance ecology
• Gravitational radiation
• Half-life
• HeLa cells
• Hydrometer
• Internal conversion
• Proton and neutron drip lines
• Time-projection chamber

• Chemistry of new bismuth compounds
• Immune regulation by the microbiome
• Molecular components of itch, pain, and touch sensation
• Nobel Prizes for 2016
• Zwicky Transient Facility

New Videos and Animations

New Video Biography

September 2016

New Briefings

• Choosing effective mosquito repellants
• Removing organic micropollutants from wastewater

New/Updated Articles

New Research Reviews

New Videos and Animations

• Acetone Dissolves Expanded Polystyrene
• What Makes Blue-Green Algae Dangerous?

New Video Biography

• Yale N. Patt

August 2016

New Briefings

• How spectroscopy relates to spectrometry
• Understanding Marfan syndrome

New Videos and Animations

• A Company Named Carbon is Changing 3D Printing
• Coffee Chemistry
• Does Gum Really Stay in Your Stomach for Seven Years?
• The Chemistry of Snake Venom
• What's the Best Way to Whiten Teeth?
• Why Does Your Hair Turn Gray?

New Video Biography

• Brian F. Atwater

July 2016

New/Updated Articles

• Artemisinin
• Computer storage technology
• Digital object identifier system
  
• Euryalida
• Microbialite
  
• Radioactive or rare-isotope beams
• Vacuum measurement
• X-ray optics

New Research Reviews

• Defense against killer asteroids
• Genetics of anxiety
• Natural ventilation for buildings
• Observation of gravitational waves
• Rosetta mission
• Use of brain implants in humans
• Vocal learning in songbirds
• Vortex dynamics in supersonic mixing flows

New Briefings

• Landfill mining
• New U.S. aviation rules for piloting commercial drones
• The impact of social media

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• Chemistry and the Flint Water Crisis
• Does Homeopathy Work?
• How Does Toothpaste Work?
• How to Make Flowers Last Longer
• Why Does Metal Rust?
• Why Do Wasps Attack?

New Video Biography

• Nadrian C. Seeman

June 2016

New Articles

• Anergy
• Anthropocene extinction
• Cryptocurrencies
• De-extinction
• Organoid
• Zika virus disease

New Research Reviews

• Affective influence on behavior and cognition
• Ancient food web interactions

New Briefings

• Methicillin-resistant Staphyloccus aureus (MRSA)
• Nerve gas
• Oil spills
• Tay-Sachs disease

New Videos and Animations

• How Does Shampoo Work?
• Peanut Allergies
• The Chemistry of Matches
• What Happens if You Stop Using Shampoo?
• Why Are Synthetic Drugs So Dangerous?
• Why Does Food Make Your Mouth Water?

New Video Biography

• William J. Borucki

May 2016

New/Updated Articles

• Heterobranchia
• Humanoid robots

New Research Review

• Prevention of rhino poaching

New Briefings

• Air pollution and exercise
• Evolutionary epidemiology
• Groundwater recharge
• Phototaxis
• Tall wood buildings
• Transit of Mercury in May 2016
• Tropical forest

New Videos and Animations

• How Does Hairspray Work?
• How to Cookie with Science
• What is a Complete Breakfast?
• Why Does Stepping on a LEGO^® Brick Hurt So Much?
  

April 2016

New/Updated Articles

• Bullying
• Cellphone cameras
• Patellogastropoda

New Briefings

• April 2016 Ecuador earthquake
• Effect of volcanic ash on aircraft jet engines
• Osteoprotegerin
• Phosphorus pollution increases in U.S. lakes and streams

New Videos and Animations

• How to Clean Your Contact Lenses
  
• How to Make Next-Level Nacho Cheese
• Why is Chocolate Bad for Dogs?
• Zika, Mosquitoes, and How to Not Get Bitten
  

New Video Biography

• Shoucheng Zhang

March 2016

New/Updated Articles

• Articulata (Echinodermata)
• Conservation (species)
• Genetically modified crops

New Briefings

• Cafestol and health effects
• Glyptodonts
• GPS-enhanced tsunami warning system
• Neuroethology
• Stretchable electroluminescent skin for soft robotics

New Videos and Animations

• Honey is Really Bee Puke
• How Do Snowflakes Form?
• The Four "New" Elements and How We Got Them
  

New Video Biography

• Eugene J. Mele

February 2016

New Article

• Negative stiffness dampers for structural vibration control

New Research Reviews

• Graphene and graphene oxide membranes for water treatment
• Hyperaridity and the dry limits of life
• Supramolecular polymers constructed by rotaxane chemistry and molecular recognition

New Briefings

• Cold-dry limits of life on Earth
• Extremophiles
• Neuromusicology
• Sulfur concrete as a construction material on Mars

New Videos and Animations

• Do Vitamin Supplements Really Work?
• How Do Deodorants and Antiperspirants Work?
• Shedding Light on Seasonal Affective Disorder
• The Future of Fake Meat
• Why Are Hot Peppers Hot?

New Video Biography

• Charles L. Kane

January 2016

New Briefings

• 2016 North Korea nuclear test
• Antisense drugs
• Bee dance language
• Hurricane Alex (North Atlantic, January 2016)
• Lake warming

New Video Biography

• Syukuro Manabe

December 2015

New/Updated Articles

• Killer whale
• Metalloneurochemistry
• Teleconferencing

New Briefings

• Body dysmorphic disorder
• Cystic fibrosis
• Effect of volcanic SO₂ emissions on cloud albedo
• First recyclable polyester bioplastic
• Living shorelines for coastal protection

New Videos and Animations

• The Science of the Perfect Grilled-Cheese Sandwich
• What Happens When You're About to Die?
• What Is the Blackest Black?

New Video Biography

• Stephen J. Lippard

November 2015

Updated Article

• Digital photography

New Research Reviews

• Advanced desalination
• Analysis and design of buried structures under earthquake loading
• Phthalates in western Aleutian Island seabirds

New Briefings

• Macrophages
• Massive die-off of saiga antelopes
• Simulations of pedestrian behavior applied to traffic management
• Tropical cyclones Chapala and Megh (Arabian Sea, 2015)

New Videos and Animations

• Football Helmets: The Last Line of Defense?
• The Smallest Robots: Rise of the Nanomachines

New Video Biography

• Elissa L. Newport

October 2015

New Article

• Myeloma

New Research Review

• Nobel Prizes for 2015

New Briefings

• Astrocytes
• Domestic robots
• e-Textiles
• Fibroblasts
• Hurricane Patricia (Eastern Pacific, 2015)
• Macular degeneration
• Purkinje cells
  

New Videos and Animations

• How Urine Contributed to Modern Chemistry
• The Chemistry of Addiction

New Video Biography

• Roger F. Harrington

September 2015

New Briefings

• Caenorhabditis elegans
  
• Discovery of Homo naledi
• New Horizons: second destination
• Polyelectrolytes
• Record three major Pacific hurricanes observed simultaneously
• September 2015 Chile earthquake
• Total synthesis
• Warm blob in the Pacific Ocean

New Videos and Animations

• Does Febreze Really Work?
• How to Stay Awake (Without Caffeine)
• Why are Tattoos Permanent?
• Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?

New Video Biography

• Jean-Pierre Kruth

August 2015

New Research Review

• Spontaneous HIV cure

New Briefings

• Antimicrobial resistance
• Conifers
• Superstretchy polymer reported
• U.S. Clean Power Plan
• Yeti crabs

New Videos and Animations

• Are Invisibility Cloaks Possible?
• The Chemistry of Grilling
• Why Do We Love Music?
• Why Feet Smell (And What to Do About It)
• Why This Town Has Been On Fire For 50 Years

New Video Biography

• Cornelia Bargmann

New Curriculum Map

• Polymer Chemistry

July 2015

Correlations to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Maker Projects

New/Updated Articles

• Bridge
• Bridge construction
  
• Bridge management system
• Forensic science evidence
• Girder bridge
• Higgs boson
• Melanoma
• Photometer
• Software engineering

New/Updated Research Reviews

• Analysis of fossil organisms using computer techniques
• Earth's oldest animal-based reefs
• Enterovirus D68 epidemic
• Treating superbugs: CRISPR-genome editing

New Briefings

• Epizootic shell disease in lobsters
• Fungus-like microorganisms of the Oomycota
• Glacial earthquakes
• New Horizons at Pluto
• The bright future of LED lighting

New Videos and Animations

• Hormones and Gender Transition
• Why Do Wet Dogs Stink? And Other Canine Chemistry

New Curriculum Map

• Immunology

June 2015

New/Updated Articles

• Arch bridge
• Bridge design
• Bridge maintenance
• Cable-stayed bridge
• Candida
• Floating bridge
• Movable bridge
• Open-source software
• Rangeomorphs
• Suspension bridge
• Truss bridge
• Vaquita

New/Updated Research Reviews

• Biology of empathy
• Cancer, immunotherapy, and mouse avatars
• Ebola virus outbreak
• Genetic influences on aging
• Life during Snowball Earth
• Stomach cancer risk increased by mismatched microbes and humans
• Sustainable floating cities
• Three-dimensional printing of biological tissues

New Briefings

• Biodegradable metal implants
• Drought-tolerant landscaping
• Effects of dam removal
• Ichneumon wasps as biological control agents
• Olive trees in danger
• Potentially potent antimalarial compound discovered

New Videos and Animations

• Food Myths #1: No, Your Microwave Isn't Dangerous
• Food Myths #2: Are Frozen Veggies Less Healthy?
• How Does Adderall™ Work?
• Why New York Has the Best Bagels

May 2015

New/Updated Articles

• Avian influenza (bird flu)
• Citrus greening disease
• Computer virus
• Coral diseases
• Hippo pathway (developmental biology)
• Open-source software

New/Updated Research Reviews

• Hepatitis C virus
• Microengineered hydrogels
• Polymers at surfaces
• Precast prestressed concrete pavement (PPCP)
• Synthesizing nanoparticles by mimicking nature
• Use of UAV drones to protect elephants

New Briefings

• Die-off of bees
  
• Dissolved organic carbon in the deep ocean biodegrades after all
• Evaluations of homeopathy
• Induced earthquakes
• Mammoth cloning and de-extinction
• Trophic cascade

New Videos and Animations

• The Dawn of Chemical Warfare
• DIY Cleaning Hacks
• Why Are Avocados So Awesome?

New Curriculum Map

• Microbiology

April 2015

New/Updated Articles

• Bioterrorism
• Chemical nomenclature
• Literature of science and technology
• Myrmecochory

New/Updated Research Reviews

• Breast milk: nature's first functional food
• Control of polymer sequences
• Human brain evolution
• Human migration and population analysis
• Likelihood of eastward mountain lion dispersal in North America
• Metabolic networks
• Neuronal replacement therapy
• Role of oxygen in the biotic recovery following mass extinction
• St. John's wort: use as an antidepressant
• Use of detection dogs in conservation efforts

New Briefings

• Biodegradation additives for polymers ineffective
• 2015 Nepal earthquake
• Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and mitochondrial replacement therapy

New Videos and Animations

• The Chemistry of Poison Ivy
• How Can You See an Atom?
• Sugar Versus High Fructose Corn Syrup—What's the Difference?
• Why Too Much Stress is Bad for You

New Curriculum Map

• Botany