The Woman Who Sees Time as a Hula Hoop

A small group of people see calendars not as grids, but as as rings, check marks, and other objects that seem almost vividly real.

• Ed Yong
• 10:58 AM ET

The Desert Rock That Feeds the World

A dispute over Western Sahara’s phosphate reserves could disrupt food production around the globe.

• Alex Kasprak
• 4:30 AM ET

The Understudied Female Sexual Predator

According to new research, sexual victimization by women is more common than gender stereotypes would suggest.  

• Conor Friedersdorf
• Nov 28, 2016

Natural Bridges Pick Up Vibrations From Distant Human Activity

The geological wonders could be at risk.

• Veronique Greenwood
• Nov 28, 2016

The Biologists Who Want to Overhaul Evolution

A half-century’s worth of scientific discoveries since the last major update to evolutionary theory has some researchers pushing for a paradigm shift.

• Carl Zimmer
• Nov 28, 2016

Giants in the Face of Drought

As millions of California’s trees die, what will become of the largest tree there is, the giant sequoia?

• Thayer Walker
• Nov 27, 2016

Preventing Mental Illness With a Stress Vaccine

Influenced by a school shooting, a neuroscientist is on a mission to change how both the brain and immune system handle stress.

• Danielle Elliot
• Nov 26, 2016

Microbes Might Explain Why Many Diets Backfire

The gut microbiomes of mice take time to change after bouts of weight loss, making them more vulnerable to regaining weight.

• Ed Yong
• Nov 25, 2016

The Running Conversation in Your Head

What a close study of "inner speech" reveals about why humans talk to themselves

• Julie Beck
• Nov 23, 2016

Why Are Gorillas Committing Mob Violence?

For the first time, these great apes have been seen ganging up on single males—and researchers don’t know the reason.

• Ed Yong
• Nov 23, 2016

What Does Trump Think About Climate Change? He Doesn’t Know Either

The president-elect appeared to consider its existence while speaking to The New York Times on Tuesday.

• Robinson Meyer
• Nov 22, 2016

Science's Minority Talent Pool Is Growing—but Draining Away

The number of Ph.D. graduates from underrepresented groups grew by nine times since 1980. The number of assistant professors from those groups grew by just 2.6 times.

• Ed Yong
• Nov 22, 2016

The World’s Biggest Fish in a Bucket of Water

Scientists used DNA floating in just 30 liters of seawater to count the endangered whale shark across two oceans.

• Ed Yong
• Nov 21, 2016

The Science Fiction That Came Before Science

Literature imagined technologically marvelous cities, space travel, and aliens before the scientific revolution even hit its stride.

• Edward Simon
• Nov 18, 2016

The Problem With Abandoning the Paris Agreement

Bill O’Reilly and Barack Obama agree: President-elect Trump shouldn’t walk away from the first international climate treaty.

• Robinson Meyer
• Nov 18, 2016

Who Will Advise Trump on Science?

For 40 years, the Office of Science and Technology Policy has closely counseled the president, but its role in the new administration is unclear.

• Ed Yong
• Nov 18, 2016

The Mind-Bending Physics of Trick-Shot Pool

The world’s best trick shooters have an unparalleled eye for geometry.

• John Florio and Ouisie Shapiro
• Nov 17, 2016

A Hidden Ocean Beneath Pluto's Icy Heart

The real meaning of the dwarf planet's iconic marker

• Rebecca Boyle
• Nov 16, 2016

The Microbe That Could Fight Fires

Scientists are cultivating a bacteria to thwart the invasive cheatgrass that fuels western wildfires.

• Sarah Zhang
• Nov 16, 2016