SCIENCE

Selfies Can Calculate the Monetary Value of Conservation, Study Finds

A new study finds that conserved lands contributed around $1.8 billion to Vermont's tourism industry between 2007 and 2014.

This Stingray Is One of the Few Non-Mammals That Chews Its Food

Watching them do it is weirdly unsettling.

The Blue in Your Blue Jeans Is at Least 6000 Years Old

Ancient Peruvians were the first in the world to dye fabric blue, beating the Egyptians to it by 1600 years.

Scientists Worry as White Orca Sightings Become More Common

White killer whales used to be extremely rare, but they're becoming more prominent in the western North Pacific.

To Make a Tiger Photo-Ready, Just Spritz Some Perfume

Prada and Calvin Klein are the preferred brands among big cats.

Astronomers Debut the Most Accurate 3D Map of the Milky Way Ever Made

It was made possible by Gaia, a space-based observatory so powerful that from Earth it could see a coin placed on the surface of the Moon.

How to Find Your Chronotype—And How Knowing It Can Help You

Are you a Bear, Wolf, Dolphin, or Lion?

Has the HMS Terror Shipwreck Been Found in Arctic Canada?

Parks Canada is still confirming the discovery, but all signs point to the wreck being the HMS Terror.

More Proof That Sewers Are Full of Medication-Laced Pee

And around colleges, they're filled with caffeine and nicotine to boot.

Can a Daily Bacteria Spray Really Make You Smell Better Without Soap?

We put one company's hypothesis to the test.

New Technology From MIT Can Read Through Closed Books

The Metropolitan Museum has already expressed interest.

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Your Brain Won’t Let You See Every Dot in This Illusion at Once

Watch as the 12 dots in this image vanish and reappear.

A Coffee Research Center Is Coming to California

Peet's coffee company is giving $250,000 to UC Davis to fund the interdisciplinary Coffee Center.

Stem Cell Therapy Restores Movement to Paralyzed Man’s Arms and Hands

On March 6, 2016, just before Kris Boesen’s 21st birthday, his car skidded across a wet road in Bakersfield, California and slammed into a telephone pole.

10% of Earth’s Wilderness Has Disappeared Since the 1990s

Wilderness landscapes cease to be wilderness not when humans settle there (many indigenous peoples help preserve rather than erode wilderness), but when humans disturb ecosystems with land conversion, industrial activity, or large-scale infrastructure pro

Why You Shouldn’t Use Q-Tips to Clean Your Ears

Sticking a Q-Tip into your ear isn’t just ineffective—it’s downright dangerous.

Watch Bacteria Evolve to Become Antibiotic Resistant

Researchers used a giant Petri dish to show how bacteria adapt to survive in high doses of antibiotics.

Spiders Tune the Strings of Their Webs

They've evolved to be tiny, eight-legged musicians.

We Thought There Was One Giraffe Species—But There Are Four

According to a study of the spotted giant’s DNA published today, Giraffa camelopardalis isn't alone.

18 Common Words That Have Unexpected Science Definitions

You keep using that word…

Why Are Planets Round?

Can you have a planet that isn't round? And what do potatoes have to do with it?

Cats Are Happier When They Work For Their Food, Study Finds

Keeping your cat intellectually challenged might be the key to his or her happiness.

A New Research Vessel Named After Sally Ride Has Hit Waterways

Scientists aboard the ship will study how global warming is affecting Earth's oceans.

Two New Pterosaur Fossils Discovered in North and South America

Scientists in opposite hemispheres recently discovered two new pterosaur fossils.

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