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| In a first, an Ebola vaccine wins approval from the FDA Dec 20 2019 2:21 PM U.S. approval of Ervebo, already deployed in an ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo, bolsters efforts to prepare for future potential spread of the disease. READ MORE  |
| Airplane sewage may be helping antibiotic-resistant microbes spread Dec 20 2019 9:00 AM Along with drug-resistant E. coli, airplane sewage contains a diverse set of genes that let bacteria evade antibiotics. READ MORE |
| 50 years ago, scientists didn't know where heavy elements came from Dec 20 2019 6:00 AM Five decades ago, scientists suspected ordinary supernovas created heavy elements. Now we know they don't, but merging neutron stars do. READ MORE |
| In some languages, love and pity get rolled into the same word Dec 19 2019 2:00 PM By studying semantic ties among words used to describe feelings in over 2,000 languages, researchers turned up cultural differences. READ MORE |
| Ocean acidification could degrade sharks' tough skin Dec 19 2019 11:00 AM Nine weeks of exposure to acidic seawater corroded the toothlike denticles that make up a puffadder shyshark's skin, a small experiment found. READ MORE |
| Installing democracies may not work without prior cultural shifts Dec 19 2019 6:00 AM Experts often argue over what comes first: democratic institutions or a culture that values democratic norms. A new study supports the culture camp. READ MORE |
| Homo erectus' last known appearance dates to roughly 117,000 years ago Dec 18 2019 1:00 PM New evidence helps resolve a debate over how long ago Home erectus survived in what's now Indonesia, a study finds. READ MORE |
| A new mission to investigate exoplanets has rocketed into space Dec 18 2019 6:33 AM The European Space Agency's CHEOPS satellite has launched on a mission to gather intel on previously discovered planets outside of the solar system. READ MORE |
| These science claims from 2019 could be big deals - if true Dec 18 2019 6:00 AM Some of this year's most tantalizing scientific finds aren't yet ready for a "best of" list. READ MORE |
| Koalas aren't primates, but they move like monkeys in trees Dec 17 2019 1:14 PM With double thumbs and a monkey-sized body, an iconic marsupial climbs like a primate. READ MORE |
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