Whispers of a Successor

  • Maggie McKee Read more about the search for supersymmetry here. Salt Swap
  • Joseph Bennington-Castro A toxic chemical in solar cells poses a health hazard, but new research says the compound can be exchanged for a safer and cheaper chemical. Dried Up
  • Dina Fine Maron If you can handle staring at your computer for a bit longer, check out this study on dry eyes and screen time. An Origin Story
  • Clara Moskowitz A new simulation models the genesis of the Pillars of Creation and sheds light on star formation. Hitting Rock Bottom
  • Lucas Laursen A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA reveals the grim consequences of deep-sea trawling for ocean biodiversity and carbon cycling. Longer-Lasting Organs
  • Dina Fine Maron Harvard Medical School researchers have figured out a way to “supercool” organ donations to extend their shelf life. Plastic on Ice
  • Rachel Nuwer Trillions of plastic pieces clutter the Arctic, according to new research in Earth’s Future. Sleeping through High School
  • Mark Fischetti Later high school start times immensely benefit teen health and learning, research suggests. Pick a Fight
  • Jill U. Adams Taste receptors in our noses help us evade bacterial infections. Roger Drouin
  • Bat Deterrents Boom boxes, UV light and other strategies may soon help bats avoid wind turbines. The Thinker
  • Jason G. Goldman Can other animals think about thinking, as humans do? New research suggests they might have this ability, called “metacognition.” Know the Jargon: Induced Seismicity
  • Annie Sneed Oil and gas activities have turned Oklahoma into a very shaky state, according to a study in Science.

Salt Swap

  • Joseph Bennington-Castro A toxic chemical in solar cells poses a health hazard, but new research says the compound can be exchanged for a safer and cheaper chemical.

Dried Up

  • Dina Fine Maron If you can handle staring at your computer for a bit longer, check out this study on dry eyes and screen time.

An Origin Story

  • Clara Moskowitz A new simulation models the genesis of the Pillars of Creation and sheds light on star formation.

Hitting Rock Bottom

  • Lucas Laursen A study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA reveals the grim consequences of deep-sea trawling for ocean biodiversity and carbon cycling.

Longer-Lasting Organs

  • Dina Fine Maron Harvard Medical School researchers have figured out a way to “supercool” organ donations to extend their shelf life.

Plastic on Ice

  • Rachel Nuwer Trillions of plastic pieces clutter the Arctic, according to new research in Earth’s Future.

Sleeping through High School

  • Mark Fischetti Later high school start times immensely benefit teen health and learning, research suggests.

Pick a Fight

  • Jill U. Adams Taste receptors in our noses help us evade bacterial infections.

Roger Drouin

  • Bat Deterrents Boom boxes, UV light and other strategies may soon help bats avoid wind turbines.

The Thinker

  • Jason G. Goldman Can other animals think about thinking, as humans do? New research suggests they might have this ability, called “metacognition.”

Know the Jargon: Induced Seismicity

  • Annie Sneed Oil and gas activities have turned Oklahoma into a very shaky state, according to a study in Science.