April 2018 Science Articles
- 'Westworld' Episode 2 Features the Turing Test, With a New Twist
- Ancient Massacre Site in Sweden Reveals Horrific History of Human Violence
- Pet Exposure in Childhood Boosts Immunity, Stress Response in Adulthood
- Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß Changed History With His 17-Sided Shape
- Magnetic Field Reversal: South Atlantic Anomaly Isn't a Problem Yet
- Johann Carl Friedrich Gauß: 5 Cosmic Discoveries from Space to Shapes
- Hiroshima Bombing Victim's Bones Reveal Extremely High Radiation Dose
- Leonardo DiCaprio's New Beetle Namesake is Copying His Coachella Style
- Horses Remember What Faces Humans Made in Photos, Study Shows
- How Portugal's Nazaré Canyon Creates the World's Biggest Waves
- Great Barrier Reef: Australia Unveils $500 Million Rescue Mission
- Pink Moon 2018: Expect Surprises from Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn
- Blue Origin: How to Watch Jeff Bezos' First Rocket Test of 2018
- How Do You Calm Yourself Down From a Panic Attack? Science Explains
- Golden State Killer: Genealogy Website Helped Cops Trace Suspect’s DNA
- What is a Suborbital Flight? How SpaceX and Blue Origin’s Launches Differ
- NASA Mars 2020 Mission: Scientists Still Don't Know Why the Shield Cracked
- Oklahoma High School Student Discovers That Carbon Can Form 7 Bonds
- NASA Cancels Only Robotic Moon Mission, and Scientists Are Furious
- What Is Pulmonary Embolism? American Airlines Death Linked to Common Risk
- Pig Brains Kept Alive for Up to 36 Hours Outside of Living Bodies
- Why Did the Neanderthals Go Extinct? It May Come Down to Brain Size
- A Stellar Robbery Was Responsible for This Mysterious Supernova
- What Is Hantavirus? Woman Dies From Flu-Like Disease Spread by Rodents
- Elon Musk Shares Stunning Footage of Comet’s Surface Passing ESA's Rosetta
- NASA's Delta IV Heavy Looks Ready to Blast a Probe to the Sun
- 'Avengers: Infinity War': Titan Has Nothing On the Moon in Our Solar System
- Golden State Killer: Why We're Fascinated by Serial Murderers
- 44 Depression-Linked Parts of the Human Genome Identified by Scientists
- Fanny Blankers-Koen: The Physics Behind "Flying Housewife's" High Jump
- Ancient Entombed Horse Still Has Hair on Its Legs, Scientists Say
- Pompeii Child Skeleton: Vesuvius Victim Was Trapped Alone in Bathhouse
- Dinosaur Tooth Analysis Reveals 'Puncture-and-Pull' Predatory Habits
- Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Is a Beautiful Cyclone of Pure Death
- Why Cats Love Your Laptop, According to Science
- America's 'Collective Narcissism' Created a Nation of Conspiracy Theorists
- Ancient Feces Study Shows What Parasites Plagued Human Ancestors
- Body Temperature Study Reveals Why You're Not Hungry After Working Out
- Megan Fox's Conspiracy Theory Show Has Archaeologists Rightfully Outraged
- Shigir Idol Analysis Reveals the Faces of Ancient Eurasia's Spiritual World
- Ancient Humans Stalked Giant Sloths, White Sands Footprints Suggest
- Gaia Maps the Billions of Stars, Unearthing New Milky Way Mysteries
- 'The Flash' Thinking Cap: Dark Matter Can't Fry Harry Wells' Brain
- Why Outer Space and Poetry Are a Match Made in the Heavens
- Government-Funded 'Am I Stoned?' App Tells You if You're High on Marijuana
- Supermassive Black Holes: Study Finds Some "Wander" Through Galaxies
- Lonely Millennial Study Reveals Risk For Poor Mental Health, Unemployment
- Ants in Costa Rica Use Traps That Rip Apart Victims Like Medieval Racks
- Heavy Drinkers Likely to Have Mouths Full of Bad Bacteria, say Scientists
- Astronomers Spot a Galactic Megamerger from the Beginning of the Universe
- Microplastics Hitch a Ride to Clean Waters on Sea Ice, Study Shows
- What Is a Brown Dwarf? Why the Term “Planet” Is Messy
- Hemp and Cancer: Scientists Say Plant-Based Treatment Might Be Possible
- Total Penis and Scrotum Transplant Performed by Doctors in Medical First
- Dying Great Barrier Reef Forces Scientists to Genetically Engineer Coral
- James Shaw Jr: Science Explains the Psychology of Heroism
- 'Westworld' Season 2: Mesh Network Hints Hosts Are a Superorganism
- Different Species of Monkeys are Having Sex and Producing Hybrid Offspring
- New DNA Shape Called "I-Motif" Reveals the Double Helix Is Not Alone
- This Peculiar Galaxy Is Like a Stellar Retirement Home
- Temperature of Uranus Would Kill You Before Its Fart Smell, Study Says
- Laetoli Footprints Reveal Something New About Human Evolution
- What Social Media Does to Your Brain, According to Neuroscience
- Lyrid Meteor Shower: Everything to Know About the Celestial Event
- Bath Salts Vaccine Successfully Used on Addicted Rats
- Earth Day 2018: 6 Quotes from Jane Goodall on Conservation
- Earth Day 2018: Google Gets the Ball Rolling with Jane Goodall Doodle
- Why Cats Love Drinking from the Sink, According to Science
- How Does a Gravity Bong Work? Physics Explains Negative Pressure
- 'Exploding Ants' From Borneo Sacrifice Their Own Bodies For Their Colony
- Avicii Is Dead at 28: DJ Was Open About Acute Pancreatitis
- Average Mammal Size Has Shrunk Ever Since Dawn of Human Hunting
- The Best Four Environmental Documentaries to Watch For Earth Day
- How long does weed stay in your hair? Science explains the answer
- New Microscope Gives Unprecedented High-Res View Inside Human Cells
- Cats Celebrate 420: Why Catnip Makes Cats Crazy, According to Science
- NASA's Mars Cube One Spacecraft Headed to Red Planet Alongside InSight
- NASA’s Jim Bridenstine Confirmed by Senate, And Reddit Is Worried
- Chimp DNA Points at a Genetic Reason Humans Are Always Ready for War
- Coral Reefs are Evolving to Survive Warm Water, Study Shows
- Best Places to Pet a Cat, According to Science
- Weed in Space: How High Can Astronauts Get?
- The Bajau's Ability to Hold Breath Comes Down to Enlarged Spleens
- Great Barrier Reef: Heatwave Killed 29% of Coral in 2016, Study Shows
- Fruit Fly Study Shows That Ejaculation Feels Good for Evolutionary Reasons
- Gut Microbiome Study Finds Dogs and Humans Are More Similar Than Realized
- Tiny Brine Shrimp Contribute to Mixing of Entire Oceans, say Scientists
- Huge Octopus Clusters Baffle Scientists by Setting Up Nursery in Hot Waters
- Lost in Space Netflix 2018: What is a Goldilocks Planet?
- Mars Moons: Phobos and Deimos Origin Story Gets New Planetary Twist
- Shohei Ohtani: The Angels' Request for Quiet Fans is Backed by Science
- Marijuana Might Not Affect Young Brains as Much as Scientists Thought
- Lyrid Meteor Shower: How and When to See the Spectacle This Weekend
- FDA Briefing Hints at First U.S. Government-Approved Marijuana-Derived Drug
- Human Mini-Brains Implanted Into Mice Didn't Just Survive, They Integrated
- NASA TESS and SpaceX Launch: How to Watch Delayed Liftoff
- Having Big Genitals Sometimes Leads to Extinction, Say Paleobiologists
- Earth Would Change Radically if It Spun the Opposite Way, Study Reveals
- America's Oldest Pet Dogs Uncovered in 10,000-Year-Old Grave in Illinois
- New York City House Mice Carry Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Now
- Diamonds Buried in Meteorites Are Evidence of Ancient "Lost Planet"
- The ISS Is a Place for Science and "Stupid Astronaut Tricks"
- Will There Be Sports in Space? Former Astronaut and NFL Player Says Yes
- Coachella 2018: Brain Wave Synchronicity Explains the Festival's Appeal
- SFTS Meaning: Everything You Need to Know About the Tick-Borne Virus
- NASA Hopes TESS Will Find as Many as 20,000 New Exoplanets
- Mars' Sandy Topography Is Like a Flowing River
- Is Depression Hereditary? Study Pinpoints 80 Genes Linked to the Illness
- Egg Recall 2018: What to Know About a Salmonella Outbreak
- Mono-Causing Epstein-Barr Virus is Actually Linked to 7 Other Diseases
- 23andMe Data Helped Reveal the Surprising Genetic Basis of Human Hair Color
- Super-Earths: Scientists May Use Lasers to Test Rocky Planets for Life
- New Study on Ketamine Nasal Spray for Depression Raises Serious Concerns
- Space War Is "Absolutely Inevitable," Researchers Say
- 'Lost In Space' Ending: Binary Stars Could Be This Real Milky Way Location
- 10 Best Signs from This Year's March for Science
- Look Up At The Sky Day: 5 Celestial Wonders to See in April
- Bayern Munich: Science Explains Why Good Coaches Help Teams Win
- Huey Lewis Cancels Tour: How Meniere's Disease Causes Hearing Loss
- Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson: "Depression Doesn't Discriminate"
- Walmart Yodeling Kid: Earworm Science Explains Why Lovesick Blues is Catchy
- Black Holes: Why "Megamergers" Can Form in Stellar Clusters
- What Is Planet X? Non-Existent Nibiru Rumored to Hit Earth April 23
- Study Shows Binge Drinking Alcohol Can Shorten Life Expectancy by Years
- Basking Sharks Gathering in Swarms of Up to 1,400 Leave Scientists Confused
- Salty Subglacial Lakes are 'Compelling Analogs' to Water on Europa and Mars
- Martian Mega Impact: Mineral Found on Mars Could Solve Age-Old Mystery
- Yankees-Red Sox Brawl 2018: The Science of Why We Enjoy Violent Sports
- CDC Data Reveal Which Professions Attract the Most Marijuana Users
- How to Make the Perfect Grilled Cheese, According to Science
- Binary Stars Create a "Danger Zone" That Ejects Planets into Space
- Mice Ate Half a Ton of Marijuana, But Did They Get High?
- No, The World Isn't Ending on April 23
- New Planets Might Be Hiding in the Strange Disks Around Distant Stars
- The Rock’s CRISPR 'Rampage' Tweet Sends Science Community into Frenzy
- NASA Shares Mesmerizing Photo of Aurora and the Sunrise
- How to Watch Will Smith's Instagram Live with Drew Feustel on the ISS
- Mutant Ferrets With Tiny Brains Give Clues to Evolution of Human Brains
- Why Weather Forecasts Are Still Wrong Despite Complex Computers
- Why the Extinction of America's Only Native Parrot Matters
- Janelle Monae's "PYNK" Video Teaches Accurate Lesson on Vagina Anatomy
- Tidal Strength Study Predicts Earth's Return to Supercontinents
- Earth's Second Magnetic Field Captured in Satellite Images
- Why Cats Slow Blink at Humans, According to Science
- Alzheimer's Disease Gene Removed From Human Neurons in Scientific Milestone
- Mariah Carey: What Is Bipolar II Disorder?
- NASA Juno: Spacecraft Shows Jupiter's Polar Cyclones in Hypnotic Depth
- Mark Zuckerberg Booster Seat: How Psychology Backs Sitting Tall
- New Netflix Doc 'Mercury 13' Tells the Story of NASA's Other Hidden Figures
- Two Dinosaur Skeletons Are on Sale in Paris For $1.4 Million
- National Sibling Day: Science Explains How Rivalry Shapes Personality
- Carolina Reaper Pepper: The Science Behind "Thunderclap" Headaches
- 7 Quotes About Mars and Aliens From NASA's New Chief Scientist Jim Green
- Ancient Finger Bone Discovery in Saudi Arabia Changes Human Migration Story
- ‘A Quiet Place’ Raises the Question: How Long Can You Hold a Fart?
- Expressive Eyebrow Wiggling Has Evolutionary Roots, say Scientists
- Financial Risk-Taking is Rooted in the Brain, Reveals Psychology Study
- Kratom Recall 2018: What You Need to Know About the Drug's Safety
- NASA Shares Video of the Sun Spewing Magnetized Plasma into Space
- LSD Gives Congenitally Blind Man Synesthesia-Like Hallucinations
- Scientists Say Primordial Soup Contained Fart-Scented Sulfur Compounds
- Masters 2018: Studies May Show Why Patrick Reed Is So Unlikeable
- Hot Showers Alleviate Cannabis Hyperemesis Syndrome, Study Shows
- How to See the Jupiter Triangle in April
- Mystery of 4,000-Year-Old Egyptian Mummy Solved by FBI
- How Scientists Listen to Black Holes Colliding A Billion Years Ago
- iPhones and Climate Change: How Smartphones Are Heating Up the Planet
- Virgin Galactic Completes First Test Flight Since Fatal Crash
- Jupiter's Great Red Spot Captured by Juno in Stunning NASA Photos
- Poop Train That "Smells Like Dead Bodies" Is Terrorizing Alabama Town
- Puffins With UV Beaks and Sunglasses Are Straight Out of 'Tron'
- 'A Quiet Place' Silence Hints at Sedatephobia, a Burgeoning Human Fear
- Vikings Used Crystals to Navigate in a Surprisingly Legitimate Way
- Why Cats Chirp or Chatter: Science Explains What They're Saying
- Sperm Whale Dies From Stomach Injuries After Eating 64 Lbs of Plastic
- Dark Matter Findings Reveal It Isn't Interacting With Itself After All
- Masters: Tony Finau Pops Dislocated Ankle Into Place, a Risky Move
- Neanderthals Were Capable of "Turbo Breathing" to Survive Ice Age
- What Killed the Dinosaurs? New Study Says Toxic Plants Trigger Their Demise
- Milky Way Galaxy Center is Hiding Tens of Thousands of Black Holes
- Kyrie Irving's Knee Surgery and Bacterial Infection Explained by Science
- Lack of Cosmic Phosphorus Raises Doubts About Extraterrestrial Life
- Teen Tracking Apps Have Same Negative Consequences as Helicopter Parenting
- Why NASA Sent Sperm on a SpaceX Rocket to the ISS, Explained
- Watch Genius New York Teens Explain Their Science Fair Projects
- Surgeon General Urges Opioid-Ravaged America: 'Get Naloxone. Save a Life.'
- Rare Whale Murdered by Orcas in Australia Had Plastic in Its Stomach
- Astronomers Find Mysterious "Dead Star" in a Dwarf Galaxy
- Africa May Be Splitting Apart into Two Continents
- Prehistoric Fossil Shows Ichthyosaur May Have Been Pregnant With Octuplets
- Cristiano Ronaldo's Bicycle Kick Goal Is a Stunning Feat of Physics
- "Zombie Raccoons" Are Definitely Sick, but It's Not Rabies
- "Second Earth" Planet Could Be Hiding Around a Giant Planet
- Barcoded Bumblebees Explain How Jobs Change Inside the Hive
- FDA Steps in on Salmonella-Tainted Kratom Problem With Mandatory Recall
- Thoreau's Beloved Walden Pond is Being Destroyed by Urinating Swimmers
- Perseus Galaxy Cluster Has 5 Billion-Year-Old "Cold Front," X-Ray Reveals
- Bananas Beat Sports Drinks in Athletic Recovery Study Funded by Dole Foods
- 170-Million-Year-Old Sauropod Dinosaur Tracks Discovered in Scotland
- NASA’s Search for Aliens Is Much Different Than SETI’s
- Audio Recordings Capture Bowhead Whale 'Jazz' Music Under the Sea
- Nightmare Bacteria: What You Need to Know About Antibiotic-Resistant Germs
- Mushroom Coffee Trend: Science Explains Its Health Benefits
- After Colonoscopy, Mike Huckabee Jokes About Getting Michael Jackson's Drug
- Picture of Saturn's Bands and Moons Perfectly Capture Cassini's Legacy
- Japan Wants People to Use "Deer Sign Language" to Ward Off Biting Animals
- Giant Black Holes At Galaxy's Center Can Flip Other Binaries in Orbit
- 'Bony Labyrinth' Reveals Ancient Human Migration Patterns Out of Africa
- Map of the Milky Way Reveals Secrets Hidden in the Heart of Our Galaxy
- Condom Snorting Challenge: Doctor Explains Dangers to Nose and Lungs
- SpaceX Launches Dragon Resupply Mission to ISS as Part of NASA Contract
- Study Warns Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Tests Have False Positives
- Bones Study Finds Sites of Ancient Burials Were Actually Carnivore Dens
- Hubble Space Telescope Spots the Farthest Star in the Universe
- New Studies Show How Marijuana Laws Could Fight the Opioid Crisis
- Teens are Getting Hooked on Devices Meant to Help People Quit Smoking
- Venus’ Clouds Could Harbor Extraterrestrial Life, But NASA Needs More Info
- NASA Releases its First 3D Model of a Melting Snowflake to Study Cryosphere
- Tiangong-1 Will Fall to Earth in the Next 24 Hours, ESA Says
- NASA Introduces ‘Easter Penguin’ with New Hubble Photo of Intersecting Gala
- When Is the Next Blue Moon? May 2019 or October 2020
