January 2018 Science Articles
- Scientists Discover 'Anxiety' Neurons in the Mouse Brain
- Nobody Knows Whether Humans Made These Ancient Stone Tools Found in India
- The Super Blue Blood Moon Really Freaked Out Doctors and Nurses
- What If The Moon Was As Close To Earth As The ISS?
- A Byproduct of Coffee Roasting is Raising Cancer Fears in California
- Scientists Identify 3 Very Toxic Vape Juice Flavors
- Why the Super Blue Blood Moon Isn’t All That Super
- Trump Says the Terminally Ill Have the 'Right to Try' Experimental Drugs
- Little Blackbeard, New Island Created by Hurricane, Snubbed by Government
- Killer Whales Mimic Human Voices and Other Whales in Strange Recording
- This "Misshapen Snake" Nebula Is a Star Breeding Ground
- Reconstructed Face of 9,000-Year-Old Teen Reveals How Our Ancestors Looked
- Scientists Reveal Counterintuitive Reason Why Your Dog Eats its Own Poop
- Mars' "Eroded Layers" Look Absolutely Wild in New NASA Image
- Why the Blue Moon's Name Is an Accident
- More Large Hurricanes Mean More Islands Will Be Sliced in Two, Say Scientists
- By Forcing Nature's Hand, Hurricane Irma Created a Whole New Island
- The Keto Diet Is Having a Moment, but Its Legitimacy Is Up for Debate
- How to Stream the Lunar Eclipse on January 31 If Your View Is Terrible
- Hurricane Irma Sliced an Island off Another Island in Georgia
- 'Non-Aging' Naked Mole Rats Seem to Defy the Laws of Mortality
- Why January 31 is an "Astronomical Trifecta" for Stargazers
- Jupiter Looks Like a "Creamy Latte" in This Oddly Soothing New Image
- No, the Super Blue Blood Moon Isn't a Sign of the Apocalypse
- Newly Discovered Egyptian Dinosaur Is "Holy Grail" of Fossils
- Netflix Binges are Having Unexpectedly Good Environmental Effects
- Panera Bread Recalls Cream Cheese After Growing Listeria Concerns
- The Scientific Reason This Cow Will Be Separated From a Bison Herd It Joined
- The West Coast Will Have a Perfect View of January 31 Total Lunar Eclipse
- Horses Have Four Secret Toes Hidden in Their Bodies, Say Scientists
- Snake Skulls Clarify How History's Creepiest Animals Lost Their Legs
- Muscle Oil-Injecting Gym Bro Illustrates Dangerous Bodybuilding Practice
- In Midst of Flu Epidemic, Getting a Flu Shot Is More Important Than Ever
- Landing on Europa Could Be A Quicksand Death Trap
- Nobody Knows Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Threatened the Internet with Science
- A Never-Before-Seen Virus Was Just Found in the Sea, and It Kills Bacteria
- Why January's "Blue Moon" Will Turn Blood Red, Explained by an Astronomer
- Nutritious, 'Vegemite'-Like Astronaut Food Created Out of Human Poop
- Ancient Jawbone Belonged to the Earliest Modern Human to Leave Africa
- For Many Couples, Getting Cuckolded Is a Good Thing, Say Scientists
- Ancient Human Genomes Reveal Complicated Split Into Europeans and Asians
- The "Cartwheel Galaxy" Is Surrounded by a Hula Hoop of Stars
- Music's Universal Elements Make 'Mind-Hacking' Pop Songs Possible
- Marijuana Breathalyzer Stumps Scientists, Thanks to Weed's Chemical Quirks
- Camel Beauty Pageant Contestants Banned for Using a Common Cosmetic Drug
- New Tiny Implanted Pumps Can Inject Drugs Directly Into the Brain
- The Evolution of Round Brains Ushered in the "Human Revolution"
- NASA Mars Curiosity Rover Celebrates its Return in the Most Millennial Way
- This Astrophysicist Wants to Change the Definition of "Planet"
- "Mordor Under the Sea" Images Would Terrify Even Sauron
- Chinese Scientists Say First Monkey Clones Created With "Dolly" Method
- Rafael Nadal's Thigh Injury Is Worryingly Common in Pro Tennis
- New Images of These Exoplanet-Hunting Telescopes Are Mesmerizing
- Scientists Honor Arnold Schwarzenegger, a Huge Man, With a Tiny Namesake
- Reddit's Bizarre Viral Fish-Headed Snake, Explained by Herpetologists
- We Might Finally Know Why Mars Transformed From Wet to Bone-Dry
- Magic Mushrooms Really Do Make People Think They Can Resist 'The Man'
- The Science of Why Oscar-Nominated Movies Make You Cry
- How Alaska's 7.9 Magnitude Earthquake Measures Up Against Past Quakes
- Black Holes Have Some Seriously Wicked Wind
- Vancouver's Tsunami Warning Canceled Due to Lucky Earthquake Quirk
- Why Cats Are Liquids, According to Science
- How Climate Hacking Could Actually Just Screw Over Life on Earth
- This Picture of Jupiter's South Pole is Beyond Mesmerizing
- Black Hole Jets Might Be Sending Trio of High-Energy Particles at Earth
- The Mount Mayon Volcano in the Philippines Is Ready to Erupt Any Day Now
- Heartbreaking: Asteroid to Miss Earth Next Month
- Education is A Simple Yet Effective Tool for Teens Fighting Depression
- Here's How the Government Shutdown Will Make it Harder to Combat the Flu
- 'Star Trek' Mirror Terrans Aren't Evil, They're Depressed
- Government Shutdown Leaves NASA, SpaceX Programs in Limbo
- AI Is Better at Compromise Than Humans, Finds New Study
- What's the Super Blue Blood Moon? The Rare Event Explained
- We Might Finally Be Able to Detect Cancer Through a Simple Blood Test
- Sushi-Obsessed Man Pulls 5-Foot Tapeworm Out of His Rectum
- Why the H3N2 ‘Aussie Flu’ Strain is Such a Brutal Virus
- The Struggle to Save Scientific Research From a Government Shutdown
- Chameleon Bones Glow in the Dark Like Radioactive Death Sticks
- This Giant Cluster of Galaxies is the Best Light Show in the Universe
- This Neutron Star Merger is Glowing in a Seriously Weird Way
- Revised Climate Change Predictions Are Slightly Less Apocalyptic
- Interactive Map Shows Just How Fast the Flu Took Over the U.S. This Season
- Hunter-Gatherers Are Virtuosos at Identifying Smells, Scientists Find
- A Radical New Vaccine Approach Could Slash Flu-Related Hospitalizations
- NASA's 2017 Warming Planet Report Show No Sign of Climate Change Relief
- Mummy Family Mystery Solved By Ancient DNA Analysis
- Six Science Books to Expand Your Mind in 2018
- Hot Weather Killed 62 Percent of the World's Saiga Antelopes in 3 Weeks
- The Opioid Crisis Might Hinge on Length of Drug Use, Not Dosage, Doctors Say
- Drama Can Result in Better Decisions, New Study on Monkey Business Shows
- Common Computer Program Is Just as Bad as People at Predicting Recidivism
- Meteor Over Detroit: How Common are Meteors Like It?
- Turns Out a Common Infection Might Have Killed Off the Aztecs
- Watch This Incredible Meteor Light Up the Detroit Night Sky
- What Is the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Test Used to Evaluate Trump?
- This "Lonely Black Hole" Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight
- A Monster of a Flu Season Has the CDC Hunkering Down on Strategies
- The Black Death Was Probably Spread by Fleas from Humans, not Rats
- Google’s Arts and Culture App Recognizes Faces a Lot Like Humans Do
- Watch the World's Deadliest — and Cutest — Cat Murder its Way to Your Heart
- Here's What ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Got Right About Fungi Science
- How Marijuana Use Can Alter Brain Function and Induce Psychotic Behavior
- Scientists Have Unearthed a Major Clue in Understanding the Size of Neutron Stars
- Here's How the Body Succumbs to the Deadly Fugu Fish Neurotoxin
- Scientists Discovered a Hot Dinosaur with "Rainbow" Feathers from China
- Why You Love Watching Gross Pimple Popping Videos
- Why You Can't Prove a Flat-Earther Wrong
- California Mudslides: 7 Maps, Pictures of the Montecito Destruction
- Why Sunday Was a Positive Sign for Ryan Shazier's Spinal Injury Recovery
- Bitcoin Could Bankroll MDMA Into the Mainstream as a Therapy Drug
- Amidst Boiling Debate, Scientists Question If Lobsters Feel Pain
- Scientific Study of Surfer Butts Reveal Drug-Resistant Bacteria in the Oceans
- There's a Chemical Reason Heavier People Have Trouble Losing Weight
- Very Nice Kitty From Deep Sea Accidentally Found
- Scientists Discover How Malarial Parasites Became Resistant to Drugs
- President Trump Gets a Physical Today: Here's What We Know
- Supermassive Black Hole Lets Out A "Double Burp" After Feasting on Stars
- Scientists Finally Solve Charles Darwin's 'Abominable Mystery'
- Ancient Skulls Show How Early Humans First Made it to Scandinavia
- All Your Memories Are Stored by One Weird, Ancient Molecule
- Scientists Find Eight New Locations on Mars Where We Might Harvest Water
- Lady Turtles Are Dominating the Great Barrier Reef Because of Climate Change
- Where Do Fast Radio Bursts in Space Come From? New Study Explores
- Should We Have a Tax on Junk Food? Scientists Say Yes
- We're Driven to Pick Friends Who Share Our Genes, Scientists Learn
- Oldest Moth, Butterfly Fossil Discovery Adds Complexity to Insect Evolution
- A 7.6-Magnitude Earthquake Hit the Caribbean Sea, Raising Tsunami Alarms
- Why We’re Seeing a Deadlier Flu Season Than We’ve Seen in Years
- A Plan to Protect Bald Eagles From Decimation Has Been a Rousing Success
- Sneaky Emperor Penguins Know the Importance of Snacks When it's Cold Out
- Ibuprofen Associated With Fertility Problems in Men, Study Finds
- STEM Jobs Are More Hostile to Women Than Other Occupations, Study Finds
- Workplace Gender Gaps Explained By Sexist Stereotypes of Brilliance
- After Raising Prices, Drugmakers Can Now Provide Free Drugs to Patients in Need
- Scientists Identify What Genes Most Profoundly Shape Your Face
- Scientists Develop a New Theory for How Life Began on Earth
- Australian Birds "Intentionally" Light Their Prey on Fire
- Ocean Levels Aren’t Just Rising, the Sea Floor Is Sinking, Too
- Scientists Use Rhino DNA to Fight Transnational Crime
- Witness the Medical Marvel of Life-Changing Prosthetics
- Physicists Solve the Biodiversity Arms-Race Paradox: "Kill the Winner"
- Fear of Holes May Not Caused by Actual Fear, Scientists Learn
- Why the Potoo Bird is the Most Perfect Buffoon in the Animal Kingdom
- Trump’s Offshore Drilling Plan is Poised to Devastate the Environment
- The Bizarre Reason Iguanas are Falling From Trees in South Florida
- Move Over Umami, There Might Be a New Sixth Taste
- Volcanic Rock Discovery Calls Theories About Life's Origins Into Question
- Alcohol Has an Irreversible Effect on Stem Cell DNA, Say Scientists
- New Painkiller Discovery Could Lead to First Non-Addictive Opioid Drug
- Everything We Learned in One Year About Thousands of Years of Human Evolution
- Bomb Cyclone: What Today Will Be Like
- Certain Facial Cues Are a Dead Giveaway That People Are Sick, Say Scientists
- "Raw Water" Trend Builds on a Ridiculous Water Supply Conspiracy Theory
- This Ancient Pooping Sloth Is the Reason We Have Avocados Today
- Viral Deer 'Bloodsicle' Illustrates Physics of Extreme Winter Cold
- Making a Bionic Eye
- Why You Should Get the Flu Shot, According to Science
- Scientists Don't Know How Turbulence Works
- Elon Musk Had a Pretty Great 2017
- The Quadrantid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight, But Maybe Just Stay Inside
- Ice Age Baby Skeleton Rewrites History of the First Native Americans
- Physics Explains Why Holdo's Hyperdrive Scene in 'Last Jedi' Was Silent
- 'Bomb Cyclone' Set to Freeze East Coast Will Transform Over 24 Hours
- No, an Alien Megastructure Isn't Causing Tabby's Star to Dim
- Regenerating Fish Brains May Hold the Key to the NFL's Concussion Problem
- Scientists Discover Why Rich People Tend to Be So Bad at Relationships
- Scientists Warn Winemakers to Rethink Everything They Know About Grapes
- Chocolate Is Going Extinct, but Scientists Have a Wild Plan to Save it
- Science Weighs in on Dry January, the Alcohol-Free Way to Start 2018
- Bill Nye Predicts the Future of Money, Privacy, Jeans, Driving, and VR
- Bill Nye Predicts the Future of Sex, Hookup Apps, STDs, and Cuddling
- Bill Nye Predicts the Future of Bacon, the Environment, Animals, and Bacteria
- Bill Nye Predicts the Future of Vaping, Death, Teeth, and High-Fives
- Rise in Temperature Will Lead to Continuous Droughts and More Wildfires, Says Study
