ScienceMag.org

Sifter

Our favorite stories from around the web

Read our COVID-19 research and news.

You Can Bend This Glass, but You Can't Break It

Feb. 9, 2014
What Would Happen if an Astronaut Fell Into a Black Hole?

Feb. 9, 2014
Ninety-Eight Percent of Fungi Remain Unidentified

Feb. 8, 2014
As Coral Deteriorates, Fish Get Risky

Feb. 8, 2014
Jackdaws Give Their Enemies the Evil Eye

Feb. 8, 2014
Mars Sports Massive New Scar

Feb. 8, 2014
Olympic Figure Skating Judging Is More Biased Than Ever

Feb. 8, 2014
Honey Bees Can Taste With Their Claws

Feb. 8, 2014
Cute Cyclists Are Quicker, Too

Feb. 7, 2014
Sloth Hair Fights Cancer

Feb. 7, 2014
Gossip Brings Out the Good

Feb. 7, 2014
Middle Earth's Smaug Not So Bad for the Environment

Feb. 7, 2014
Fruit Fly Fight Club

Feb. 7, 2014
Video: Moles 'Swim' Through the Earth

Feb. 7, 2014
Infidelity Leads to Large Testicles

Feb. 6, 2014
Meet the Hissing Butterfly

Feb. 6, 2014
Does Lead Poisoning Lead to Crime?

Feb. 6, 2014
To Survive, Beetle Turns Cannibal

Feb. 5, 2014
Cancer Rates About to Surge, Says World Health Organization

Feb. 5, 2014
Cache of penis and vulva sculptures discovered at mountain cult sites
Crime surges when we turn our clocks back
Talking to a car or smartphone impairs driving for longer than you think