Skip to main content

Sifter

Our favorite stories from around the web

Tightest knot ever made earns Guinness World Record

Dec. 21, 2017
Scientists are studying a beetle’s penis … to improve catheter design

Dec. 21, 2017
A single molecule appears to reverse age-related mental decline in rats

Dec. 20, 2017
Researchers find moth last seen 130 years ago

Dec. 18, 2017
Artificial intelligence spots a record-setting exoplanet

Dec. 15, 2017
Half-billion-year-old fossil reveals what ancient eyes looked like

Dec. 12, 2017
Drug for Huntington disease shows promise in landmark trial

Dec. 12, 2017
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot goes deep—really deep

Dec. 12, 2017
Happy birthday to the man who discovered photosynthesis!

Dec. 8, 2017
South Africa’s ‘Little Foot’ goes on exhibit

Dec. 7, 2017
Who is the top predator of the deep ocean? Video reveals some surprises

Dec. 6, 2017
Fingerprints glow for months with this new chemical

Dec. 6, 2017
Isle Royale is down to one lone wolf

Dec. 5, 2017
Silicon Valley celebrates with Breakthrough Prizes

Dec. 4, 2017
Cancer treatments can make tumors stronger

Dec. 4, 2017
Watch flies suck this frog’s blood by eavesdropping on its mating calls

Nov. 29, 2017
This video debunks some of the common myths about hand sanitizers

Nov. 28, 2017
Pokémon Go caused accidents and deaths

Nov. 27, 2017
Hibernating squirrels give clues to stroke treatments for people

Nov. 20, 2017
Scientists caution against ‘gene drive’ field tests

Nov. 17, 2017
Watch CRISPR edit genes in real time

Nov. 17, 2017
Monkeys may have better dental hygiene than you

Nov. 16, 2017
Fungus takes control of an ant by hijacking its body, not its brain

Nov. 16, 2017
Giraffe ancestor didn’t have a long neck, but two sets of horns

Nov. 2, 2017