Science Ticker
A roundup of research and breaking news
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Animals
Torrent frog flirting is complicated
The courtship displays of Brazilian torrent frogs entail a subtle but sophisticated slew of songs and movements.
- Astronomy
Exploding star is the brightest supernova ever seen
The brightest known supernova put out more energy than 500 billion suns.
- Astronomy
As first run of gravitational wave search winds down, rumors abound
Advanced LIGO has completed its first search for gravitational waves. Researchers are crunching the data as rumors swirl of a detection.
- Genetics
Drug candidate fails to improve symptoms of fragile X syndrome
A drug designed to treat fragile X syndrome has proven ineffective in clinical trials.
- Physics
At last, some details on Stephen Hawking’s solution to black hole problem
Stephen Hawking and colleagues have finally provided more information about how black holes might preserve information.
- Animals
Littlest chameleons pack powerful tongues
A tiny chameleon from South Africa sets an acceleration and power record for amniotes.
- Archaeology
Roman toilets didn’t flush parasites
Roman sanitation measures did little to dent parasite numbers, study finds.
- Earth
Five things science can (and can’t) tell us about North Korea’s nuclear test
North Korea’s claim about its recent nuclear bomb test isn’t entirely backed up by scientific evidence.
- Animals
Sharks follow their noses home
Leopard sharks draw on scents to navigate back to shore, study suggests.
- Chemistry
Experiment offers glimpse at how to make hydrogen metallic
A new phase of hydrogen could represent the stepping stone for transforming element 1 into a metal.
- Astronomy
Supernova captured in quadruple comes back for an encore
A supernova that has already appeared four times is back for an encore.
- Tech
Stretchy silicon sticker monitors your heartbeat
A new stretchy memory device looks like a temporary tattoo and works like a heart rate monitor.
