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Blue Whales Have Changed Their Tune Nov 30, 2018

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In the last few decades blue whale calls have been getting lower in pitch—and a rebound in their numbers may be the reason. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Smart Meters Speed Showers Nov 27, 2018

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Smart meters on showerheads encouraged hotel guests to conserve—even though they personally saved no money. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Mars Mission Makes Clean Landing Nov 26, 2018

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The sounds of the Mars InSight Mission control room during the tense minutes leading to the landing on the surface.

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Do Wine over Those Brussels Sprouts Nov 21, 2018

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Taking a swig of red wine before eating Brussels sprouts appears to moderate Brussels sprouts' polarizing flavor. Christopher Intagliata reports

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Rains Bring a Microbial Massacre to Chilean Desert Nov 19, 2018

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Freak heavy rainstorms in 2015 and 2017 wiped out many dry-adapted microbes in the Atacama Desert, useful info in the search for life off Earth. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Consensual Hugs Seem to Reduce Stress Nov 18, 2018

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People who had a conflict in a given day but also got hugged were not as affected by the negative interaction as were their unhugged counterparts.

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World's Largest Organism Faces Bleak Future Nov 17, 2018

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The single organism that is the Utah aspen grove known as Pando is on the decline due to herbivores wiping out its youngest tree outgrowths

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U.S. Immigrants Leave Country—and Microbes—Behind Nov 14, 2018

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Immigrants to the U.S. lose their native mix of gut microbes almost immediately after arriving in the U.S.—which researchers can't quite explain. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Science News Briefs from All over Nov 13, 2018

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A few very brief reports about international science and technology from Alaska to Indonesia, including one on offshore dairy farming from the Netherlands.

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Babies and Chimps Share a Laugh Nov 10, 2018

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Adult humans laugh primarily on the exhale, but human babies laugh on the inhale and the exhale—as do chimps. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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