Iran Internet Blackout Reaches Longest in Recorded History
Iran's internet blackout reached day 88, the longest any country has maintained a full internet shutdown, and the information vacuum is the point.
Kenji Nakamura
Bureau: Tokyo
Cancer-Causing Tapeworm Found in 37% of Pacific Northwest Coyotes
A cancer-causing tapeworm infests 37% of Pacific Northwest coyotes — the parasite is moving toward humans through the food chain.
China JUNO Detector Publishes First Result in Nature
China's JUNO neutrino detector published its first result in Nature — the biggest neutrino experiment just produced its first data, and the implications are significant.
Golden Sea Silk Resurrected After Two Millennia via Nanotechnology
Scientists recreated golden sea silk — a fabric lost for 2,000 years — using nanotechnology to reverse-engineer the structural color that made it legendary.
Tiny DNA Regions Shared With Neanderthals May Explain Human Speech
Small DNA segments shared with Neanderthals may explain why humans can speak — the language gene just got smaller, and much older.
Scientists Discover New Whale Species Pterocetus in Pacific
Scientists discovered a new whale species — the ocean's biodiversity just got bigger, and the conservation case just got stronger.
Chinese Scientists Find Largest Whale Graveyard in Indian Ocean
Chinese scientists found the largest whale graveyard — the discovery is both scientific and strategic, because the Indian Ocean's biology is China's business now.