Bigger brains mean longer yawns; Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded for molecular machines; Ask a MacArthur ‘genius': Can breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds change the course of modern medicine?; It’s been 53 years since a woman won the Nobel Prize in physics. What’s the holdup?; ‘Brain-training’ games train you in only one thing: Playing brain-training games; 2016 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for revealing ‘the secrets of exotic matter’; Ask a MacArthur ‘genius': Who owns science?; Bees were just added to the U.S. endangered-species list for the first time; Why scheduling naps is one of NASA’s most important jobs; Gravitational wave detection is a favorite for the 2016 physics Nobel Prize;   Rachel Feltman and Sarah Kaplan on Science   Bigger brains mean longer yawns Scientists aren't sure why we yawn, but this study might provide an important clue. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more » Nobel Prize in chemistry is awarded for molecular machines Jean-Pierre Sauvage, James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard Feringa work in France, the United States and the Netherlands. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Ask a MacArthur ‘genius': Can breaking carbon-hydrogen bonds change the course of modern medicine? His method makes it easier to create new medicines. By Erin Blakemore  •  Read more »   It’s been 53 years since a woman won the Nobel Prize in physics. What’s the holdup? It's time to give Vera Rubin a Nobel for dark matter. By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   ‘Brain-training’ games train you in only one thing: Playing brain-training games A sweeping review of studies found that there's inadequate evidence that brain training can actually boost your brain. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   2016 Nobel Prize in physics awarded for revealing ‘the secrets of exotic matter’ Three scientists working in the United States were honored for theoretical discoveries of "topological phase transitions and topological phases of matter" By Rachel Feltman  •  Read more »   Ask a MacArthur ‘genius': Who owns science? This scientist wants us all to look at the world through $1 microscopes. By Erin Blakemore  •  Read more »   ADVERTISEMENT   Bees were just added to the U.S. endangered-species list for the first time Seven species of Hawaiian bees are now protected. But will that be enough? By Amy B Wang  •  Read more »   Why scheduling naps is one of NASA’s most important jobs In space, sleep is a matter of life and death. By Sarah Kaplan  •  Read more »   Gravitational wave detection is a favorite for the 2016 physics Nobel Prize The LIGO team's discovery was the culmination of many decades of theoretical labor and then elaborate, exquisite and expensive engineering. By Joel Achenbach  •  Read more »   Recommended for you   The Switch The day's top stories on the tech industry and tech in our lives. Sign Up »         Share Speaking of Science:       Twitter      Facebook Trouble reading? Click here to view in your browser. You received this email because you signed up for Speaking of Science. For additional free newsletters or to manage your newsletters, click here. We respect your privacy. If you believe that this email has been sent to you in error or you no longer wish to receive email from The Washington Post, click here. Contact us for help. ©2016 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071