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The article offers information related to underwater archaeology. It mentions a 1200 B.C. ship excavated by George Bass off the southern coast of Turkey which led to the discovery that the vessel carried goods from the East to Greece and not vice versa. It notes the recovery of the Swedish warship Vasa, which sank in 1628, by archaeologists in 1961 and offered a view of the 17th century naval warfare.

The article discusses the preservation of historic structures such as the York Minster cathedral in York, England, reporting that researchers such as Karen Wilson have discovered that oleic acid, a component of olive oil, can be used as a protective coating. The hydrophobic characteristics of oleic acid are mentioned.

The article discusses the results of two separate investigating the link between a virus, called xenotrophic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV), chronic fatigue syndrome, and prostate cancer that found no evidence of XMRV infection.

The article reviews several computer and mobile device applications (apps) released in 2012. The Third Rock Radio app, created by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), is an online radio station which combines indie rock music with news briefs about space exploration. An app called Prognosis: Your Diagnosis, from app developer Medical Joyworks, allows users to try to solve medical mysteries. The Geo Walk app, from app developer Vito Technology, allows users to tap a point on an image of the globe, then see a large collection of information about that location.

The article reports on several research studies which examine the potential of exotic animals to treat human diseases including pythons, gila monsters, and tarantulas.

The article discusses research on applications using 3-D printers in science laboratories. Topics covered include applications that improved nutrition by controlling ingredients such as the Fab@Home project, that created implants to mend broken bones, and that manufactured the Urbee, a car with a plastic body.

The article reviews The Natural History Museum of Utah at the Rio Tinto Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The article discusses reports by paleontologist Martin Brasier on his discovery of 3.4-billion-year-old fossil bacteria, and his dispute with Bill Schopf, a paleontologist who claimed to have found cyanobacteria-like fossil microorganisms in West Australia, over whether Earth's earliest life was fueled by light or sulfur.

An image is presented of the gamma radiation activity of the night sky produced by observations from the U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

The article reports on the 2011 discovery of stone tools at an archaeological site in the United Arab Emirates, which provides evidence that human migration to southern Arabia occurred much earlier than previously thought, about 125,000 years ago.

The article lists the top moments in geek culture in 2011 including the supercomputers Watson's victory on the television trivia show Jeopardy!, the success of the physics-based smartphone game "Angry Birds," and the release of singer Bjork's music album "Biophilia."