Futurity: News From Leading Research Universities

This new information source publishes what is essentially an online magazine featuring research news from a long list of major North American research institutions. It sorts into four categories: Earth & Environment; Health & Medicine; Science & Design; and Society & Culture. Readers can comment on articles. RSS feed and a daily email newsletter are available. Well worth a look. It says this about itself:

Futurity began in March 2009 as the answer to a challenging question: How will the public learn about important breakthroughs at leading research universities as traditional news outlets continue to shrink?

The answer is simple.

Learn about them directly through an online news magazine that reports on discoveries in science, health, technology, business, society, and the arts. Expand the Web site’s reach through social media sites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook.

Futurity features the latest and most important discoveries from North America’s leading research universities—discoveries that will change the way we live, the way we work, the way we think.