New Research
African Vultures Could Go Extinct Within the Next Century
Poachers, poison and collisions with wind turbines are killing these important scavengers
People Who Believe in Ghosts Are More Fearful Overall
New research finds a link between paranormal beliefs and fears of things like natural disasters
Five Things We've Learned About Fear Since Last Halloween
Including why screams get our brain's attention and why a drop of "love hormone" in our nose could make us less fearful
Ice Age Babies Buried in Alaska Reveals Early Genetic Diversity in North America
The infants’ DNA shows that humans may have stayed near the Bering Strait for thousands of years before moving farther south
Genetically Edited Hercules Dogs Can Pack on Extra Muscles
Scientists use a natural mutation that produces extra muscle to tweak dogs genes
Comet Lovejoy is One Boozy Space Rock
The greenish comet that lit up the sky last January releases as much alcohol as 500 bottles of wine every second during its peak
Future Cops May Track Down Criminals By Making Fingerprints Glow
One scientist's revenge could be the ultimate crime-fighting tool
92 Percent of Possible Earth Twins Have Yet to Be Born
Our young universe promises trillions of more planets to come
27 Percent of U.S. Adults Didn't Read a Single Book Last Year
This new survey on reading habits isn't all doom and gloom, though
The Mysterious Case of the Adirondacks Sugar Maple
The trees are on the decline, but why?
Lead Poisoning Rampant for Wealthy Medieval Europeans
It wasn't just the Romans that accidentally poisoned themselves
Sunscreen May Be Destroying Coral Reefs
Just a tiny amount of a common chemical in sunscreen can bleach and break delicate coral
Man’s Best Friend May Hail From Central Asia
Genetic analysis of over 5,000 dogs suggests that they were originally domesticated in Mongolia and Nepal
Did Life on Earth Really Start 4.1 Billion Years Ago? Not So Fast
Don’t rewrite the Earth’s history just yet
Where Do Hallucinations Come From? It May Just Be What You've Seen
It may be our brains overriding what is there with what it expects to see, according to new research
3D Model Showed Controversial Photo of John F. Kennedy’s Assassin Is Not a Fake
Doubts surrounded the incriminating photo since Kennedy was assassinated in 1963
When You Space Out, Parts of Your Brain go to Sleep
Midday drowsiness might mean you’re already drifting off
Prosthetics Could Soon Have a Sense of Touch
A technology suprisingly inspired by Darth Vader
Fossilized Teeth Reveal Humans Were in Asia Long Before Europe
Early humans might have been more inclined to roam than scientists previously thought
Hunter-Gatherers Sleep Little and Get Up Early
Our ancestors probably didn’t need nine hours of sleep either
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