New Research
What Would Closing the Wage Gap Mean?
The effects for single moms and racial minorities would be particularly significant
Ocean Acidification Could Have Driven Earth’s Biggest Mass Extinction
Study shows the world's oceans were dangerously acidic during the Permian Extinction Event
Yes, Facebook is Making You Sad
Stop comparing your life to flattering photos and carefully-crafted status updates
Changes in California’s Roadkill Linked to State’s Drought
The California Roadkill Observation System studies wildlife by mapping out crowd-sourced roadkill sightings
Here’s Why the Dutch Are So Tall
A new study shows natural selection is alive and well in the Netherlands
Northern Europeans Were Not So Sold on Farming
A new study of ancient beads shows “an enduring cultural boundary” between northern and southern Europe during the Neolithic Age
Study Suggests Thinking Less Is Key to Faster Learning
New research shows sometimes our own brains get in the way of acquiring new skills
How Did an Ottoman War Camel End Up in an Austrian Basement?
Archaeologists think they have solved the mystery
Here's Why You Wince at Wasabi
The structure will help researchers understand pain— and create drugs that could suppress it.
Teen Pregnancies Have Hit an All-Time Low
But teens still aren’t opting for the most effective forms of birth control
70 Percent of Western Canada’s Glaciers Will Disappear by 2100
And that’s the conservative side of scientists’ ice melt projections
Yet Another Reason Not to Smoke: It Gives Superbugs Superpowers
Antibiotic resistant bacteria even more resistant in the presence of cigarette smoke
Amazonian Hallucinogen Could Be an Antidepressant
Drinking Ayahuasca, a hallucinogenic tea, could change the concentration serotonin in the brain
At Night, Fish Communicate With Special Calls, Whistles and Grunts
Dropping a hydrophone into an underwater cave helps researchers make sense of the din
New Dwarf Dragons Have Been Found in the Andes
It seems that every time herpetologists wander into the Andean cloud forests, they emerge with colorful lizard species in tow
Male Mice Sing Sexy Songs to Woo Females
New research shows that mice can change their mating songs according to context
Here’s How Europeans Quickly Evolved Lighter Skin
Darker skinned people lived in Europe until fairly recently
A Sixth Sense Could Help the Blind "See"
In a new study, blind rats could get around by directly incorporating geomagnetic information
UV Light Reveals the Colors of Fossil Shells
Patterns made visible help a researcher discover 13 new species of ancient cone snails
"Wereplant" Releases Its Pollen By the Light of the Full Moon
An unassuming shrub from the Mediterranean is the first documented case of a plant timing its reproduction to the lunar cycle
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