New Research
Most of China’s Infamous Black Carbon Smog Comes From Cars And Cook Fires
Surprisingly, until now authorities struggled to pinpoint the main pollution culprits behind the black carbon, or soot
There’s Now Evidence That Other Europeans Beat the Vikings to the North Atlantic
Someone, and we don't know who, beat the Vikings to the Faroe Islands by as much as 500 years
To Control Feral Cat Populations, Cut the Tubes of Dominant Males
Rather than taking the goods entirely from feral cats, researchers now propose vasectomies are the way to go
Just Denting an Aluminum Can Makes People Less Likely to Recycle It
Cutting up paper, too.
No, Scientists Have Not Developed Hangover-Free Beer
Scientists added electrolytes to beer, which might help drinkers retain fluids but won't necessarily keep the hangover away
Magic Mushrooms, LSD And Peyote Don’t Seem To Be Bad for Your Health
There may be some reasons for justifying making these products illegal, but detrimental impacts on health are likely not one of them
Chemicals in the Blood Could Warn of Suicidal Thoughts
Preliminary work has found chemical signs, hidden in the blood, of peoples' internal struggles
To Exercise More, Sleep More First
Exercise is not a quick fix for sleeplessness, but rather a sleep aid that kicks in only with a long term investment of a regular schedule at the gym
Millennials’ Raucous “Hookup Culture” Is All a Big Myth
From the 80s to today, college-aged kids aren't having any more sex than before
These Complex, Beautiful Board Game Pieces Are 5,000 Years Old
With pigs and pyramids and dog-shaped tokens, what kind of game might they have been playing?
Hide And Seek Might Be Good for Kids’ Brains
By switching perspectives from hider to seeker, kids get experience in putting themselves in someone else's shoes
How Typhoid Mary Stayed Healthy
Researchers think a potential therapy could be developed that blocks the bacteria's ability to divide and produce symptomatic typhoid
Asia’s Only Tool-Wielding Monkeys Are Abandoning Their Stone Implements
If Thailand's gifted macaques are not sheltered from the corrupting influence of humans, they'll become another annoying, thieving bunch of Asian monkeys
Too Much Facebook Time Will Get You Down
The more time study participants spent scrolling through Facebook, the less happy and satisfied with their lives they felt
These Carvings Are the Oldest Rock Art in America, by Thousands of Years
Native Americans created the carvings, which depict nature and geometrical motifs, though researchers still puzzle over their exact purpose and meaning
Inability to Recognize Emperor Hirohito Actually Not a Sign of Impending Dementia
Researchers realized a change needed to be made after administering the test to people suffering from primary-progressive aphasia, which strikes the young
Childhood Obesity in the United States Is Decreasing
For the first time in years, the proportion of children who could be classified as obese decreased
Scientists Attempt to Replace Human Taste Testers With Test Tubes
If everybody tasted differently, can you actually objectively evaluate how food tastes?
Neanderthals Made Specialized Bone Tools And May Even Have Taught Humans How
Specialized tools found in Europe could mean that Neanderthals taught humans a few tricks
One Physicist Thinks the Universe Is Not Expanding—And He Might Not Be Crazy
Christof Wetterich can also explain the “red shift" that supports the idea of the Big Bang
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