New Research
City Birds Are Evolving To Be More Flexible and Assertive Than Their Country Cousins
Animals are adapting to life in the big city
Turning Iron Into Platinum: Easier—And More Useful—Than Turning Lead Into Gold
Chemical trickery causes iron to act like platinum
Melting Greenland Ice Has Consequences
Melting Greenland ice could affect ocean circulation patterns, and further spur global warming
Downer News Bums Out Women But Not Men
Bad news delivered through the media increases women's sensitivity to stressful situations, new research finds, but men are immune to such effects
X-Ray Telescope Puts Glorious Nebulae in New Light
Composite images show stunning nebula in a new way
Trial By Judgmental Jury—Attractive Women Seem More Guilty
A recent study suggested that women who are blonde and beautiful are less likely to get any sympathy from a jury
The Science Behind Steak and a Bold Bordeaux
Researchers teasing out the way food feels and interacts in our mouths say they've found out why wine and steak pair so well
Three Quarters of Americans Now Believe Climate Change Is Affecting the Weather
74 percent of surveyed Americans think that global warming is changing the weather
Test Just How Good You Are at Remembering Faces
In this 10 minute test, you'll see 56 faces and names and try to remember as many as you can
Archaeologists Uncover Massive Stone Age Complex in Scotland
A 5,000-year old temple complex may have been the centre of Stone Age British culture
When Did Human-Neanderthal Hook Ups End?
Upper Paleolithic humans coming out of Africa lost romantic interest in Neanderthals about 47,000 years ago
Black Mamba Venom Beats Morphine as a Painkiller
Black mambas' toxicity turns out to have applications other than rodent-killing
The First Anchorman Ever Was Not Walter Cronkite
Walter Cronkite is widely referred to as the world's first anchorman. But a man named John Cameron Swayze might have beat him to the punch
How Mosquitoes Are Out-Smarting Humans
Mosquitoes have figured us out and have started biting during the daytime
Tree Gangsters Are Killing the Rainforest
Organized criminal syndicates are responsible for most illegal logging, which accounts for up to 30 percent of timber traded globally
This Is What Happens When a Black Hole Eats a Black Hole
A super-computer simulation calculates what happens when two black holes merge
Plants Won’t Help Fight Global Warming As Much As We’d Thought
A long-running experiment has found that more carbon dioxide does not necessarily mean more plant growth
For Experts, Cars Really Do Have Faces
A recent study had auto experts look at the fronts of cars, the same area of the brain involved in facial recognition was activated
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