Nature
Nature, or the natural world, encompasses the behavior and physiology of animals, plants and minerals
Merely a Taste of Beer Can Trigger a Rush of Chemical Pleasure in the Brain
New research shows just a sip can cause the potent neurotransmitter dopamine to flood the brain
April 15, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Animals Use Medicine, Too
From chimps to caterpillars to birds and flies, all sorts of animals use medicine
April 12, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Brain Surgery Performed on a Bear for the First Time
Champa the bear has made a swift recovery following surgery at her bear sanctuary in Laos
April 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Why Humidity Makes Your Hair Curl
Humid air causes hydrogen bonds to form between water molecules and the proteins in your hair, triggering curls and frizz
April 12, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Revealed: The Part of Our Brains That Makes Us Like New Music
Imaging technology shows that a reward center known as the nucleus accumbens lights up when we hear melodies we love
April 11, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Robert Edwards, 87, Helped Bring Millions of Babies Into This World
In vitro ferlization has helped millions of people have babies. The techniques co-founded just died
April 11, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Where Have the Trees of Guam Gone?
Scientists are investigating whether the obliteration of the island's bird species is thinning the tree canopy and could ultimately alter the forests' structure
April 11, 2013 |
By Claire Martin
Researchers Turn Brains Transparent By Sucking Out the Fat
By turning brains clear and applying colored dyes, connections between neuron networks can now be examined in 3D at unprecedented levels of detail
April 10, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Definitive Guide to Bedbug Sex
The last thing you want in your bed is bedbugs. But here is an even grosser thought to handle: bedbugs have sex in your bed.
April 10, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Bean Leaves Don’t Let the Bedbugs Bite by Using Tiny, Impaling Spikes
Researchers hope to design a new bedbug eradication method based upon a folk remedy of trapping the bloodsuckers as they creep
April 09, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Going the Distance on the Pacific Crest Trail
One of America's great long-distance hiking trails, the PCT meanders 2,650 miles through three states, from Campo, California, to E.C. Manning Provincial Park, in British Columbia
April 08, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
Thieves Break Into Safe to Steal $3 Million Worth of Rhino Horns
Right now the going rate for rhino horn (just about $30,000 a pound) is higher than for gold
April 08, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Climate Change Means More Adélie Penguins
Climate change seems to be giving an unexpected boost to this penguin species
April 08, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Iron Lady Margaret Thatcher Dies at Age 87
Margaret Tatcher, former Prime Minister of Great Britain and first woman to lead a Western power, died today at the age of 87
April 08, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Events April 9-11: Tarantulas, Star Gazing and an Award-winning Film
This week, hold some creepy crawlers, look at craters on the moon and watch a film based on Joseph Conrad's first novel
April 08, 2013 |
By Paul Bisceglio
Wildlife Managers Are Poisoning Rhino Horns to Stop People From Eating Them
The poison, a mix of parasiticides and pink dye, now fills more than 100 rhinos' horns
April 05, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Video: Researchers Produce Human Tissue-Like Material Using 3D Printing
Using droplets coated in oil as "ink," a 3D printer can construct a network of synthetic cells that mimics brain and fat tissue
April 04, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Scientists Figure Out What You See While You’re Dreaming
A learning algorithm, coupled with brain scans, was able to predict the images seen by dreamers with a 60 percent accuracy
April 04, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Whether Monkey or Human, Middle Managers Are the Most Stressed Out
While monkeys and humans may lead very different lives, the way both species' middle-rankers suffer and deal with stress is not so different
April 04, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Celebrate Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month By Reporting These Horrifying Species
April 1st marks the beginning of Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, but how does somebody celebrate?
April 04, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
