Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Exploration of Exotic Matter, Explained in Bagels
Winners probed superconductors and superfluids, launching the ongoing hunt for strange phases of matter
What Living Like Goats and Badgers Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Two Englishmen won the Ig Nobel Prize for eating grass, earthworms and worse in the name of science
The Many Futuristic Predictions of H.G. Wells That Came True
Born 150 years ago, H.G. Wells predicted, and inspired, inventions from the laser to email
Did Anthropologists Just Solve the 3-Million-Year-Old Mystery of Lucy’s Death?
Researchers think they've reconstructed the fatal plunge and last terrifying seconds of the hominin's life
Food Tasting Too Healthy? Just Add Scent
How scientists use smell to trick tastebuds—and brains
These Ridiculously Long-Lived Sharks Are Older Than the United States, and Still Living It Up
The lifespans of these marine methuselahs may double those of oldest living tortoises, a creative dating method finds
Bulldogs Are Dangerously Unhealthy, But There May Not Be Enough Diversity in Their Genes to Save Them
How we loved this dog into a genetic bind
Defying Stereotypes, Ducklings Are as Clever as They Are Cute
Newborn ducks understand abstract concepts such as sameness and difference with no training whatsoever
Some Ancient Insects Wore the Exoskeletons of Other Bugs to Disguise Themselves
New amber specimens show that insects have been mastering the art of disguise for 100 million years
Rare 'Family Guy' Mammal Dads Give Us All Something to Strive For
Let’s give a Father’s Day shout-out to mammal dads who put family first—and benefit themselves as well
Malaria, Zika and Dengue Could Meet Their Match in Mosquito-Borne Bacteria
A common bacteria that infects mosquitoes seems to prevent them from carrying more deadly diseases.
Being Super Busy May* Be Good for Your Brain
*Does busyness boost cognition, or do people with better cognition tend to keep busy?
Will We Ever Know Why Nazi Leader Rudolf Hess Flew to Scotland in the Middle of World War II?
The remarkable tale of insanity, espionage, and conspiracies remains unanswered after 75 years
Smartphone Study Uncovers Why So Much of the World is Short on Sleep
Age, gender and nationality impact how much we sleep, and social pressures rob many of needed rest
Infants Learn to Pay Attention (or Not) From Watching Mom and Dad
Parents who focus on play may help babies develop critical skills that predict future success
Celebrating 500 Years of German’s Beer Purity Law
Germany's treasured—and controversial—rule has a fascinating past and an uncertain future
Who's Laughing Now? Listeners Can Tell if Laughers are Friends or Not
We laugh differently with friends, and the reasons may lie deep in our social evolution
“Hobbits” Disappeared Much Earlier Than Previously Thought
If the tiny hominins ever coexisted with modern humans, the arrangement apparently didn't last long
The Right Body Language Can Boost Odds of Online Dating Success
Potential partners size you up in seconds, and the way you sit or stand matters
A Taste for Raw Meat May Have Helped Shape Human Evolution
Stone tools might have let our ancestors more easily chew and digest meat, which in turn may have changed our teeth and jaws
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