Why Did (or Didn’t) the Meerkat Cross the Road?
Dominant female meerkats hang back to let subordinates cross busy, dangerous roads first
Why the Internet Loves Lists
Why do we love lists so much? Science and literature might have some answers
Pessimists Live Longer Than Optimists
New research suggests that the downers wind up outlasting the uppers
Neuroscientists Wire Two Rats’ Brains Together And Watch Them Trade Thoughts
One rat, presented with a task, completes it using only the thoughts transmitted from another rat’s brain
Arctic Drilling Is On Hiatus As Shell Packs It In
After a string of mishaps, Shell is pausing their bid to drill the Arctic seas
Could Spider Silk Stop a Moving Train?
Spiderman really could have stopped that train from falling, so long as his silk resembled that produced by the Darwin’s bark spider
Why Are Our Brains Wrinkly?
Brain wrinkles naturally develop as the brain gets larger in order to lend more surface area and help white matter fibers avoid long stretches
Canadian Government Winds Down Research That Could Help Stop Climate Change
If carbon dioxide emissions don’t start dropping in the next few decades, we’re looking at hundreds of years of high temperatures
Geneticists Try to Figure Out When the Illiad Was Published
When was The Iliad actually written? To answer that question, you might turn to a historian or a literary scholar. But geneticists wanted a crack at it
Why Do We Care Whether Animals Appreciate Our Art?
In a recent study, researchers put seven Java Sparrows in a cage with a bunch of artwork and watched them to see which ones they preferred
Giant Goldfish Have Invaded Lake Tahoe
Populations of native fish have decreased tenfold in Lake Tahoe, and this new invader could only exacerbate the situation
Titanic Replica Will Aim to Retrace Ill-Fated Ship’s Voyage
The same man who wanted to establish a Jurassic Park theme park now wants to build the Titanic II
Lighting Up the Arctic Sky With Artificial Aurorae
The U.S. military’s Naval Research Lab teamed up with university researchers and defense contractors to set the atmosphere aglow
This Is Your Brain on Movies
Innerscope Research recently did a study claiming that by looking at viewers “emotional engagement threshold” during a trailer, they can predict just how well it will do at the box office. But neuroscience isn’t that easy
Overzealous Male Frogs Practice a Practical Sort of Necrophilia
Both males and females still get to pass on their genes to the next generation, despite one of them being dead
Why Do Big Dogs Die Younger?
According to new research, it’s because they age faster
Too Little Sleep Can Really Mess Our Bodies Up
People who sleep normally have around 1,800 functioning genes, but the sleep deprived lose around 400 of these
What Does Football Look Like for the Ball?
Researchers have developed an image stabilization program that can actually smooth out the footage and give you some great, ball’s- eye-view shots
Investigation: China Covertly Condones Trade in Tiger Skins and Bones
The Chinese government says it is committed to saving tigers from extinction, yet it legalized trade in captive-bred big cats’ skin and bones
The Red Planet Is Only Red on the Outside
A rusty sheen turns Mars red, but beneath the rock is a plain gray
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