Camels Have Been Carrying Around a Deadly, Contagious Virus For At Least Twice As Long As Anyone Realized
Over the past twenty years, cases of the MERS virus might have gone undetected in infected humans
This Little Gem Is the Oldest Piece of the Earth We’ve Ever Found
A tiny zircon from western Australia is 4.4 billion years old
The Ultra-Strong Robotic Muscles of the Future Could Be Made From Fishing Line
One day, we could have muscles made of fishing line in our own bodies, too
There Is an Odd Link Between People Who Get Bitten by Cats And Depression
There’s some connection between cat bites and mental illness—it’s just not clear what it is
Ant Larvae Are Used as Living Floaties to Save the Queen From Floods
When the floods begin, the entire colony does its part in forming a living, floating mass, placing the queen at the protective center
Western Schizophrenia Tests Overdiagnose Immigrants
New research suggests that it’s not that immigrants have higher rates of schizophrenia, but rather that our tests for schizophrenia are biased
Like Humans, Elephants Console One Another When Times Get Tough
In the animal kingdom, only primates, dogs and smart birds like ravens were previously known to do this
Earth’s First Animals May Have Lived in a Dead Zone
Breadcrumb sponges show how Earth’s first animals may have got by with barely any oxygen
Why Some People Always Remember Their Dreams, But Others Never Can
Why people dream is still a mystery, however
Extreme Loneliness Can Be Deadly for Older People
People who suffer from loneliness were almost twice as likely to die over a six year study period than others
Scientists Revitalize the Reds in Renoir’s Faded Painting
Paint fades over time, but scientific analysis can help reconstruct the original
We Know Dinosaurs Pooped, But Did They Pee Too?
Researchers are trying to figure out whether dinosaurs combined feces and urine or not
The Cat Parasite That Causes Toxoplasmosis Is Turning Up in Beluga Whales
Native Inuits who eat Beluga whales risk infection if the meat is not thoroughly disinfected by cooking
Wisdom the Albatross, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Yet Another Baby
Wisdom is 63, and this is thought to be her 35th-or-so chick
Finding the Best Office Temperature Is Basically Impossible
Is there a universally perfect working temperature? Probably not, and trying to find it might be a wild goose chase
South Australia Has a Higher Rate of Hypothermia Deaths Than Sweden
Weather can be dangerous when preparedness and support are lacking
Elegant Mathematical Formulas Activate the Same Brain Region As Music And Art
Beauty comes in many different guises, including numbers and symbols
Your Brain Now Processes a Smiley Face as a Real Smile
Perhaps eventually we’ll respond to emoji as we would to real dogs, cats and night skies
Here’s Where Species Loss From Climate Change Will Probably Be Most Extreme
Impacts to species around the world due to climate change are uncertain, but here’s a data-backed idea of how things will play out
If You Think Climbing a Tree Will Save You From a Crocodile…
Crocodiles can climb trees
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