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
This is the Oldest Star We’ve Ever Seen
SM0313 was part of the second wave of star formation
This Satellite Just Returned From Circling the Sun, But NASA’s Lost the Ability to Talk to It
The style of transmitters that would let NASA talk to the spacecraft were taken out of commission
These 10 Year Olds Are Studying the Impact of Texting on Mario Kart Performance
Everybody knows that driving while texting is a really, really bad idea. But what about driving a Mario Kart and texting?
Attach a Tail to a Chicken and Watch a Mini Dinosaur Strutting Around
Sticking a fake dinosaur tail onto a living chicken helps researchers approximate how those animals once walked and moved
How to Humanely Euthanize a Whale
Leaving a beached whale to its own devices means a drawn out, painful death
Attractive Cyclists Are More Likely to Win Races
Endurance might be correlated with how attractive we find someone, new research suggests
This Little Minnow Will Be the First Fish Ever Taken Off the Endangered Species List
Thanks to successful conservation efforts, the Oregon chub has successfully rebounded from near-extinction
In the Next 40 Years, Heat-Related Deaths Could More Than Double in the U.K.
As the world warms up, the number of heat-related deaths will likely increase across the board
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