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Giant Moths Have Descended on Malaysia, And No One Knows Why
Giant moths are making a mass appearance in Southeast Asia
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When Homo Sapiens Began to Emerge, Herpes Was Already Waiting
Herpes first evolved in chimpanzees before colonizing the cells of Homo erectus
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When Fire Ants Build Rafts, There Are No Free Loaders
When fire ants form floating balls, not a single leg or antennae goes to waste
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Polar Carnivores Might Have Originated in Tibet
A new fox fossil lends weight to the idea that many carnivores now found in the Arctic originated in what is now Tibet
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When People Are Stressed Financially, Their Racial Biases Escalate
White study participants view biracial faces as “more black” when times are tough
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Who Does Wikipedia Think Is Bigger Than Jesus?
Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus is Wikipedia’s most influential person, according to one measurement
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Beetles Have Destroyed 38,000 Square Miles of Forest
As part of this year’s farm bill, the United States Forest Service will try to rehabilitate beetle-infested forests
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Rats’ brain patterns and behaviors support the hypothesis that they can reflect on certain wrong choices
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Were Ancient Humans Built for Boxing?
Males may have bigger bones and stronger jaws to better withstand getting hit in the face
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These Researchers Put a Camera on a Polar Bear
In case you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a polar bear
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Stressed Nurses Dehumanize Patients to Cope, Says New Research
Italian study analyzes what it takes for nurses to remain committed to their job
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What Would the Planet That Smashed Into Earth and Created the Moon Have Been Like?
Scientists announced that they have found traces of Theia in moon rocks
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China Is Tearing Down Mountains to Build Cities
Land creation projects are proceeding apace without scientific research to back them up
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Here Are the Five Best Ways to Fight Climate Change, Ranked by Scientists
Given their “feasibility, cost-effectiveness, risk, public acceptance, governability and ethics,” these are the best ways to fight global warming
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This Cologne Makes Cows Smell Like Humans, So Mosquitos Bite Them Instead of Us
California company receives Gates Foundation grant to explore a unique kind of pest control
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Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs
Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack
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The Nobel Prize in Physics for the Discovery of Neutrons Was Auctioned Off This Week
The prize fetched more than Faulkner’s Nobel, but less than Crick’s
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This Rocky Exoplanet is Really, Really Big—Too Big
Kepler-10c is a rocky planet that’s too big to be a rocky planet
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The Universe Is Beautiful in This New Hubble Image
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field Image 2014 is stunning
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The Fourth Case of Mad Cow Disease Ever Reported in the U.S. Was Just Confirmed
The victim likely picked up the disease while traveling abroad
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