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Spider Monkeys Are the Only Other Primate Species That Segregates by Sex
Spider monkey females are basically living together in a feminist commune to escape the aggressive, greedy males
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One Drink Might Be Enough to Make People 55 And Older Unsafe Drivers
Older adults may be more susceptible to the effects of alcohol on driving performance
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Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air Like Mini-Tornadoes
Researchers are getting closer to understanding the physics behind this impressive reptilian feat
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Could Giant Walls Prevent Tornadoes?
The idea is to build three walls, 1,000 feet high and 150 feet wide, running east to west across the country’s middle
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Forget Storing Carbon. Why Not Capture It And Make It Into Something Useful?
New equipment could let manufacturers use atmospheric carbon dioxide as a raw material
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What Season You’re Born in Might Influence How Your Brain Develops
Men born in December tend to have the most grey matter in a certain region of the brain, while men born in June have the least
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Some Totally Normal People Just Don’t Like Music That Much
While some of us find ourselves quietly crying in the middle of a Target when some dumb song comes on, others are unmoved
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If We’re Going to Climb Mountains, First the Earth Needs to Make Them
Temujin Doran’s video explores the processes that affect mountain evolution
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NASA Wants to Take a Closer Look at the Water on Jupiter’s Moon
Part of NASA’s tentative 2015 budget includes planning for a mission to Europa
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Everybody Chill Out, Eating Meat Isn’t Going to Kill You
A new study suggesting that a meat-rich diet is just as bad as smoking has some problems
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This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of ‘Gravity’ Happening in Real Life
Space is littered with debris, and we really should start getting some of it out of there
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This Robot Is Trying to Get Into College
The Todai Robot artificial intelligence system is trying to clear the University of Tokyo entrance exam
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Watch Corals Fight Epic, Slow-Motion Wars
The world of corals may move slowly, but it’s still full of danger and violence. We’re just moving too quickly to see it happen.
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In a recent study, researchers confirmed that people tend to think that the most important world events happen when they’re younger
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These Apps Could Triple Your Reading Speed
They show you words one-by-one, at incredible speeds—up to 1,000 words per minute
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How Your Body Tells You “That’s Enough Hot Sauce”
We have the answers to your burning chili pepper questions
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Ancient Poop Had Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Too
14th century feces not so different from today
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These Drones Flock (Almost) Like Birds
After long scientific endeavor, these drones flocked together
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The Wine Industry Thinks It’s Getting Us Drunk Too Quickly
As a fix, wine scientists are searching for a wild yeast species that will produce less alcoholic beverages
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