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Putting Your Hand Over Your Heart Makes You Both Appear And Behave More Honestly
Our bodily actions have more influence over our behavior and perceptions than we might realize
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Conches Evolved To Be Smaller Because of Hungry Humans
Conches began maturing when they were smaller in order to breed before humans snatched them up
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The Science of Monday’s Big “Gravitational Wave” Thing Explained in Two Minutes
Big Bang news left you lost? This Minute Physics video might help
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Like Humans, Dolphins’ Genetics Are Shaped by Their Culture
Dolphins that use sponges as tools have a different haplotype than those that do not
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April Showers Bring… a New Record for Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide
In Hawaii, atmospheric carbon dioxide has crossed above 400 ppm, and it’s expected to stay there for a while
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Why Dark Chocolate Is Not Just Delicious But Good For Us
It turns out the microbes in our guts love dark chocolate, too
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The Narwhals’ Unicorn-Like Tusk Can Sense Changes in Its Environment
The nerve-filled appendage helps the animals sense temperature and perhaps find prey and mates
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This Moss Sprung Back to Life After Being Frozen for 1,500 Years
Older organisms have been brought back from a state of suspended animation, but this is by far the oldest moss to come back to life
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Wyoming Students Won’t Learn About Climate Change
A move by state legislators may prevent Wyoming from adopting the proposed ‘Next Generation Science Standards’
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Spend Two Minutes Rooting for a Pill Bug to Roll Back Onto His Feet
You know that feeling where you’re stuck, and you can’t quite get unstuck? So does this pill bug.
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We’re About to Watch As a Supermassive Black Hole Tries to Gobble a Gas Cloud
A huge cloud of dust is on a collision course with the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way
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Give Rats THC, And Their Kids’ Brains Look Different
The progeny of rats that were exposed to marijuana show some differences
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Adidas May Have Finally Made a Sleek, Streamlined Soccer Ball That Players Can Live With
Professional soccer players hate when Adidas redesigns their World Cup balls. How will this new one fly?
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Iditarod Sled Dogs May Be the Best Animal Athletes
These dogs run for about 100 miles a day for eight or nine days straight
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Sounds Can Change the Taste of Our Food As We Eat It
When you taste something, there’s a lot more than your tastebuds at work
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What’s the Flattest-Looking State in the U.S.?
How things are, and how things look, aren’t always the same thing
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Coming Soon, a College Degree in Coffee
The University of California, Davis, has launched a coffee research center, and hopes to offer college degrees in coffee
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You Can Make Or Break a First Impression by How You Say “Hello”
Specifically, it’s the tone of your voice that is sending subtle clues about yourself—true or otherwise
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Journey to the Center of Earth
There May Be a Second Massive Ocean Deep Beneath the Surface
Chemically bonded to minerals in the transition zone, Earth’s mantle may be rather wet
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