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Science Explains How the Iceman Resists Extreme Cold
MRI scans reveal that Wim Hof artificially induces a stress response in his brain
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Is This Backwards-Orbiting Asteroid an Interstellar Visitor?
The space rock could have been captured from another star system during the early days of our solar system
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The Adorable Chinese Giant Salamander Is Slithering Toward Extinction
The amphibians could actually be five separate species, some of which may already be extinct
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Hundreds of Blue Whales Are Permanent Residents Off New Zealand’s Coasts
Survey and genetic data show the whales of South Taranaki Bight are a unique population of non-migratory blue whales
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One-Third of the World’s Protected Areas Are Threatened by ‘Intense’ Human Pressure
And that spells trouble for global biodiversity
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Your Bed Is Dirtier Than a Chimp’s
Human beds have far more bacteria associated with skin, saliva and feces than the nests of our primate cousins
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An 800-Year-Old Shipwreck Helps Archaeologists Piece Together Asia’s Maritime Trade
A new date for the Java Sea shipwreck could shed light on the politics of Chinese trade routes
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These Lizards Evolved Toxic Green Blood
The strange trait has developed four separate times and may protect the skinks from certain malaria strains
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Greenland’s Ice Provides a Year-By-Year Account of the Roman Empire’s Economy
A new study finds that lead levels from Roman silver production rise and fall in relation to the Empire’s political and economic changes
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Scientists Say They Have Transferred ‘Memories’ Between Snails
A controversial new study suggests that RNA may play an important role in memory storage
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Archaeologists Discover They’ve Been Excavating Lost Assyrian City
Cuneiform tablets revealed the site in Iraqi Kurdistan is the legendary city of Mardaman
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A New Look at Old Data Suggests Europa Shoots Watery Plumes Into Space
Scientists made the surprising discovery by turning the powers of modern computing on 1997 data collected during the Galileo mission
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Study Looks at Why We All Spew So Much BS
The social pressure to have an opinion and a lack of accountability are what lead to the mix of truth, half-truth and outright falsehood known as bullshit
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People Lived in This Cave for 78,000 Years
Excavations in Panga ya Saidi suggest technological and cultural change came slowly over time and show early humans weren’t reliant on coastal resources
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Even the Deepest Parts of the Ocean Are Polluted With Startling Amounts of Plastic
A review of data from 5,010 ROV dives reveals and abundance of single-use plastics littering the seas
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Venus and Jupiter May Meddle With Earth’s Orbit and Climate
In 405,000-year cycles, the tug of nearby planets causes hotter summers, colder winters and drier droughts on our home planet
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Your Summer Vacation Is a Carbon Emissions Nightmare
A new study of tourism supply chains shows that all those flights, zip-line tours and foie gras produce 8 percent of global carbon emissions
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The Sun Will Produce a Beautiful Planetary Nebula When It Dies
A new model of stellar death shows our low-mass star has enough juice to produce a beautiful ring of gas and dust before winking out
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Sorry, There Are No Secret Chambers in King Tut’s Tomb
After two contradictory radar scans, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities commissioned a third comprehensive survey that revealed no voids beyond the tomb walls
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Analysis Breaks Down the Annoying “Poet Voice”
It’s not just you; poets also read their works aloud with long pauses, weird cadences and almost no emotion
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