New Research
These Dolphins Mourn Their Dead
A new study looks into a sad ritual at sea
Why We Can Thank Bats for Bedbugs
Scientists have proven through genetics that bats were the first hosts to the pesky parasite before passing them on to ancient humans
How You Shop Can Reveal Your Identity to Thieves
Women are more easily identified from their shopping patterns than men
Meet the Friendly Virus That Might Actually Be Good For You
Many people carry it, but it doesn’t make you sick and could actually fight against viruses like HIV and Ebola
Scientists Finally Know How Baleen Whales Hear
A beached whale, a supercomputer, a scientific mystery solved
Scientists Try Out 2,300-Year-Old Brain Surgery Techniques
Experiments conducted by a Siberian research team shed light on the neurosurgical methods evident in three Iron Age skulls
There's a Big Rift in Opinion Between Americans And Scientists
New study shows that citizens and scientists only agree some of the time
Planets Formed Close to Their Stars Are Named for Vulcan, the Roman God of Fire
Closer to their stars than Mercury is to the Sun, these hot worlds deserve an explanation
Why “Expensive” Medicines Might Actually Work Better
Perceived cost might influence drugs’ benefits
A Newly Discovered Caterpillar Makes a Deadly Fortress of Its Cocoon
Scientists have found a caterpillar in a Borneo forest that uses toxic tree resin to build an extra-safe home for its metamorphosis
Are You Binge-Watching Because You're Depressed?
A new study found that people who were depressed binge-watched TV more—and used TV binges to deal with negative emotions
Spiders Spin Electrically Charged Silk To Make It Sticky
The garden center spider doesn’t put sticky glue on its web; it uses a complex spinning process to build prey-snaring silk threads
Being Politically Correct Can Actually Boost Creativity
In mixed-gender groups, being PC makes everyone more comfortable and lets ideas flow
These Five Earth-sized Planets Are Super Old
Kepler-444 is 11.2 billion years old and its five planets could tell us about planet formation in the early universe
Sugar Is Causing Girls to Get Their Periods Sooner
Why shunning soda might help reduce premature puberty rates
Did Fishermen Find Evidence of an Unknown Group of Primitive Humans?
A fossilized jawbone pulled from the seafloor near Taiwan may be from an ancient type of hominin new to science
23 Kids’ Peanut Allergies Were Cured, At Least Temporarily
A probiotic may be the key to fighting allergies to peanut proteins
Ten Other Men Left Genetic Legacies So Huge They Rival Genghis Khan's
A new study shows that 10 other men founded large Y-chromosome lineages
The Secret to a Long Life: Be Cooperative and Live Underground
Naked mole rats enjoy exceptionally long, healthy lives, and there's more than good genes at work
The 61 Tattoos of Ötzi, the 5,300-Year-Old “Iceman”
Scientists have mapped the body art of one of archeology’s biggest super stars in hopes to better understand the role tattoos played in early civilization
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