New Research
Checking the Claim: Can Probiotics Make You Smarter?
A researcher says a certain strain of gut bacteria can enhance brain power—but some critics aren't sold
What’s the Flattest-Looking State in the U.S.?
How things are, and how things look, aren't always the same thing
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
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
Forests Around Chernobyl Aren’t Decaying Properly
It wasn't just people, animals and trees that were affected by radiation exposure at Chernobyl, but also the decomposers: insects, microbes, and fungi
Let Us Introduce You to a Tiny Arctic Tyrannosaurs
Nanuqsaurus hoglund lived above the Arctic circle
Matching a Person’s Face With an ID Photo Seems To Be Something of a Crap Shoot
People fail to make a correct identification up to 20 percent of the time, at least in the lab
Copy Cats Are Universally Looked Down Upon by the World’s Children
Regardless of their nation's stance on copyright and intellectual property laws, kids are not into others stealing their ideas
Restoring Cut Rainforests Might Not Work Well If There’s Light Pollution Nearby
Fruit-eating bats can't do their job distributing seeds around the new jungle patch if they're blinded by lights
Male Peacocks Make Fake Sex Noises to Seem More Attractive Than They Are
Faking a noise usually reserved for sex makes male peacocks more attractive
These Teenagers Have Already Accomplished More Than You Ever Will
The winners of this year's Intel Science Talent Search take on flu vaccines, stem cells and tools for diagnosing cancer
Elephants Identify Dangerous People by Their Gender, Their Clothes And Even the Language They Speak
Wild Kenyan elephant have learned to identify Maasai men as dangerous threats
Americans Are Using Transit More Than Any Time in Nearly 60 Years
Transit use seems to be up across the board
Women Pitching the Same Exact Ideas As Men Still Get Less Funding From Venture Capitalists
Men have a quantifiable advantage over women when pitching their businesses
Parents Playing With Their Phones Have Less Patience for Their Kids
Kids compete with Candy Crush and texting for a parental attention
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
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
Flying Snakes Glide Through the Air Like Mini-Tornadoes
Researchers are getting closer to understanding the physics behind this impressive reptilian feat
Stonehenge’s Stones Can Sing
Stonehenge's mighty bluestones sing when struck
This New App Promises to Sharpen Your Eyesight
Forget Lasik. A neuroscientist from the University of California Riverside swears that his exercises can improve your vision
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