New Research
Satellites Spot Whales From Space
This new method could help researchers remotely count and keep track of whale populations
Your Brain Now Processes a Smiley Face as a Real Smile
Perhaps eventually we’ll respond to emoji as we would to real dogs, cats and night skies
Here’s Where Species Loss From Climate Change Will Probably Be Most Extreme
Impacts to species around the world due to climate change are uncertain, but here's a data-backed idea of how things will play out
If You Think Climbing a Tree Will Save You From a Crocodile…
Crocodiles can climb trees
This is the Oldest Star We’ve Ever Seen
SM0313 was part of the second wave of star formation
Here's Proof the Bible’s Tales Were Tweaked
Biblical figures were riding around on camels thousands of years before camels were domesticated
Chlamydia Can Live in Your Gut And Reinfect You After You’re Cured
Doctors have known that chlamydia can reappear, but until now they’ve been stumped as to how exactly it happens
Attach a Tail to a Chicken and Watch a Mini Dinosaur Strutting Around
Sticking a fake dinosaur tail onto a living chicken helps researchers approximate how those animals once walked and moved
How to Humanely Euthanize a Whale
Leaving a beached whale to its own devices means a drawn out, painful death
Attractive Cyclists Are More Likely to Win Races
Endurance might be correlated with how attractive we find someone, new research suggests
Did Flowers Take Out The Woolly Mammoth?
Some researchers think that the mighty beasts may have been bested by tiny flowers. Or, more precisely, the lack of them
How You Describe a Dream Could Help Determine What Kind of Psychosis You Have
A recent study found dream descriptions could be used ot distinguish between schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
In the Next 40 Years, Heat-Related Deaths Could More Than Double in the U.K.
As the world warms up, the number of heat-related deaths will likely increase across the board
Mosquitoes' Sperm Can Detect Smells
Mosquitoes' individual sperm have scent-detecting sensors
Human Faces Might Only Express Four Basic Emotions
How many faces can you make? Offhand, you might guess ten, or twenty, but researchers now say...it's really only four
The “Pompeii of Animals” Shows Dinosaurs, Mammals and Early Birds in Their Death Throes
A lethal volcanic explosion is identified as the culprit behind a mysterious mass death of creatures that took place around 125 million years ago
Third-Hand Smoke Is Dangerous, Too
Like a Virus, Nicotine Can Stick to Clothes And Surfaces for Days
You’re Probably Not Working Out Hard Enough to Actually Need that Gatorade
Water is all you need to replenish after a workout
No Two Savannas Are Exactly Alike
Which means climate change will impact them differently
Neanderthals Went Extinct 30,000 Years Ago, But Their DNA Is Still in the Human Genome
Some of the Neanderthal genes made important contributions while others made us more susceptible to disease
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