New Research
Orangutans Plan And Share Their Routes Before Hitting the Road
The authors suspect that other great apes and species of intelligent animals likely use similar communication strategies
Two Dozen Corpses, Beheaded Around 1,400 Years Ago, Found in a Cave in Mexico
In a cave in Mexico, the disembodied corpses of dozens of people
Elephants Can Distinguish Between the Growl of a Hungry Tiger And a Hungry Leopard
Farmers may be able to use growl-broadcasting, motion-triggered speakers to deter elephants from raiding their crops
Your Parents’ Music Will Be Stuck in Your Head Forever—And You’ll Like It
Deep down, new research finds, kids may be secretly enjoying themselves and creating fond attachments to oldies songs that still rock their parents out
Eight of the Ten Highest-Paying College Majors Include the Word “Engineering”
According to researchers, unless students come from a wealthy family, considering whether a college degree will pay off as an investment is a smart move
A Man’s Testicle Size May Influence His Enthusiasm for Parenting
Some men may be naturally inclined to go down the long-term investment parenting route, whereas others may lean towards the Johnny Appleseed approach
Ask 10,000 Men About “Forced Sex,” And Rape Statistics Start to Make Sense
When asked, one in four men admitted to committing sexual assault
Sudden Pauses in Text Messaging May Mean You’re Being Lied To
Additionally, we're more likely to lie by text than in-person or on the phone
An Underwater Volcano the Size of New Mexico Is the World’s Largest
The Tamu Massif is not only the world's largest volcano, but also one of the largest documented volcanoes in the solar system
A Tiny, Transparent Skull Implant Could Simplify Brain Surgery
Unlike past glass-based models, the new implant's ceramic material will not shatter if someone bumps their head
Richard III Had a Nasty Case of Roundworms
Perhaps the king's cooks were not washing their hands, or forgetting to rinse the human waste-fertilized salad greens before serving them to their monarch
Melting Glaciers Are Liberating Ancient Clothes, Like This 1,700-Year-Old Sweater
The well worn, patched up tunic turned up after sections of Norway's quickly-melting Lendbreen glacier retreated
This Frog Hears With Its Mouth
The tiny Gardiner's frog does not possess an eardrum, but it has come up with a convenient evolutionary hack to get around that
Whales Can Get Sunburned, Too
While we slather sunscreen on our skin, whales don't have the hands or the technology to do the same
When You Don’t Have Enough Money, It’s Hard to Think About Anything Else
Subjects consumed with money, they found, dropped an average of 13 IQ points, or the equivalent of zapping our brain by pulling a mind-numbing all-nighter
There Might Soon Be a Cure for (Your Pet Mouse’s) Jetlag
Scientists have found the protein that prevents your (mouse's) body from adjusting to changing time zones
Dung Beetles Offset Climate Change
Even the most determined dung beetles can't offset all of those emissions, so don't feel too relieved about that steak or burger
Guilt Is Contagious
Shaking hands with a cheater made study participants feel guilty themselves
The Star Tau Boo Flips Its Magnetic Field, Too
Scientists watched the magnetic field of a star 51 light years away flip back and forth
New Element 115 May Finally Be Added to the Periodic Table
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry will make the final call of whether or not the time has arrived to confirm ununpentium's existence
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