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We Now Have a Toll of All the Whales Killed by Hunting in the Last Century
The whaling industry killed nearly 3 million for their oil, researchers estimate. But the true total is likely higher.
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The Desire to Conform Starts In Toddlers
Apes don’t have this problem — if they know the answer to a puzzle, they’ll do it, regardless of what their friends might think
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1,800 Studies Later, Scientists Conclude Homeopathy Doesn’t Work
A major Australian study debunks homeopathy—again
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The Galaxy May Be Way Bigger Than We Thought
New data analysis suggests that the Milky Way may be 50-percent larger than previously believed
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How the Sugar Industry Influenced Dental Research
Newly uncovered “sugar papers” reveal that the sugar lobby played a major role in 1970s dental public health policies
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We Finally Know How Chameleons Change Their Color
Chameleons’ secret involves tiny crystals under their skin
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Water Drops Leap Off Gecko Skin Thanks to Tiny Spines
Specialized hydrophobic structures on gecko skin encourage dewdrops to be swept away by the wind or to collide and shoot off one another like pool balls
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One of the Oldest Known Animals Is This Tiny, Ancient Sponge
A new fossil find pushes back the start of the evolution of multicellular animals
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London’s Congestion Pricing Plan Is Saving Lives
By charging $17.34 for a trip downtown during peak hours, London has reduced traffic fatalities by 40 percent
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Saving the World’s Oldest Mummies From Rot in a Warmer, Wetter World
Why are the ancient bodies of the Chinchorro people stored in a Chilean museum rapidly degrading into black ooze?
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The Loud Noise of Melting Glaciers May Actually Be Good for Animals
Melting glacier ice has been found to the loudest noise in the ocean—what does that mean for marine animals?
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Here’s What Music Specially Composed for Your Cat Sounds Like
Research shows that cats prefer “species-specific” with frequencies and tempos that mimic the sounds of purring and birds
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These Moths Remember Where They Mated for the First Time
The locale of the African cotton leafworm moth’s first experience pairing up forms its future preferences, a new study shows
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Centuries of Poison-Laced Water Gave These People a Tolerance to Arsenic
Some citizens of a remote village in the Andes have a genetic adaptation that allows them to quickly process high levels of arsenic, a new study shows
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NASA’s Next Space Robot Was Inspired by a Baby’s Toy
Meet the Super Ball Bot, a flexible robot that could explore new planets
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How Praying Mantises Can Jump Faster Than the Blink of an Eye
Stunning slow-mo videos capture juvenile mantises as they corkscrew through the air and precisely land their target
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Metal Rain Could Explain Why the Earth Made of Different Stuff Than the Moon
A new study shows that iron-rich asteroids could have vaporized when they hit the early Earth
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U.S. Heroin Overdose Rate Nearly Quadruples
As prescription painkillers become more difficult to abuse, the face of heroin addiction is changing
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This Might Be Why Handshaking Evolved
A new study shows that shaking hands is a covert way for us to unconsciously sniff out each other’s chemical signals
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