New Research
A Flourishing Microbial Community Dwells Within Your Belly Button
A team of researchers dug into 60 different people's belly buttons and found bacterial diversity and microbial mystery
These Scientists Want The Election To Go On Even Longer
If these computer scientists have their dastardly way, the election season will be extended by a whole week - all for voting
Report: Climate Change Threatens National Security
A new reports suggests that the U.S. military is not prepared for a world morphed by climate change
Identical Twins Aren’t So Identical – Which Makes Twin Studies Harder
As twins grow and develop, each will acquire his or her own set of mutations - which could throw a wrench into twin studies
Mother Birds Teach Their Eggs a Secret ‘Feed Me!’ Password
Australian female fairy-wrens don't even wait until their young are hatched before starting to teach them life skills
Crocodile And Alligator Jaws Are More Sensitive Than Human Fingertips
Human fingertips are exquisitely sensitive to texture and touch, but they've got nothing on crocodilian jaws
How Gigantic, Ancient Cats And Dogs Got Along
Dogs and cats have never been the best of friends, but 9 million years ago they at least lived in harmony together
Blind Humans Can Learn To Sense Like a Rat With Whiskers
Finger-censor "whiskers" could someday help blind people sense surrounding objects like a rodent
Blind Mole Rats’ Cells Self-Destruct Before They Can Turn Cancerous
Researchers tease out the secret behind blind mole rats' resistance to cancer
A Conservative Estimate For Dengue Fever Infections in India: 37 Million Each Year
Dengue fever is become more common worldwide, and India has been particularly hard hit
Researchers Find Fracking Might Cause Earthquakes After All
New research makes the previously-tangential relationship between fracking and earthquakes much more firm
Not All End-Zone Celebrations Are Treated Equally
On recent study suggests that, like many other situations in which there is enforcement of a rule - excessive celebration calls might have something to do with race
Whatever Happened to Sociologists?
Sociology wasn't always the brunt of jokes from other scientists
What Can We Learn From the Porn Industry About HIV?
Before getting naked and having sex in front of a camera, porn stars have to go through three checks - all for HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases
Finding Life on Other Planets May Be Even Harder Than We Thought
Some scientists think that to find advanced life, you need to look for an asteroid belt
How to Shut Off Bad Habits
Habits die hard, but researchers may have the first clue towards neurologically shutting down bad ones
Newly Uncovered, 6,500-Year-Old Fortified Stone City the Oldest in Europe
This 350-person town is the oldest of its type found to date
How to Tell If Your Kid Will Become a Great Artist
Spotting artistic talent in your own kid is hard - but here are some ways to do it
Dolphins Go Hunting In Fishers’ Nets
Dolphins deliberately enter trawlers' nets to look for food--sometimes they get caught
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