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Here’s How You Should Actually Go About Comforting a Depressed Friend
Optimism and well-wishes are not necessarily the best way to show a suffering friend that you care
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Cuckoos Don’t Sneak Into Other Birds’ Nests—They Barge Right In
Cuckoos don’t just make other bird’s raise their young, they lay their eggs while the other bird is in the nest
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What If There’s a Way to Explain Quantum Physics Without the Probabilistic Weirdness?
An old idea is back in vogue as physicists find support for “pilot wave theory,” a competitor to quantum mechanics
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Facebook’s Mood-Manipulation Study Wasn’t Nice But It Also Wasn’t Very Good Science
Facebook tried to deliberately change the moods of some of its users
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The Experience of Almost Dying Is Surprisingly Calm
People who have had near-death experiences report that they are quite peaceful.
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How Scientists Are Using Games to Unlock the Body’s Mysteries
They’re not just for kids anymore
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Some Chimps Are Putting Grass in Their Ears For No Particular Reason
Some chimp are creating their own “ear accoutrements,” perhaps the animal equivalent of a fashion statement.
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Mesopotamian Irrigation May Have Helped Out a Parasite That Now Infects 200 Million People
A parasite egg found in a grave in the Middle East gives scientists a window into how disease spread in prehistory
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Longer Prison Sentences Make Incarceration More “Contagious”
When people receive prison sentences about 17 months or longer, their peers become significantly more likely to be locked up
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Neanderthals Ate Their Vegetables
Traces of feces found in Spain show that neanderthals ate their vegetables
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This Rover Drives Under Ice And Could Explore Extraterrestrial Oceans
By driving on the underside of ice, this device can explore difficult-to-access waters on Earth, and possibly beyond.
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In a Blizzard, You Can Watch How Wind Turbines Move the Air
It’s pretty cool to see the patterns turbines create in the wind. But it could also help design better blades.
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Morning People May Act Less Ethically at Night
Early birds become less ethical late at night, and night owls are more likely to be dishonest early in the morning, a study shows.
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This Software Can Spot Rare Genetic Disorders Just by Looking at a Person’s Face
New software can spot genetic disorders like Down’s syndrome by analyzing photographs of faces
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Fish Exposed to Oil From BP Gulf Spill Swim Half as Fast
This is the second study in several months suggesting that the BP Deepwater Horizon spill has had lasting harmful effects on fish
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Humans Have Been Messing With China’s Yellow River for 3,000 Years
When humans try to tame nature things rarely go according to plan
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Software Used for Facial Recognition Teases Out Secret Messages Hidden on Bird Eggs
Some bird eggs have visual signatures that help them distinguish they own clutch from impostor cuckoo eggs
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When Trees Are Cut Down, Angkor’s Temples Begin to Crumble
People usually think of trees’ destructive impacts on Angkor, but they also protect those iconic temples
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Scientists Think These Creepy Wasps Are Going to Save Oranges
Biological control—importing predators to fight an invasive species—has a nasty track record
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For Some American Women, It’s Become the Norm to Have Babies Without Being Married
Women who don’t complete college are much more likely to have a child outside of wedlock than those who hold a bachelor’s degree
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