New Research
The Arctic Is Running Out of Snow Even Faster Than It’s Running Out of Ice
The Arctic is losing snow cover twice as fast as it is losing sea ice
Finned Robot Leads Gullible Fish Schools
A new fish bot joins the ranks of ethorobotics, or the study of bio-inspired robots that interact with live animal counterparts
Giving a Good First Impression: You’re Doing It Wrong
Trying to assert your dominance is not necessarily the best way to say "Hi"
To Adapt to Harsh Greenland Climate, Vikings Gorged on Seals
Despite their barbaric reputation, the Viking-era Norse typically worked as farmers rather than hunters - except on Greenland
Here’s the Reality We’re Signing Up For By Letting Climate Change Happen
Say goodbye to winter, New Orleans, olive oil, rivers and world peace if climate change plays out as predicted
People Have Been Using Stone-Tipped Spears For Way Longer Than We Thought
A new study adds 200,000 years to their run
Fish on Prozac Are Violent And Obsessive
Prozac is seeping out of sewage treatment plants and into rivers and lakes, turning male minnows into female murderers
Tycho Brahe Probably Wasn’t Murdered, But These People Were
Here are some quite odd cases in which the people were probably murdered
Reality Check: Does Oxytocin Keep Committed Men Away from Other Women?
The latest oxytocin study says the hormone makes committed men stay faithful, but some skeptics cry foul
Is Your Syndrome Named After a Nazi?
Many are probably unaware that their condition has a Nazi's name attached to it
Chronic Lyme Disease Is Probably Not a Real Thing
New bouts of Lyme disease stem from new infections, not relapses
What Will Convince People That Genetically Modified Foods Are Okay?
In California, a loss for labeling GM foods has both sides wondering when people wil stop shouting and start thinking
To Save Money, Ask for Pretty, New Dollar Bills
People like their cash fresh and clean, and they're more likely to hold on to those neat bills than spend them quickly
Have Bedbugs Been Vanquished At Last?
Bedbugs have terrorized cities long enough, and now a human drug might stop them in their tracks
Scientists Get The Best Look Yet at a Rogue Planet With No Star
A gas giant, drifting alone with no star to call home, was discovered 100 light-years away
Man in a Vegetative State ‘Talks’ to His Doctors
Using "yes" or "no" questions, researchers ask a vegetative man if he is in pain
Are Humans Getting Intellectually And Emotionally Stupid?
Evolution no longer places intelligence-selecting demands on us, researchers argue, meaning we are slowly but surely regressing intellectually
Endangered Or Extinct Animals Won’t Be Saved By Cloning
Cloning might seem like a panacea solution. Take one animal and make millions! But it's not that simple
Climate Change May Obliterate Pandas
Panda bears are climate change's latest potential victims, which threatens to destroy their bamboo forests
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