Antidepressants are destroying underwater ecosystems, which we in turn eat.
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Biologists at the University of Bristol demonstrate how the mysterious phenomenon of spider ballooning for great distances and at great heights works.
Are we sure this isn’t alien technology?
On Sept. 2, a fire spread through Rio de Janeiro’s National Museum, devouring the historic building and most of its 20 million culturally and scientifically important items. We look at nine priceless artifacts and collections likely lost in the blaze.
Between Carl Sagan’s laughter, the brainwaves of somebody in love, and a live theremin concert, humanity has sent a lot of data out into the stars.
The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics reveal a rise in workplace fatalities, including how people are dying, and where they’re dying.
Behavioral ecology is a real science. But applying it to humans, with our social structures, is highly suspect. Imagine a scientist. Try closing your eyes and really picturing this person: envision […]
Maybe the only chance they have to tell their story before they’re gone.
Humans are much more dangerous to spiders than vice versa.
Amid an ongoing battle over the retail and grocery delivery market, Walmart has filed a patent for robotic bees that would pollinate crops just like the real insects.
Biodiversity refers to genetic diversity within species, diversity between species, and diversity of ecosystems. We take a look at all three.
Can artificial intelligence rival the animal kingdom? We compare the intelligence of four animals to current A.I. capabilities.
The greatest danger to our planet is not pollution or climate change, but our own despair.
If a new ballot initiative receives enough signatures California could become a new haven for non-evidence based science.
Plant cognitive ecologist Monica Gagliano talks about the challenges facing serious scientific research into plant intelligence.
Humans have way more than five senses, and if you include the animal kingdom there even more still.
The ICARUS Initiative aims to track migratory animals from space using special transmitters and antennae. The data retrieved from the project will help us conserve biodiversity but has the potential to promote human well-being and prosperity, too.
Imagined memory palaces are still used by memory champions and the few who practice the memory arts, but they are best known from Greco-Roman times.
Three-quarters of tree species common in the eastern U.S. have moved their population centres westward over the last 30 years – an effect not predicted by assumptions about global warming.
20 million ready-but-sterile male mosquitoes are being released in California to reduce local populations.
Three great things all align this August, making the Perseids a can’t-miss show. Here’s how to take advantage. When it comes to meteor showers, we have these dazzling pictures in […]
Scientists discover an antibody that blocks the triggering of allergic reactions.
The Chinese government just banned the online sale of Bibles, yet another attempt at President Xi’s suppression of Christianity.
Have you ever wondered why modern-day mammals have adaptations for nighttime activity? A new study suggests dinosaurs might be the reason.
Researchers succeed in deleting key genes from ants, significantly modifying their behavior.
We all love the art, but we often forget the difficulty of being an artist. Here are some of the most famous, greatest writers of all time who never could quite make a living doing it.
In her book, Rise of the Necrofauna, Britt Wray reports on the ethics and science behind de-extinction.
This is the oldest fossil ever found belonging to the line that leads to us.