The Past George Washington’s biggest battle? With his dentures, made from hippo ivory and maybe slaves’ teeth Washington first took the oath of office of the president of the United States with just one natural tooth remaining.
Starts With A Bang Giant radio galaxy Alcyoneus is now the largest known galaxy in the Universe Move over, IC 1101. You may be impressively large, but you never stood a chance against the largest known galaxy: Alcyoneus.
The Past New research suggests modern humans lived in Europe 10,000 years earlier than previously thought Was this a moment when humans interbred with Neanderthals?
Neuropsych Why do people rate AI-generated faces as more trustworthy? What makes a face trustworthy, anyway?
Neuropsych The signs of unhealthy power dynamics in a relationship — and how to even them out Psychologists often view relationship power imbalances through three unique dynamics.
Smart Skills There are six types of worker, this study says. Which one are you? Are you a striver or a pioneer?
Life Dinosaurs got sick, too — but from what? About 150 million years ago, a long-necked sauropod came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history…or is it?
The Future Robot morphs shape using material inspired by origami Outfitted with wheels and rotors, the bot can morph from a land drone into a quadcopter in seconds.
Life Watch chimps use insects as medicine on one another Many animals practice what looks like self-medication. A new report suggests that chimps tend wounds with insects, often treating each other.
Neuropsych Even monkeys choke under pressure Choking under pressure seems to have deep evolutionary roots.
Neuropsych Research confirms men with older brothers are more likely to be gay Men with one older brother are 12% more likely to enter a same-sex union than those with a sister.
Strange Maps Canceled megaprojects: Alternative visions of New York and London Take a look at the Times Square Totem, the Trafalgar Square Pyramid, and other landmarks that were never built.
Starts With A Bang Ask Ethan: What does “Grand Unified Theory” mean? If the electromagnetic and weak forces unify to make the electroweak force, maybe, at even higher energies, something even greater happens?
13.8 Humanity is not even a Type 1 civilization. What would a Type 3 be capable of? The Kardashev scale ranks civilizations from Type 1 to Type 3 based on energy harvesting.
Health Safer painkillers: A novel drug treats pain without killing people Painkillers have nasty side effects, such as organ damage or addiction. Researchers have discovered a new drug that may cause none of these.
The Past How the theory of evolution sparked bizarre ideas about human origins in the North After it became clear that the world wasn’t 6,000 years old, some proposed that northern peoples had emerged independently from others.
Thinking What do students’ beliefs about God have to do with grades and going to college? Religion fosters traits that are helpful in a school system that relies on authority figures and rewards people who follow the rules.
Starts With A Bang Exclusive interview: answers to 20 questions from the James Webb Space Telescope team Once science operations begin for James Webb, we’ll never look at the Universe the same way again. Here’s what everyone should know.
Neuropsych Microdosing psilocybin for anxiety and depression? A placebo may be just as good Ingesting tiny doses of hallucinogens might not have the outsized benefits that some people claim it does.
Health A new treatment helped frogs regenerate their amputated legs – taking science one step closer to helping people regrow their body parts, too Scientists looked for ways to trigger the “build whatever normally was here” signal for cells at the site of a wound.
L&D strategy On-demand learning: What it is and why your organization needs it On-demand learning has become the cornerstone of a modern L&D strategy. Here’s why.
Neuropsych The happiest country in the world is… Finland? Really? Finland reveals that happiness is more about mindset than umbrella drinks and sun-warmed beaches.
Strange Maps Scottish gritters and James Bond puns: a map for your ice only To clear Scotland’s roads in winter, the local traffic agency employs heavy machinery with punny names. Can you grit and bear it?
Starts With A Bang Meet Lake Baikal: Earth’s largest, oldest, and deepest lake Lake Baikal holds nearly one-fourth of Earth’s fresh surface water and is the most scientifically interesting lake on our planet.
Pessimists Archive Wordle: The New York Times hated crossword puzzles before it embraced them Long before the Wordle mania, there was the crossword puzzle craze. And newspapers around the world condemned them as an “invasive weed” that caused mental illnesses and even murder.
Hard Science Space missions to watch in the coming months Nearly 200 orbital launches are scheduled for 2022.
Life The “mean wolf to friendly dog” domestication story might be wrong The story of dog domestication is one of converting the wild wolf into man’s nicer, smarter, best friend. It might be all wrong.
The Past Hopewell: Did a comet destroy one of the biggest ancient trading networks in North America? A study proposes that an ancient trading network, called the Hopewell tradition, may have been wiped out by what is known as a cosmic airburst.
Starts With A Bang Record-breaking Pantheon+ supernova study reveals what makes up our Universe With 1550 distinct type Ia supernovae measured across ~10 billion years of cosmic time, the Pantheon+ data set reveals our Universe.
Personal Growth What Nietzsche really meant: The Apollonian and Dionysian One god stands for order, logic, and reason. The other stands for chaos, madness, and drunkenness. Nietzsche thinks you need both.