Life

A study found how the “map” for the sense of touch develops in the brain.

One often-neglected result of climate change is ocean acidification. If this process continues, we may start to see fewer fish and more jellyfish.

Meet the anole, a fascinating lizard with remarkable powers of adaptation.

You can’t do pure science independent of human experience.

Is consciousness just a showdown between your beliefs and perceptions?

Experts argue the jaws of an ancient European ape reveal a key human ancestor.

The new fossil offers insight into when whales returned to the oceans millions of years ago.

Big and strong? That’s not what makes an alpha male, says primatolgist Frans de Waal.

Devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD, has cut the Tasmanian devil population by 90 percent. Now, some devils have evolved to resist the virulent cancer.

The ancient Egyptians worshiped cats as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.

Primatologist Frans de Waal explains the primal instinct that unites humans and chimpanzees.

Can sensitive coral reefs survive another human generation?

We are destroying who they are.

Scientists discovered microbes that have lived on Earth for millions of years.

Can learning about the great white shark help protect us from cancer?

Think you’ve seen sand? You haven’t seen sand.

Are these two laws universal throughout nature?

With encouragement from parents, a child can bloom in their education.

Sounds wild, but it may well be so.

Lasers solve the mystery of the missing quill.

Climate-driven changes in phytoplankton communities will intensify the blue and green regions of the world’s oceans.

Robert Wright and Massimo Pigliucci explore the question.

Chinese scientists find a 600-million-year-old creature.

Evolution doesn’t clean up after itself very well.

White-nose syndrome is nearly as lethal to bats as the Black Plague was for humans.

A definition of death is surprisingly malleable, leading to complications when it comes to organ donation.

The dogs’ ability to recognise and process human faces surpasses even that of monkeys. This newly-identified brain region may be the reason why.

A new study has identified specific genes that seem to play an integral part in characterizing the behavior of dog breeds.

You can become a tree or even the soil supporting it.

Let the countdown begin! History and science (and danger) come together in our 10th most popular video of 2018.