Believe it or not, insects today are really tiny. How did pre-historic insects get so colossal, and why have they now shrunk in size?
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The changes humans bring to the environment, like pollution or pesticides, is spiking cancer rates in animals, according to a new study.
Biodiversity refers to genetic diversity within species, diversity between species, and diversity of ecosystems. We take a look at all three.
Scientists in Scotland find tracks of the largest animal that walked on Earth during the Middle Jurassic Period.
The history of April Fools’ Day is long and glorious. We’ve got seven of the best pranks of all time for you here.
This has implications for linguistics, biology, musical composition, and even A.I.
A map shows the dominant religion in each of the United States’ counties. Evangelicals dominate the most areas geographically. Catholics are the majority faith in densely populated areas.
If a new ballot initiative receives enough signatures California could become a new haven for non-evidence based science.
A new study attempts to figure out why the motor cortex sometimes synchronizes to speech as the auditory cortex does.
America isn’t immune to attempts to remove books from libraries and schools, here are ten frequent targets and why you ought to go check them out.
Twenty years ago, Nintendo asked America to try to catch ’em all. We still haven’t (legitimately) captured a Mew.
Is Nessie real or just a tourism ploy? There might be more to this (in)famous monster than you think…
Disney has plans to make the Star Wars galaxy the setting for the widespread introduction of virtual reality and augmented reality to the public at large.
If the neural crest hypothesis is correct, humans are the first domesticated animals. But who, or what, tamed us?
A new augmented reality game is being developed to help stroke victims stick to their rehabilitation regimen.
Alas, much like parrots, they don’t know what they’re saying … it’s just that they can do it, which is still pretty remarkable.
What do hot dogs, the Vatican, and the Large Hadron Collider have in common? They’re all in our random fact roundup where we bring you some favorite facts about three subjects.
Humans have way more than five senses, and if you include the animal kingdom there even more still.
If all you see is low-energy light in a myriad of directions, you can’t be sure. But this light comes from the Big Bang. There are a lot of things that […]
The results have implications for psychology, neurology, robotics and A.I.
Researchers are starting to get a handle on why ancient creatures returned to the ocean after their ancient ancestors climbed out of it.
Three questions for the designer of a video game in line with the times.
Multitasking has been shown to diminish our ability to learn, stress us out, and kill our productivity. Here are some techniques to limit multitasking and help us regain our lost time.
A new study suggests that it’s possible to replace anxiety-producing unpleasant memories with new ones implanted under hypnosis.
A new study shows that teenagers are increasingly experimenting with marijuana before beer or cigarettes. Is that a good thing?
Research with other species lends weight to these findings.
New research shows how parrots and crows learn new skills through play. Can adults implement this advice?
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.
Hidden genes are at play in many species of birds and one desert-bound gerbil.
Turns out, organisms may be using quantum mechanics to gain evolutionary advantages.