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Admit it: you have no idea why a group of crows is called a murder. Here’s why.
Often called modern-day dinosaurs, cassowaries are one of only a few birds known to have killed humans.
Virgin birth – which involves the development of an unfertilised egg – has preoccupied humans for aeons. And although it can’t happen in mammals, it does seem to be possible in […]
The engineer working on Google’s AI, called LaMDA, suffers from what we could call Michelangelo Syndrome. Scientists must beware hubris.
Are breakthroughs really a matter of chance, or are they simply waiting to be uncovered by the right person at the right time?
Did fire change the development of the human brain?
The crisis of the Anthropocene challenges our traditional narratives and myths about humanity’s place in the world. Citizen science can help.
The LHC has a long, productive life ahead of it. An upgraded version, called the “High Luminosity LHC,” will be available in 2028.
To know how to protect its astronauts, NASA needs to first understand the threat.
Despite billions of years of life on Earth, humans first arose only ~300,000 years ago. It took all that time to make our arrival possible.
Studies show talk therapy works, but experts disagree about how it does so. Finding the answer could help professionals and patients.
About 150 million years ago, a long-necked sauropod came down with a respiratory infection. The rest is history…or is it?
Our ancestral cousins far more intelligent than we credit them for, and they did things most of us cannot.
You’ll be able to sleep through a war.
The brain of an ancient bird offers clues to the survival of its modern-day relatives.
Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
An emerging field studies parasites that take over the nervous system of a host.
Monica Parker explains how creating opportunities for wonder can help foster a thriving, inclusive workplace.
More than a third of Americans don’t get enough sleep. Diet is an important, under-recognized culprit.
Like many of us, the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius hated waking up early, but his stoic philosophy always helped him get out of bed.
The list includes eleven species of birds, eight species of freshwater mussels, two fish, a bat, and a plant from the mint family.
The high pitches from the flute and the harp would reach your ears before the notes from the tuba and the cello.
The Seychelles magpie-robin is up for sale – yes, for sale – as a digital nature collectible.
Spicy foods are enjoyed the world over, but scientists don’t know why people partake in culinary masochism.
There’s an enormous evolutionary advantage for flamingos to stand on one leg, but genetics doesn’t help. Only physics explains why.
You don’t have to “feel the burn” to see improvements to your health and well-being.
The road to intelligent life is a series of hard steps.
There are issues with Kinsey’s data, but his books revolutionized Americans’ thinking about sex and sexuality.