Feathered dinosaurs may have accidentally developed flying — while running
Fake it till you make it.
Children prefer simple objects over toys because they’re “not limited” to being a single thing
Sometimes, less is more. But for a few years in our lives, less can be everything.
There are arsenic-breathing microbes in the tropical Pacific, a new study finds
Oxygen? In this economy?! Pffff.
This one gene seems to underpin pancreatic cancers in mice
A gene that helps our pancreata repair can also lead to sickness.
Facebook might have more dead users than alive by 2100
This.... this is a novel problem.
Researchers identify the triggers for compulsive smartphone use
One moment, I got a text.
Climate change may make the oceans belch out CO2, study warns
Oh, how the waters have turned.
Fossil Friday: newly-discovered Callichimaera perplexa is an adorable, weird crab
How is it possible for something with those eyes to ever go extinct? How? Why?!
Researchers figure out how coffee can boost (some) solar cells
Oh great, more competition for my morning coffee.
Ocean dwellers are hit twice as hard by climate change as land-based species
Definitely not good.
Chinese Moon Station planned for ‘in about ten years’
"Hey, I can see my house from here!"
Researchers unveil the most comprehensive atlas of coral reefs to date
Maps to the rescue.
What are the different types of energy
Don't let your boss find out, but in a physical sense, energy is defined as the ability to do work.
Fossil Friday: massive, ancient African carnivore found in a drawer in Kenya
It pays to stick your nose in museum drawers!
Plastic crystals identified as a solid, safe alternative to our refrigerants
A cool, solid research paper.
New research takes a look into how superstitions develop and enshrine themselves
They're cultural cheat-sheets.
AI developed to tackle physics problems is really good at summarizing research papers
"Researchers have developed a new representation process on the rotational unit of RUM, a recurrent memory that can be used...
Two newly-discovered Egyptian tombs look almost as fresh as the day they were painted
Jewels in the desert.
After a 300% surge in global cases, WHO and UNICEF directors say we’re facing a ‘measles crisis’
The moral of the story, kids, is get vaccinated.
New species of duck-billed dinosaur discovered in the Gobi Desert
"We hope that it will be very useful material for further study of the evolution of hadrosauroids, iguanodintians and ornithopods...
Why is snow white?
...because it can't get a tan.
NASA research says ground-based global warming measurements are sound
"Both data sets demonstrate the earth's surface has been warming globally over this period, and that 2016, 2017, and 2015...
This new approach to spotting incoming asteroids should keep our planet safe
"With the we can spot objects regardless of their surface color, and use it to measure their sizes and other...
Indicators of despair on the rise for Gen X-ers entering middle age, paper reports
"The increase in despair that occurs across the 30s is generalized to the entire cohort, regardless of race, ethnicity, education,...
Taking short breaks to reinforce memories is key to learning new skills or re-learning old ones
The secret to success is to take a short break, often.
New research says traffic exhaust is giving millions of kids asthma all around the world
That's a lot of kids.
Fossil Friday: new study says Texas used to be a ‘veritable Serengeti’ 11 to 12 million years ago
If you like cool photos of fossils, we've got just the paper for you!
Why do pets like pats?
I mean... 'cause they're awesome.
The Alps will lose all their glaciers by 2100 if we don’t do something about it
This is not the de-icing you are looking for.
Primate males with more ornamentation seem to have smaller testes, a new study finds
Don't judge a book by its cover; nor an orangutan by his cheek flanges.
Researchers estimate the monetary and health cost associated with particulate matter
Oh boy, it's not pretty.
New research produces a viable, biodegradable alternative to plastic
This might help us clamp down on plastic pollution.
Cold plasma reactor neutralizes 99.9% of airborne viruses in new study
Breathe in deep -- it's safe.
The International Space Station is teeming with bacteria and fungi
Step 1: live on hairless primate. Step 2: wait for said primate to go to space. Step 3: PROFIT!
Researchers are looking into giving AI the power of reading soldiers’ minds — to help them in battle
Cool research, even if its purpose is somewhat troubling.
Sugar rushes just aren’t a thing, researchers say
Can this bitter myth just go away already?
Fossil Friday: Jurassic crocodile shows us how the scaly killers came to be
The team says it looked more like a dolphin than a crocodile.
Bacteria coaxed into making high-performance proteins for space missions
The National Aeronautics and Spider Silk Administration is very excited about this study.
The hippocampus is the curator of our memories, new study suggests
The brain has an auto-complete feature for your memories. The hippocampus handles it.
We thought depression arises from just 18 genes — we were wrong, new study finds
"We are not saying that depression is not heritable at all. It is. What we are saying is that depression...
New research sheds light into how our brains handle metaphors
Whether you break an egg or break into dance, our brain handles the word "break" the same.
Shooting stars: a look at the world’s speediest jet aircraft
Some of these planes fly so high they break off rivets.
Researchers identify clump of neurons that block, or allow, frightful memories into our minds
Fear is the mind killer.
Humans don’t need to understand what they’re doing to create new technology
We're all team players.
New study wants to tackle depression, obesity, chronic pain by blocking a single protein
Sounds a bit too good to be true, I gotta admit!