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Japanese macaques (Macaca fuscata) are tough creatures. They’re the northernmost-living nonhuman primate, inhabiting various habitats across several islands in Japan. The most rugged of the bunch live in the Kamikochi area of Chubu Sangaku National Park of the Japanese Alps. But winter isn’t easy for them. Although the snow monkeys are omnivorous and not particularly fussy […]
Not too long ago, toothbrushes were a pretty simple thing. But with a bit of science and some marketing, things have changed quite a bit.
It's steep, but there's also some trickery involved.
There's a new type of chocolate in town.
The project, while innovative, is unlikely to save us from climate change.
The industry is progressing very quickly.
Evolution never stops.
It won't happen overnight, but an HIV vaccine could be on the way.
Researchers have been arguing whether it's made from wool or linen. Turns out, it's neither.
Finally, something both coffee and tea drinkers can agree on.
Being more tolerant could save lives -- quite literally.
Evidence shows Norse seafarers settled the Azores centuries before Portuguese explorers.
It can reduce the workload of physicians and improve the results of image analysis.
... so I'm screwed.
The museum is the latest organization to make extremely serious allegations against the Chinese government.
The river that passes through London was declared "biologically dead" in 1957 -- now, it's a thriving ecosystem.
Cats get surprised when their humans' voices appear from somewhere else than they expect it.
In California, for instance, Black people are almost 4 times more likely than white people to be non-fatally shot.
We're not even sure exactly where jellyfish lie on the food chain -- but chemistry can help solve the case.
Not all fat is the same, the new study suggests.
Another step towards a working fusion reactor.
It's already saved thousands of women from cancer.
Although lab-grown meat hasn't even been FDA approved, the industry seems ready to take off.
It's always best to be prepared, especially when it comes to asteroids.
Asteroids are pretty, at least from afar.
A single molecule controls a switch from worker to queen.
They could teach us how to do it as well.
It's the first time NASA has grown hot peppers in space -- and they're apparently delicious.
Exoplanet composition may be much more varied and weird than we thought.
Your daily actions can have important consequences on the other side of the world.
Yes, it's very rare, but it does seem to happen.
It's an approach employed by several different species.
The world's richest promised "meaningful and effective actions" to curb climate change -- but we've heard promises before.
It's extremely dangerous, often leads to complications, and it's not even a true tattoo.
How much do we have to worry about the new "Delta plus" strain?
Turns out, incentivizing people to eat out wasn't the way to go.
The prayer roll is one of only a few dozen of its kind still in existence, and it sheds new light on Christian practices at the time.
The architecture of over 400 sites, built over a period of 2,000 years, has been revealed.
Two microphones are helping us explore the Red Planet acoustically.
We may be stuck with yearly COVID-19 waves from now on. But understanding patterns can help us be better prepared for it.
We still don't know how long the immunity lasts, but this is excellent news.
We should all be extra careful with what type of sunscreen you use.
It had barbed limbs, a poisonous tail, and measured about a meter in length.
Outside of Earth, Europa is one of the places most likely to host life in our solar system.
Algorithms could help usher in a new material revolution.
Ancient aliens may have not found Venus that appealing.
This could be surprisingly useful for employers.
Greenhouse gas emissions produced by human activity were influencing the global climate since the early 20th century, a study reports. The study, carried out by NASA researchers, provides one of the earliest evidence of global man-made climate change. Tree ring records can be used to reconstruct temperature and precipitation seasonal variations. Researchers can also use […]
It was one of the most violent eruptions in human history.
