Alberto Cairo wants us to get better at reading charts, and his book is an eye-opener.

Pigs are intelligent and seem to exhibit behavior both similar, and different to dogs.

COVID-19 and the flu spread through similar mechanisms, so it's not surprising that

Most study participants said they would want to take psilocybin again.

Lockdown relaxation is leading to a new wave of infections in Europe.

Here's an encouraging thought: extreme poverty has been largely alleviated. In 1820, 94% of the world's population lived in extreme...

This could complement medical workforce and act as a failsafe mechanism.

Picture a paleontologist. Walking through the fields, looking for traces of ancient life, analyzing the samples in a lab, maybe...

"Dark" personality traits might be impeding pandemic efforts, but the overall picture is far more complex.

Biologists get a helping (non-biological) hand.

A flimsy argument against face coverings gets a serious blow.

For the love of god, just wear the mask on your *whole* face.

Amabié has become a symbol of Japan's fight against COVID-19.

We are officially looking through the glass -- this AI is eerily good.

Scientists have detected a decrease in vibrations caused by human activity.

Emotionally, older adults seem to fare better -- at least in one study

In case you were woried, that gap around 11 billion years ago was just filled.

If you could go back in time and look at a compass, it would show something very different.

It can detect cancer before it's even cancer, researchers say.

This could make unbreakable bike locks -- among others.

As is so often the case, it's hard to reconcile nutritional studies -- but biotin seems to have its uses.

Man's best friend is even more awesome than we knew.

When patients only report light respiratory problems, cases tended to be less severe.

Children between the ages of 10 and 19 can also spread the coronavirus, researchers from South Korea write.

The cons outweigh the pros here.

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the hottest of them all?

They're big

No matter how salty you get, you'll never be as salty as the ocean

Fluffy galaxies are more common than you thought.

The challenges we have ahead of us may be even bigger than we imagined.

Some make it seem like protecting the economy comes at odds with human health. But that's not the case --...

The Bystander Effect is also real for rats, a new study concludes.

Party elites play a key role in the polarization of climate science, with devastating consequences.

This century-old vaccine could have a protective effect against COVID-19, these researchers claim.

A lot about mentorship is not what you teach directly -- but what you teach by doing.

The wonder material is starting to show its practical potential.

The Arctic ocean acidification is much worse than we thought.

This could lead to some ...interesting arguments in the future.

Is our immune system successful? It depends how you look at it.

As if Yellowstone wasn't cool enough -- you can now explore the site's geology, both on site and remotely.

Men are less likely to believe the coronavirus can hurt them, even though the data shows otherwise.

A burning reminder of how mankind can drive species to extinction.

COVID-19 is so politicized in the US that an algorithm can tell party allegiance just by looking at Twitter posts.

It's delicious -- that's the first thing you need to know.

The US is nearing the worst-case scenario.

A foray millions of years into the past.

Stars come in many shapes and flavors.

Man's best friend is truly fantastic.

The crisis has laid bare the tendencies of authoritarian leaders and their disregard for human life.

The miniaturization of computers has sure come a long way.