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Before humans minted coins, they used all sorts of odd objects as standardized money.
Males employ sexual coercion in order to quickly mate and flee the scene in one piece.
The dinosaur's cloaca helped it poop, have sex, and lay eggs.
Some cannabis molecules seem effective at destroying certain bacterial strains in the lab.
The same anti-aphrodisiac is produced by some plants to attract butterflies. Despite the contradiction, the chemical signaling seems to work both ways.
Researchers have found that a type of immune cell is more abundant in breastfed babies than formula-fed babies.
This mythical-looking dagger may have played a symbolic role in prehistoric Iberian society.
The scale of the Roman Empire during its heyday was unprecedented in the Ancient World.
A system of numerals that is written down like tic-tac-toe.
Dire wolves weren't the distant cousins of modern wolves as we've been led to believe all these years.
These underwater robots operate as a collective artificial intelligence.
Bioluminescence is much more common and important for marine life than most people think.
The giant black hole formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang.
‘Hello world… of bacteria?’
Cancer seems to have hijacked a survival mechanism employed by hibernating animals during times of high stress.
Is this the dawn of a new era of flexible mobile devices?
Everything you wanted to know about the new coronavirus vaccines.
Understanding the newly identified mode of locomotion is significant for bird conservation.
The Megalodon babies likely ate unhatched eggs in their mother’s womb to come out on the hefty side.
There's no data because clinical trials did not include pregnant or breastfeeding women. But here's what we know so far.
Sorry but there’s no microchips or luciferase, just safe and effective ingridients.
Scientists don't know for sure at this stage of the pandemic, but there is evidence suggesting that current vaccines could offer ample protection.
All medication has side effects, and coronavirus vaccines are no exception. Severe reactions are very rare though!
The upside of being sick with COVID-19 is that you're likely naturally immune now, but no one knows for sure how long this immunity lasts.
Day trading is gambling, not investing, experts say.
Vaccines are here, but dangers still lurk.
It's a surreal experience but few can bear it for more than a few minutes.
Who you calling bird brain?
From pi to Mersenne primes, from Euler's equation to the unsolved riddle of P vs NP, The Simpsons is filled with hidden math gags.
Concrete in some Roman piers is not only still viable today but stronger than it ever was. Its secret sauce? Seawater.
"If Venus is indeed active today, it would make a great place to visit," said researchers,
Quite possibly the weirdest ham radio flex in medical history.
All study participants were good girls and boys.
The mummy may help scientists retrace the migrations of wolves across Europe, Asia, and North America.
A visual reminder of how beautiful and intriguing nature's creatures can be.
A new study suggests that it is likely that other civilizations have existed before us in the Milky Way -- before they annihilated themselves.
A drug with a long history for treating blood pressure and prostate problems is also affective against alcohol withdrawal.
The giant South American river turtle takes 'safety in numbers' very seriously.
The hunt is on for black hole with up 100 billion solar masses that is nowhere to be found.
An Australian artist has captured graceful photos of humpbacks and compiled them to in a enchanting book.
Climate change may have contributed to the spread of infections in Kansas, Minnesota, Indiana, and other states farther north.
Healthy rivers are flowing rivers, say researchers.
Smiling at weddings and frowning at funerals seem to be natural across the world.
The 20,000-year-old remains of a mammoth bear signs of human hunting and butchery.
The man could no longer process food due to having a colon swollen to six times its normal diameter.
The toxin inhibitors could someday save hundreds of thousands of people who fall victims to snakebites each year.
Aquatic life may not have enough time to adapt to an increasingly warming world.
The 'well-dressed' dinosaur may offer hints about how birds such as peacocks evolved to show off.
The device could reveal that so-called asymptomatic cases may not be truly without symptoms.
A crystal known to science for more than a century has only in recent years become recognized for its use in harvesting solar power. Since the first successful usage of perovskite in solar cells in 2009, the advances in the field have grown exponentially. In just a few years of development, rated efficiency in the […]
