The human brain evolved for a world of familiar faces, immediate threats and small social groups. But the world around us is changing far faster than human biology can keep pace. That mismatch may hel ...

In an American study from 2011, researchers observed that rats first freed their fellow rats from a cage and then shared food with them instead of leaving them in the cage and eating alone; this means ...

Sunburn is a serious problem in the Southern Hemisphere where depleted ozone provides less protection from UVB. Tadpoles are at particular risk because they are growing rapidly, making them vulnerable ...

Is it possible to study the history of viruses that emerged several hundred million years ago? An international team of INRAE and CIRAD researchers answered this intriguing question by exploring plant ...

I pushed my body to the edge in a climate & sports research lab to discover what extreme heat really does to us. Why humidity ...

Modern physics is weird. In quantum mechanics we have the Schrodinger’s cat thought experiment, a cat in a quantum ...

In cancer research, one person’s junk is increasingly becoming another person’s treasure. Scientists have now uncovered new ...

Imagine an anteater with a long, thick tail, huge, curling claws, and an armored body covered by overlapping, pinecone-like ...

Climatologist Judith Curry is retiring the Climate, Etc. website, which provided "a forum for climate researchers, academics ...

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around ...

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around 5,600 to 4,000 years ago? In Europe, the ...

Did a major epidemic of plague trigger a prolonged collapse in Europe’s population in late neolithic times – from around 5,600 to 4,000 years ago? In Europe, the ...