Timed LSD doses trigger antidepressant effects, raising questions about drug rhythm

Harvard study: emotional intelligence, not IQ, lifts team performance

Harvard researchers found some people consistently help any team they join beat expectations, and the trait that set them apart was skill at reading others, not IQ.

By Graeme Brown · Nov 11, 2026

Elite runners spend most of their training at a slow pace, yet slow running still cuts death risk

Elite endurance athletes do most of their training at an easy pace, and studies of tens of thousands of everyday runners link even short, slow runs to a lower risk of death.

By Graeme Brown · Nov 10, 2026

Popular teens ended up more socially anxious by 25, study finds

At 15, being in demand and being close to someone can look like the same kind of social success.

By Graeme Brown · Nov 9, 2026

People who reject science are most overconfident about their knowledge

In a 2022 Science Advances study, the people most opposed to the scientific consensus tended to be the most overconfident about their science knowledge, and it cost them when they bet on beating the average.

By Graeme Brown · Nov 4, 2026

More money keeps helping well-being, but each gain gets smaller

Every spring, the same headline goes around the world: Finland is the happiest country on Earth.

By Nato Lagidze · Oct 30, 2026

Dogs look longer at a round shape for 'bouba' and a spiky one for 'kiki', study of 70 dogs finds

Pet dogs spent more time looking at a round shape when they heard 'bouba' and at a spiky one for 'kiki', though the difference was about one second per trial.

By Sanchana Charles · Oct 29, 2026

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Health

Medicine, public health, and the research that shapes how we stay well.

Releasing mosquitoes on purpose cut dengue in Singapore, but the headline number is an estimate

By Sanchana Charles

Mosquito traps cut eggs by 70%, but impact on disease remains unclear

By Sanchana Charles

Wisconsin study finds childhood fluoridated water not linked to IQ or thinking skills

By Graeme Brown

Phoenix's deadly heat didn't need extreme humidity to threaten elderly residents

By Graeme Brown

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Brain & Behavior

Neuroscience, psychology, and the science of how we think and act.

Closeness to cats lifts mood more than years of living together

By Kiran Journals

Sleep speeds up amyloid clearing in mice, but two studies sharply disagree on how much

By Justin Brown

Swapping one gene made mice better at forming habits, though not at talking

By Sanchana Charles

Loneliness linked to faster cognitive decline in older adults

By Chris Jeremia

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Technology

Engineering, computing, and the tools reshaping daily life.

Teen built $12 ocean-current probe and won America's top young scientist prize

By Justin Brown

17-year-old built a $100 earthquake detector that warns LA seconds before shaking hits

By Ainura Kalau

Concrete made with crushed glass bottles gets stronger than normal, slower to peak

By Ainura Kalau

12-year-old builds working Braille printer from $350 Lego kit

By Justin Brown

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Earth & Environment

Climate, energy, ecology, and the systems that keep the planet running.

Rotational grazing boosts soil organic matter, but carbon benefits remain unproven

By Justin Brown

Thames fish species rebounded from zero to over 115 since declared biologically dead

By Justin Brown

California releases first beavers in 75 years to restore watersheds

By Justin Brown

No-till farming raised corn returns by $34 to $93 an acre over three decades

By Justin Brown

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Life

Biology, animals, plants, and life beyond the human story.

Orangutan mothers plan social visits for their young, study finds

By Kiran Journals

Blacktip sharks heard underwater sounds from at least 62 metres away, drone study shows

By Sanchana Charles

Hurricane Andrew unleashed an invasive python population that now numbers in the tens of thousands

By Kiran Journals