Brain & Behavior
Long before a baby can crawl, walk, or speak a single word, something in its body already seems to know what to fear
By Daniel Moran · Aug 9, 2026
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Brain & Behavior
You don't need to be agreeable all the time, and the research explains why
Aug 9, 2026
Life
In 1912, a German meteorologist named Alfred Wegener stood in front of the Geological Association in Frankfurt and argued that the…
Aug 9, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The claim that people over 70 who love solitude are among the happiest in society is half right
Aug 9, 2026
Space
Titan has rivers, rainfall, lakes and a slow hydrological cycle remarkably like Earth's
By Brendan Brown · Aug 9, 2026
Earth & Environment
Everest is the highest mountain on Earth above sea level, but a volcano in Ecuador called Chimborazo beats it by more than 2,000 metres…
Aug 9, 2026
Science
A dinosaur skull dug up with a Tyrannosaurus tooth still embedded in its face has given scientists something almost impossibly rare
By Brendan Brown · Aug 9, 2026
Space
Astronauts come home from the space station up to two inches taller than when they left
By Brendan Brown · Aug 9, 2026
Health
Walking on sand burns up to 2.5 times more energy than walking on pavement, which means a 30-minute barefoot beach stroll is a more…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 9, 2026
Health
Pregnancy does not end at birth in the clean biological way we imagine
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 9, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The foods older people love and younger people find strange are explained by two things
Aug 9, 2026
Brain & Behavior
Thought of the day from Stoic philosopher Marcus Aurelius
By Mal James · Aug 9, 2026
Brain & Behavior
The research on niceness cuts both ways: being agreeable is linked to a happier life and stronger relationships but also to lower pay and…
Aug 9, 2026
Earth & Environment
The fluffy white cumulus cloud drifting over your house right now weighs roughly 500 tonnes, the equivalent of 100 elephants, yet it floats…
By Lachlan Brown · Aug 9, 2026