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Seabirds relieve themselves only on the wing. Researchers at the University of Tokyo strapped cameras to streaked shearwaters and discovered that the birds…
Aug 18, 2025
Four people with severe paralysis have successfully controlled a computer using only their silent inner voice, marking a new chapter in brain-computer interface technology.
Aug 14, 2025
Potatoes may seem like distant cousins to tomatoes, but new research shows they’re much closer kin than anyone realized.
Jul 31, 2025
A 94-million-year-old sauropod dinosaur's fossilized gut contents have provided the first direct evidence of what these massive plant-eaters actually consumed…
Jun 10, 2025
Miso is a traditional Japanese condiment made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt.
Apr 2, 2025
MIT researchers tap into underground heat and pressure to create ammonia without energy-intensive factories A chance discovery in West Africa decades ago has…
Jan 21, 2025
Summary: A groundbreaking study reveals that chimpanzees' performance on computer-based tasks changes significantly based on who's watching them.
Nov 9, 2024
Anecdotes abound of wildlife behaving “drunk” after eating fermented fruits, but despite this, nonhuman consumption of ethanol has been assumed to be rare and accidental.
Oct 30, 2024
Using a few zaps of electricity to the skin, researchers can stop bacterial infections without using any drugs.
Oct 24, 2024
Scientists have discovered that social media verification systems can significantly impact how opinions spread online, with verified users wielding outsized influence over public discourse and potentially driving increased polarization.
Oct 22, 2024
In a state-of-the-art Bench to Bedside review published in the journal Brain Medicine (Genomic Press), researchers Dr.
Oct 4, 2024
Summary: A new study finds that conservative voters have slightly larger amygdalas than progressive voters, but the relationship between brain structure and political ideology is more nuanced than earlier research suggested.
Sep 19, 2024
Summary: German researchers have developed a two-stage bioreactor system that uses microbes to produce protein and vitamin B9 from CO2, hydrogen, and oxygen, powered by renewable energy.
Sep 12, 2024
Summary: Researchers have documented Japanese eels escaping from predatory fish stomachs by backing out through the digestive tract and gills, providing the first video evidence of this remarkable survival tactic.
Sep 9, 2024
