Daniel Moran is a writer at Science Blog covering the intersection of psychology, technology, and human behavior. Daniel brings a background in technology research and a focus on how scientific findings translate into the way people actually live, work, and think.
In one of the world's hottest cities, Singapore's decades-long tree-planting obsession is paying measurable dividends: cooler streets and lower electricity bills.
Aug 22, 2026
What sounds like a territorial threat is actually a sophisticated communication system, allowing lions to coordinate across vast distances while advertising their presence to rivals.
Aug 20, 2026
The difference between previous mass extinctions and this one is that we can still stop it—if we act before the window closes.
Aug 20, 2026
The question of grief itself may hinge on what a mother does when she refuses to let go.
Aug 19, 2026
A cat demanding breakfast or a dog needing a walk may be the difference between an older adult getting up or staying in bed—and the gap between purpose and decline.
Aug 18, 2026
The cognitive reserve that comes with speaking multiple languages may not prevent dementia, but it can postpone the disease long enough to reshape how people experience their final years.
Aug 18, 2026
Somewhere in the deep channels of Shark Bay, a dolphin is cruising along the seabed with a sponge jammed over her nose like a novelty clown accessory.
Aug 17, 2026
A review of 154 studies found that activities lowering physiological arousal tended to reduce anger, while arousal-raising activities generally did not.
Aug 13, 2026
Large observational meta-analyses link loneliness and weaker social connection with higher mortality risk. They do not establish that loneliness directly causes death or that its effect equals smoking.
Aug 12, 2026
A device no bigger than a kitchen appliance just proved humanity could manufacture its own air on another world—a crucial first step toward actually bringing astronauts back home.
Aug 11, 2026
The planet's most perfectly adapted predator emerged half a billion years ago, long before forests existed, and possibly without teeth to show for it.
Aug 10, 2026
Your mind left the page long before your eyes did—and neuroscience now knows exactly why it happens.
Aug 10, 2026
Ancient elephant highways are colliding with modern borders, revealing how conservation zones fail the animals they're meant to protect.
Aug 8, 2026
While most societies organize around marriage and paternal inheritance, the Mosuo have built a thriving alternative where women hold property, lead households, and men return each night to their mothers.
Aug 6, 2026
