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Brain & Behavior

Apes Got the Giggles Millions of Years Ago

Babies playfully tease others as young as eight months of age. Since language is not required for this behavior, similar kinds of playful teasing might be present in non-human animals.

Feb 15, 2024

Social Sciences

Ancient Whispers from the Coffins: DNA Unravels Secrets of Thailand's Iron Age People

Decidious and evergreen forests dominate the limestone karst formations of the northwestern highlands of Thailand.

Feb 6, 2024

Technology

Transforming Aluminum Production Waste into Green Steel

The production of aluminium generates around 180 million tonnes of toxic red mud every year.

Feb 5, 2024

Physics

Photo-induced superconductivity on a chip

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter (MPSD) in Hamburg, Germany, have shown that a previously demonstrated ability…

Nov 13, 2023

Health

Anti-obesity drug improves associative learning in people with obesity

To control our behaviour, the brain must be able to form associations. This involves, for example, associating a neutral external stimulus with a consequence…

Aug 17, 2023

Earth & Environment

Brown algae could pull half a gigaton of CO2 from atmosphere annually (and that's a lot)

Brown algae are true wonder plants when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the air.

Dec 27, 2022