Dogs’ Got Talent: Gifted Skill in a Given Field Is Not a Uniquely Human Phenomenon
Some exceptionally gifted people have marked human history and culture. Leonardo, Mozart, and Einstein are some famous examples of this phenomenon. Is talent in a…
Some exceptionally gifted people have marked human history and culture. Leonardo, Mozart, and Einstein are some famous examples of this phenomenon. Is talent in a…
Researchers from Western University and University of Houston published a paper in the Journal of Marketing that examines whether spoiler movie reviews harm box office revenue. The…
Today, being “birdbrained” means forgetting where you left your keys or wallet. But 66 million years ago, it may have meant the difference between life…
What Is Bioenergy Research? Bioenergy research studies how to use crops and other agricultural materials to make biofuels and other bioproducts. Biomass energy would improve…
A team of scientists has uncovered how heavy, motorized objects climb steep slopes — a newly discovered mechanism that also mimics how rock climbers navigate…
Leniency may come at cost of judger’s self-worth, danger of normalizing unethical behavior, study says. When people behave badly or unethically, their loved ones may…
How do we decide whether or not an activity which requires work is ‘worth the effort’? Researchers at the University of Birmingham & University of…
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations…
Newly-hatched pterosaurs may have been able to fly but their flying abilities may have been different from adult pterosaurs, according to a new study. Pterosaurs…
Looking like the Eye of Sauron from the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, an ancient undersea volcano was slowly revealed by multibeam sonar 3,100 meters…
A new study calculates the waste generated by N95 usage and suggests possible ways to reduce it. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, face…
Older adults may be slower to learn actions and behaviors that benefit themselves, but new research shows they are just as capable as younger people…
Want to promote your new product or trigger a shift in thinking? Steer clear of the influencers. Imagine you’re a CEO who wants to promote…
The psychological toll of losing a job due to COVID-19 caused many young hotel and restaurant workers to consider changing careers, according to a Washington…
A destructive pest beetle is edging closer to Australia as biological controls fail, destroying home gardens, plantations, and biodiversity as they surge through nearby Pacific…
Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way we…
Using 27 years of detailed data on hyena social interactions, a team led by Penn biologists nailed down a pattern of social network inheritance and…
Scientists Take First Snapshots of Ultrafast Switching in a Quantum Electronic Device Researchers discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient…