Birdsong reveals a rare hybrid coupling. Stephen Gosser, a self-described “diehard birder,” was out in the Western Pennsylvania woods in June of 2020 when he…
Data from Columbia Mass Murder Database reveal psychosis and other serious psychiatric illness absent in the majority of perpetrators. Researchers examining 82 mass murders that…
A Stanford sleep medicine doctor insists that anyone can learn how to wake up earlier—and feel good about it. As an undergraduate student majoring in…
Detection of rhythmic brain waves suggestive of near-death experiences. Around 20% of people who survive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) after cardiac arrest may describe lucid experiences…
Contact electrification (CE) was humanity’s earliest and sole source of electricity until about the 18th century, but its real nature remains a mystery. Today, it…
The stone spheres are believed to be from an Ancient Greek board game. According to archaeologists from the University of Bristol, mysterious stone spheres discovered…
The Moon goes all red, plus Leonid meteors! The Leonids will battle against moonlight this year, but anyone with a view of the Moon in…
Scientists have finally solved a centuries-old riddle in the evolution of life on earth, revealing what the first animals to make skeletons looked like. This…
UCLA study is the most comprehensive effort ever to study how autism affects the brain at the molecular level. Brain changes in autism are comprehensive…
Transmission detected up to four days before symptoms. Findings may have important implications for infection control globally. Scientists have found evidence for “substantial” monkeypox transmission…
Physicists have created the first Bose-Einstein condensate — the mysterious “fifth state” of matter — made from quasiparticles. These are entities that do not count…
Two-minute bursts of vigorous activity totaling 15 minutes a week are associated with a reduced risk of death. Bursts of vigorous activity lasting two minutes…
Gemini North telescope on Hawai‘i reveals the first dormant, stellar-mass black hole in our cosmic backyard. Using the International Gemini Observatory, astronomers have discovered the…
Bioluminescence is, without a doubt, one of the most spectacular natural phenomena to experience in person. If you’ve ever seen fireflies at night or beautiful…
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) are scaling up the production of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT). This incredible…
Until now, Mars has generally been considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of scientists now reports that seismic signals indicate vulcanism still plays…
Belgian researchers improve the taste of beer. Researchers in Belgium have enhanced the taste of modern beer by identifying and genetically modifying a gene that…
Hair loss is undesirable for many men — and women — because one’s hairstyle is often closely tied to their sense of self-confidence. And while…