Ant Agriculture Began in the Aftermath of the Dino-Killing Asteroid
When humans began farming crops thousands of years ago, agriculture had already been around for millions of years. In fact, ...
What Happens in the Brain When a Person 'Hears Voices'?
Auditory hallucinations are likely the result of abnormalities in two brain processes: a “broken” corollary discharge that ...
Humans Tend to Partner Up During Winter. Is There an Evolutionary Reason?
Does the effort you invest in seeking a romantic partner intensify as summer ends? During the colder, darker months, people ...
U.S. Authoritarians Might Soon Target Biology
U.S. Sen.Ted Cruz compared critical race theory — an academic subfield that examines the role of racism in American ...
The Biosphere Hiding Inside Earth
We’ve found a new planet, home to octillions of the most extreme beings living in the most absurd and deadly hellscape. In ...
Engineers Create a Tractor Beam to Capture and Manipulate Cells
MIT researchers have developed a miniature, chip-based “tractor beam,” like the one that captures the Millennium Falcon in the film “Star Wars,” that could someday help bi ...
A Promising 'First' in Alzheimer's Drug Development
An international team of researchers led by Lancaster University have made a promising breakthrough in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s Disease. For the first time, scientists have ...
You've Never Heard of the World's Most Common Mineral
The most common substance in the world is literally IN the world. It's a mineral called bridgmanite, and it belongs to a class of minerals (called perovskites) that scientists are trying ...
Are There Any Places on Earth With No Bugs?
Insects are the world’s most numerous and diverse animals. Even where you’d least expect them in some of Earth’s most extreme environments, there they are. From a scaldin ...