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A New Species of Human Ancestor was Just Named Homo Bodoensis – A Direct Line from Africa to Modern Man
An international team of researchers has announced the naming of a new species of human ancestor, Homo bodoensis. This species lived in Africa during...
Scientists Discover Baby Seals Can Change Their Tone of Voice – And Mimic Sounds Like Parrots
Seals are one of the very few mammals to change the tone of their voices, allowing them to mimic humans like a parrot, scientists...
4 Common Medicines Have Reversed Alzheimer’s in Mice
A study has managed to reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice by administering drugs currently used to treat hypertension and inflammation in...
Implanted Electrodes Could Offer Improved Vision for 148 Million Blind People
A "long-held dream" of science was realized when a team of researchers from Spain and Utah coordinated to restore basic vision to a blind...
New Antibodies Could Slow Down Aging by Destroying Old Cells With Pioneering Treatment
Researchers have developed a new method to remove old cells from tissues, thus slowing down the aging process.
No-one knows why some people age worse...
‘Genetic Goldmine’ Unearthed in the Desert Could Help Crops Survive Global Warming
A "genetic goldmine" that could help crops survive global warming has been unearthed—in the driest desert in the world.
Plants growing in the Atacama Desert...
Virgin Births Have Been Documented in Rare Bird Population – The Endangered California Condor
The temptation to quote Jurassic Park must have been irresistible for conservation scientists at a San Diego Zoo breeding program for critically-endangered California condors,...
The Joys of Solitude – Thousands of People Found New Appreciation During Enforced Alone Time in Lockdown
Time spent alone during the pandemic led to positive effects on well-being across all ages, new research has found.
The study of more than 2,000...
The Many Health Benefits of Eating Mushrooms That Are Wild – And Picking Them Doesn’t Deplete Supply
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
A pair of anthropological forces are driving humans...
Heroic Dog Gets Award for Saving Over 100 Koalas From Australia’s Bushfires
An intrepid 6-year-old dog helped rescue over 100 injured koalas from the Australian bush fires in 2019–2020.
Now, the Australian Koolie named Bear has been...
Astronomers May Have Spotted the First Known Exoplanet in Another Galaxy
Scientists have confirmed observations of the first-ever exoplanet in another galaxy, 28 million light years away.
While this massive distance diminishes the natural mystique of...
Listen to This ‘Singing’ Lemur Species That Has ‘Common Musical Traits’ Like Humans Do
Songbirds share the human sense of rhythm, but it is a rare trait in non-human mammals—now, it's been found, we can add the indri...
Johns Hopkins Gets First Federal Grant for Psychedelic Treatments Research –And It’s For Tobacco Addiction
Johns Hopkins Medicine has been awarded a federal grant to explore the potential impacts of psilocybin on tobacco addiction—making it the first time in...
Earliest Prehistoric Art Discovered –And it Turns Out to Be Hand Prints Made by Children 170,000 Years Ago
Written by Matthew Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds at Bournemouth University. This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. The...
After Using Tools, Crows are Happier and Behave More Optimistically: ‘The pleasure of accomplishment’
By Peter Reuell, Harvard Gazette
It’s no secret crows are smart. They’re notorious for frustrating attempts to keep them from tearing into garbage cans; more...
Anti-Cancer Drug Derived From Himalayan Plant Clears Early Clinical Trials
An Oxford University study has shown that the new drug NUC-7738—a novel chemotherapy drug, derived from a fungus—has up to 40 times greater potency...
Want to Learn to Code? This Nintendo-Style Video Game Will Teach You – And It’s Free
Writing code is a skill almost anyone can make use of, and now there's a video game that will teach you how.
Set in an...
People Who’ve Tried Psychedelics Have Lower Risk of Heart Disease and Diabetes
A study has confirmed that the rates of heart disease and diabetes found in users of classic psychedelic substances, like psilocybin or MDMA, are...
Diver Finds 900-Year-old Sword Wielded in the Crusades Off the Coast of Ancient Israeli Town (LOOK)
A man in Israel noticed the unmistakable shape of a sword during a recreational dive, and it turned out to be a 900-year-old relic...
Where’s Walrus? You Can Help Scientists by Volunteering to Count Marine Mammals In Satellite Images
Scientists are appealing to the public to help them monitor the number of Walrus in the Arctic by looking at images—taken from space.
The real-life...