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Scientists Discover How Woodpeckers Survive 400g Impacts Without Brain Damage—And It’s Pure Genius
In the forests of North America, a rhythmic drumming echoes through the trees. To most of us, it’s just another…
Scientists Discover Farm Chemicals Are Quietly Rewiring Animal Behavior—Even at Tiny Doses
Across vast fields of green, farmers rely on plant protection products—fungicides, herbicides, and insecticides—to keep crops healthy and productive. These…
What Is Quantum Memory? A Complete Guide to the Future of Quantum Data Storage
Quantum memory is a revolutionary concept in quantum information science that refers to the ability to store, preserve, and retrieve…
10 Psychology Myths You Probably Believe (and the Science Behind Them)
Psychology is one of the most fascinating fields of science, offering deep insights into how humans think, feel, and behave.…
Chimpanzees and Bonobos Have “Friend Circles” Just Like Humans, Study Reveals
In the dense rainforests of Africa, two of humanity’s closest living relatives—the chimpanzee and the bonobo—live lives far richer and…
T. rex Wasn’t Alone: Stunning Fossil Reveals a Smaller, Faster ‘Tyrant’ Lived Beside It
For more than half a century, paleontologists have wrestled with one of the most tantalizing questions in dinosaur science: was…
Chimpanzees Can Change Their Minds—New Study Reveals Human-Like Rational Thinking in Our Closest Relatives
For centuries, humans have drawn a line between ourselves and the rest of the animal kingdom. We’ve prided ourselves on…
This Mysterious Trapdoor Spider Has Been Hiding Under California’s Beaches for Centuries
Along California’s sweeping coastal dunes, beneath the grains of sun-warmed sand where beachgoers stroll without a second thought, a secret…
Whales Are the Ocean’s Secret Gardeners—And They’re Feeding the Entire Planet
For centuries, whales have captivated human imagination as the gentle giants of the sea. They inspire awe with their immense…
Scientists Discover Why Pumpkins Absorb Toxic Pollutants — and How They Could Help Clean the Earth
Pumpkins, zucchini, and their colorful gourd relatives have long been symbols of harvest and nourishment. Yet beneath their cheerful appearance…
4,000 Years of Tombs Reveal the Hidden Map of China’s Rise and Fall
For thousands of years, the people of China have honored their dead with remarkable care, building elaborate tombs that mirror…
World’s Oldest Mosquito Larva Found in Amber — And It Looks Shockingly Modern
Long before humans walked the Earth and long before even flowering plants dominated the landscape, a drop of resin fell…
Urban Rats Are Now Hunting Bats — And It Could Push Colonies Toward Collapse
Bats are not often thought of as prey — especially not for animals as unremarkable and familiar as brown rats.…
23-Million-Year-Old Rhino Fossil Found Near the North Pole
Twenty-three million years ago, near the top of what is now the world, in a place that modern humans consider…
Did Yellowstone’s Wolf Comeback Get Oversold? New Study Says the Iconic Story Doesn’t Hold Up
Few ecological stories have captured the public imagination like the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park. For nearly three…
Fight-or-Flight Can Grow Arms? New Study Says Salamanders Regenerate Using Adrenaline
For centuries the salamander has been nature’s quiet provocation — a small, soft-bodied creature that can do something no human…
Crocodile Ancestor Discovered in Egypt Survived the Dinosaur Extinction
In Egypt’s Western Desert — a place that once lay beneath warm ancient seas — a team of Egyptian paleontologists…
Scientists Train Shiitake Mushrooms to Store Digital Memory — Could Your Next Chip Be Alive?
For decades, the computing world has been guided by the steady shrinking of metal-based hardware — more transistors packed onto…
New Gene Edit Can Repair Dozens of Mutations at Once — Not Just One — Ending the One-Patient-One-Cure Era
For decades, gene therapy has carried a heavy limitation: it tends to work best on simple problems — a single…
No Doctors, No Tools: These Ants Double Survival by Biting Off Limbs
Deep inside an ant colony, war and work leave bodies damaged. Legs are crushed in conflicts with rival insects or…
Scientists Discover How “Standing Straighter” Let Ancient Reptiles Become Giants
Long before dinosaurs thundered across prehistoric floodplains, the ancestors of crocodiles, birds and other archosaurs faced a problem written not…