Wait… Birds Are Weird?
We’ve spent so long living with the quirky feathered animals called birds that we think of their form…
Study Shows Humans Constantly Signal for Help and Cooperate Across Cultures
People worldwide signal for assistance every few minutes, and others comply with these small requests far more often…
Rickets Changed How We Understood Medicine. Here’s How.
Few diseases claim to have left their mark on medicine the same way rickets does. A severe vitamin…
How Does Concrete Work?
It builds the foundation of our modern cityscapes and engineering landmarks—often quite literally—but most of us are unaware…
Scientists Develop Device to Deliver Immunotherapy Directly to Pancreatic Tumors
Scientists at Houston Methodist Research Institute have developed an implantable device that delivers immunotherapy directly to pancreatic tumors.…
Researchers Develop Method to Restore Vision Loss with Stem Cells
Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, the Singapore Eye Research Institute, and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have developed…
New Study Shows Wildfires Emitting Seven Times More Methane than Previously Estimated
Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered that wildfires emit significant amounts of methane, a greenhouse…
New Study Shows Wildfires Can Boost Biodiversity—But With Important Caveats
A new study published in the journal Ecology Letters suggests that wildfires positively affect biodiversity in animal species.…
Scientists Discover New Molecular Mechanism That Contributes to Aging
Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism that contributes to aging. Six research groups from the University of…
Study Finds Dairy Played Key Role In Early Human Diets on Tibetan Plateau
A new study published in the journal Science Advances reveals that dairy played a significant role in the…