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Enlarge / Hummingbirds—like this golden-tailed sapphire from South America—draw the eye with their bright colors and busy, hovering flight. Biologists are drawn to understand the suite of adaptations they have evolved to survive extreme lifestyles. (credit: webguzs via Getty) Everyone…
Enlarge / From left to right: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. (credit: Samuel Axon) With the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro, it has never been clearer that the cycle of radical…
New research from Germany has found that fathers can identify the body odor of their own children and prefer it over the odor of other prepubescent children. However, their preference for their children’s body odor decreases as the children enter…
When inhaled, metals left by the shrinking lake could cause inflammation. Experts say more studies are needed to understand the impact.
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have released the largest infrared map of the Milky Way ever. The enormous dataset contains millions of new objects, and the researchers expect to scour it for discoveries for years to come.
Active social contact can reduce the increased risk of dementia associated with high neuroticism, according to a new study published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Neuroticism, a personality trait characterized by emotional instability and a heightened stress response, is…
Meteorologist Thea Sandmael watched the storm close in. It was near enough for her to spot a rotating dome of clouds emerging from the storm’s dark underbelly. By the time the spinning mass was 10 minutes away, Sandmael and her…
While exploring the Tonga Trench in the Southwestern Pacific Ocean, researchers captured extremely rare footage of a Magnapinna squid with arms several times the length of its body.
Can brain activity predict voting behavior? A new study in Scientific Reports suggests that the answer is more complicated than expected. By measuring the N400 brainwave during exposure to political statements, researchers found differences in how Democratic and Republican voters…
Saul Newman’s research suggests that we’re completely mistaken about how long humans live for.
