Science and Technolgy blog
A new fungus that infects cave spiders and turns them into “zombies” was discovered in a Victorian gunpowder store at Castle Espie in Northern Ireland during filming for a TV show.
Think you know Mars? Test your knowledge of our neighboring planet’s size, surface, history and more.
Donald Trump’s political rise has been closely tied to the grievances of White Americans who feel left behind by societal changes. A 2021 study published in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin provides insight into one source of this discontent:…
In hearings Wednesday and Thursday, senators questioned President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., over his fitness to be the country’s top health official and control the mammoth $1.7 trillion agency. Kennedy would…
A mechanism that activates specific muscles in our ears is a leftover from our evolutionary past, back when our ancestors depended more on their hearing for survival.
Rather than helping each other out when they’re attacked, plants may have to eavesdrop on each other to know when to launch their own defenses.
New research from South Korea has found that for every 1°C increase in average annual atmospheric temperature (from the average temperature in the 1961–1990 period, due to climate change), the odds of having at least moderate depressive symptoms increased by…
In a lab test, chimps and orangutans can recognize their own reflection. But in the wild, baboons seemingly can’t do the same.
It’s a regrettable reality that there is never time to cover all the interesting scientific stories each month. In the past, we’ve featured year-end roundups of cool science stories we missed. This year, we’re experimenting with a monthly collection. January’s…
Upheaval Dome is a giant rock formation in southeastern Utah with two potential origin stories, although most scientists think it was created by an ancient meteor strike.
