Madagascar: Africa’s Genetic Enigma

Every night, your brain spins entire worlds out of thin air: flooded cities, impossible exams, lost loved ones suddenly alive...

U.S. academic journal Science on Thursday named the renewable energy surge as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year, noting that...

Researchers have developed the first scientifically validated ‘personality test’ framework for popular AI chatbots, and have shown that chatbots not...

International chess masters, Olympic gold medallists and Nobel prize-winning scientists were rarely child prodigies, a review reveals. Likewise, early childhood successes and...

Robots small enough to travel autonomously through the human body to repair damaged sites may seem the stuff of science...

On October 8, 2024, the field of physics was plunged into controversy. That day, the Nobel Prize in Physics was...

In a world where speed defines progress, China is pushing the boundaries of transportation with a train that could make...

Blood sugar patterns and dietary choices play a significant role in how well adults sleep. Individuals with diabetes were more...

Do you tend to take longer than other people to make a decision? Let’s find out. In a study published in Personality and...

Scientists are learning how music can do more than lift our mood, from easing anxiety to helping experimental drugs reach the...

Bedbugs are a nightmare for many, but Malaysian researchers have discovered that these blood-feeding insects can serve as a remarkably…

Instead of stopping to smell the flowers, scientists suggest stopping to smell your farts. While the thought may be enough to...

A satellite has tracked a tsunami in greater detail than ever before, which could help improve models of these giant...

An investigation into why blood doesn’t always behave as doctors expect has revealed a super-rare mutation in an extremely uncommon variation of...

Can tattoos protect your skin from the sun’s harmful rays, or do they make things worse? A new study I...

Super-recognizers are aces at remembering faces, but how do they do it? A new study from researchers in Australia reveals that the people...

Scientists have discovered that navigating unfamiliar environments triggers measurable physical changes in your hippocampus, the brain region responsible for spatial...

Ever wonder why that first sip of coffee feels like everything finally clicks into place? It turns out it’s not just...

It’s not you — the dialogue in TV and movies has gotten harder to hear. Have you ever been watching...

Every year, pop culture fiends dissect (or dissent) People magazine’s selection of the “Sexiest Man Alive.” Many popular celebrities have...

The winds were blowing at 40 mph (64 km/h) across the Tacoma Narrows strait when “Galloping Gertie” began to bounce....

Physicist Mir Faizal, Adjunct Professor with UBC Okanagan’s Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, was not out to shatter the dreams...

For numerous individuals with schizophrenia, living with the condition involves challenges, not only related to hallucinations or delusions, but also...

Have you ever tossed and turned under a full moon and wondered if its glow was keeping you awake? For generations,...

New evidence has found that male brains really may shrink faster than female brains with age. Among 4,726 participants with healthy...

The pillow is cold against your cheek. Your upstairs neighbor creaks across the ceiling. You close your eyes; shadows and...

From food packaging to boxes of new shoes, silica gel packets can seemingly find their way into just about every product we...

Earth’s continents became long-lasting when parts of the deep crust briefly heated above about 900°C (roughly 1,650°F). A new study...

New research suggests that those diagnosed with autism in late childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood are more likely to have...

Squirting. Is it pee? Is it female ejaculation? Is it a fluke of the human body that only a few...