Chimps Learn To Play Rock-Paper-Scissors For Science
Scientists taught a bunch of chimps how to play rock-paper-scissors to see if they could play the game better than children.
Neptune’s Icy Insides Contain A Mysterious Chemical Compound
Scientists think they know what’s happening on frozen Neptune, and that could teach them about icy exoplanets as well.
Pig Gene-Editing Tool May Allow Animal-To-Human Organ Transplants
Scientists have edited pig genes to grow piglets with organs that won’t transmit viruses to humans, raising hope that the method could help people waiting for transplants.
Stone Age Cannibals Decorated Human Bones While Butchering Them
The prehistoric cannibals who lived in western Europe during the late Stone Age carved decorations into human bones as they butchered the victims.
Chaco Canyon Rock Carving May Depict Year 1097 Total Solar Eclipse
The sun was very active during the total solar eclipse of 1097, so early civilizations got to see solar eruptions during the astronomical event.
How Big Is The Biggest Dinosaur Ever? Here’s How Patagotitan Stacks Up
To get a true understanding of the biggest dinosaur ever found, put it next to these other large items to see how they compare.
The Biggest Dinosaur Ever: What We Know About Patagotitan
The newly-named Patagotitan mayorum wasn’t even fully grown yet.
Scientists Say Millions Of Black Holes Exist In Our Galaxy
There are millions of black holes all over the Milky Way galaxy, so be sure to look where you’re going.
WATCH: Rare Pink Dolphin Caught On Camera Jumping Out Of Water
Pink dolphins are real and a woman caught one jumping around and playing with friends during a boat cruise.
Neanderthal DNA Reveals Human Evolution Timeline Through Genetic Mutations
Scientists think they have cracked a Neanderthal genetic mystery. Their DNA analysis tells us a lot about how many of this prehistoric human lived.
Women Have More Active Brains Than Men, Imaging Study Shows
There’s more blood flowing in certain areas of a woman’s brain than in a man’s. Could this be the key to understanding the differences between the sexes?
Archaeologists Find Ancient City Where Jesus Christ’s Apostles Were Born
Jesus Christ called to Peter and Andrew to become fishers of men in this ancient city on the Sea of Galilee, but its location has been lost until now.
Japanese Scientists Discover Extract That Stops Ice Cream From Melting
An extract taken from weird strawberries stops ice cream from melting before you’ve gotten a chance to eat it.
What Are Sea Lice? Facts About The Ocean’s Flesh-Eating Crustacean
Sea lice usually just prick people a little, but they left one Australian teenager bleeding profusely. Here’s what you need to know about these parasites.
Cool Space Objects Named For 4 Famous People
Not everything in space is named for one of the ancient Greek or Roman gods. Some objects like asteroids and craters are the namesakes of modern famous people.
Dogs, Cats Add Greenhouse Gases To Atmosphere By Eating Meat
Dogs and cats eat a lot of meat, and that has a huge effect on the environment.
Scientist Says Human Evolution Was Random Chance, Not Climate Change
Some scientists think humans evolved as a response to prehistoric climate change, but this analysis suggests we are completely random.
Loner Or Lovers? NASA Spacecraft To Investigate Ancient Mystery Object — Or Objects
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is going to solve the mystery of whether this ancient space object is one weird-shaped rock or two that are close enough to touch each other.
How Did The Planets Form? Asteroid Family Reveals Early Solar System
A newly discovered family of asteroids is showing scientists what the solar system looked like when it was young, and could tell us how the planets formed.
Humans Have Been Cutting Down Forests For 45,000 Years
Modern humans made a name cutting down trees, but our ancestors have been doing it since the prehistoric times.
Ancient DNA Reveals Genetic History Of Early European Civilizations
Scientists analyzed DNA samples from ancient teeth to show how modern and ancient Greeks are related to two earlier civilizations.
Scientists Watch A Black Hole Collide With A Neutron Star
Want to see a black hole and a neutron star crash into one another? So did these scientists.
Water On Venus: Planet May Have Had An Ocean
Venus may have once had a whole ocean of water on its surface, before it burned up.
NASA Would 'Armageddon' An Asteroid Coming For Earth
If an asteroid were to suddenly appear and threaten to crash into the Earth, NASA has a few ideas of how to divert the space rock.
Men Vs. Women: What Funny Words Does Each Sex Like Most?
Men ranking funny words found more humor in sexual terms than women did.
These Organisms Are Eating Greenhouse Gases In Antarctica
Melting ice in Antarctica could send a lot of a dangerous greenhouse gas into the atmosphere, but microbes are eating all of that methane and helping us out.
Reducing Stress, Anxiety? Talk To Yourself In The Third Person
If you need a new way to lower stress and manage your anxiety, people who talk to themselves in the third person are better at controlling their emotions.
People Are Dying For A Space Burial More Than Ever
A space burial will bring your ashes into orbit around the Earth or onto the moon’s surface, giving average people the opportunity to be astronauts.
Living On The Moons: Enceladus, Europa Will Go From Ice To Fire
The ice-covered moons Enceladus and Europa may not ever be suitable for human life, based on a new climate analysis.
What Caused Worst Mass Extinction In Earth’s History? Not What You Think
The terrible event behind the world’s worst mass extinction ever, the one that killed more than 95 percent of marine species, is not the erupting volcano or the asteroid strike you are picturing.
