Zoo Safety: After Poachers Kill Rhino For Horn At French Zoo, Call For Better Protection For Endangered Animals
After poachers brazenly murdered a rhino in a French zoo and sawed off its horn, conservationists are calling for better protection for the endangered animals — and education to end superstitious belief in rhino horns' "healing powers."
Aboriginal Culture: DNA Links Indigenous People In Australia To Homeland For 50,000 Years
Australia’s aboriginal people were living in their homeland almost 50,000 years before Europeans came over, and now DNA from aboriginal hair proves it.
How Animals Know When To Make Babies, And What Scientists Learn About Human Fertility
Scientists are figuring out what happens inside animals that tells them when to make babies, and that could have implications for human reproduction and improving fertility.
How Do You Know When Someone Is Dead? Experts Question Guidelines To Determine Death
Medical science has advanced so much that people who previously would have been considered dead can now be brought back to life. So how do experts know when someone is really dead, and what does this mean for things like organ donation?
Signs Of Extraterrestrial Life? NASA Scientists Say Eruptions On Dwarf Planet Ceres Indicate Possibility Of Living Things
Scientists are learning more about how the dwarf planet Ceres formed, with an eye on whether there could be extraterrestrial life there.
Would You Ride In A Driverless Ambulance? The Surprising Answer Reveals Who's Angry, Scared, Or Happy
More than half of people would not want a lift to the hospital in a driverless ambulance, even if it meant more people treating them. But would you guess women or men were likely to say yes?
Everyone Can Tell You're Insecure: Your Eyes Predict What You'll Do Next, Reveal Your Secrets
Your eyes reveal your secrets because your pupils change size when you are indecisive and their size may predict what you’ll do next.
Should You Save A Shark? Watch This Daring Man Save A Shark From A Fishing Hook [VIDEO]
A man came face to face with a shark — and rescued it from a hook and fishing line.
Do Vaccines Still Matter? Scary Answer In Japanese Example; 9-Disease Study Estimates How Many Lives Childhood Vaccines Have Saved Around The World
Vaccines have saved millions of people, says a new study of nine diseases, but that good work is being threatened by people who question the safety or neccessity of vaccinations.
Nature Video, Intelligent Animals: This Elephant Was Too Smart To Obey Railroad Crossings [Watch]
An elephant used its natural intelligence to get through a railroad crossing because it didn’t feel like waiting.
Why Giant Pandas Evolved To Be Black And White, According To Science: How They Feed, Protect Themselves And Communicate
Evolution question: Why are pandas black and white? Giant pandas seem to be an ostentatious animal in a world of grays and browns, but their patches serve a purpose.
7 Animal Friends And Their Surprising, Happy Relationships
Animals don’t have to be the same species to get along or work together. Here are seven examples of the buddy system in the wild.
What Do Elephants Do All Day? 2 Hours Of Sleep Leaves Time To Eat, Find Drinking Water, And Play
Elephant sleep habits — just 2 hours a day — are calling into question what we think we know about sleep. Elephants also eat (most of the day), search for water, and play.
Nature Video: Watch What Happens When An Elephant Tries to Play With A Rhino. (Hint: Elephants Are Twice As Big)
Elephants are nearly double the size of a rhino, so maybe that’s why this invitation to play ended in a showdown.
How Evolution Killed Mammoths: 4 Cool Facts About Woolly Mammoth Extinction And Whether We Can Bring Them Back
Evolution: Examining why woolly mammoths went extinct holds lessons for protecting endangered species today. Can we bring mammoths back?
Mysterious ‘Hairy Blob’ Creature Could Be Decomposed Whale, Washed Ashore In The Philippines [VIDEO]
What is the mysterious, disgusting and hairy-looking thing that just washed up in the Philippines? Watch the video and see if you can tell.
Why Mugshots Don’t Help: Facial Recognition Software Good For Only Six Years Of Aging
Criminal mugshot databases can be used to help identify suspects, but the facial recognition technology is less effective if the photo is more than six years old.
Why Do Some People Get Autism? Genes Linked to Development Of Spectrum Disorder Also Improve Brain Power, Scientists Say
Scientists are trying to explain why evolution has not weeded out the genes that cause autism.
More Women Are Smoking Weed While Pregnant, Risking Baby’s Health: New Report
Smoking marijuana is increasingly accepted, but a report says that more women are smoking weed while they are pregnant, which can be a problem for the babies.
Erupting Volcano Kīlauea, in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Sends Out River Of Lava: Watch Hypnotic Video Of Liquid Fire
This lava from Kīlauea, in Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, is moving pretty slowly, but don't get too close — it’s essentially liquid fire.
How Many Sharks Are Left? The Number Of Sharks Is Growing, Decades After ‘Jaws’ Caused Overfishing In The Atlantic Ocean
Need a bigger boat? The movie Jaws was bad for sharks, but after years of overfishing, their numbers are finally recovering.
Who Will Survive A Heart Attack? Study Reveals The Surprising Factor That Predicts The Answer
People who are better with numbers are more likely to seek medical attention for a heart attack right away, so math geeks are more likely to survive.
