European starlings keep predators at bay by flocking by the hundreds of thousands and creating a “confusion effect” against predation. Using 3D gaming software researchers have simulated the mesmerizing, pulsating pattern,Read more . . .
Why do we do the things we do? You know you don’t really need that extra cookie but you eat it anyhow. Jeff Wise from the Science of Us exploresRead more . . .
The “5-second rule”, that fallen food is safe to eat if scooped up within five seconds is, as you might expect, just a myth. Transfer of bacteria from hard surfacesRead more . . .
In 2023 NASA is planning to send a space probe 370 million km (230 million miles) to a 200 km (130 mi) wide asteroid named Psyche 16. Why this particular asteroid?Read more . . .
Researchers analyzing the genomes of microorganisms living in shale oil and gas wells have found evidence of sustainable ecosystems, populated in part by a new genus of bacteria they have dubbedRead more . . .
Folic acid taken during pregnancy, either in the diet or from supplements, has been shown to drastically reduce the incidence of neural tube defects in babies. Since this recommendation wasRead more . . .
In the 1950s, among the Fore people of Papau New Guinea, up to 200 people a year were dying of a mysterious degenerative illness called kuru. It turned out thatRead more . . .
In the summer of 1966 a local resident on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, discovered an enormous fossil buried along the shore. The Storr Lochs specimen turned out to be 1 170Read more . . .
A recent study in the journal Autism Research, focusing on the variability of symptoms in children with autism to the causes of the disease, found a correlation between exposure toRead more . . .
Nesting sea turtle numbers have hit record highs in several southern US states, prompting conservationists to hope that the species could be on the road to recovery. News Article: Read more . . .
