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Astrobiology Aug 8, 2024

New study suggests that our galaxy is crowded or empty—both are equally terrifying

Is there intelligent life in the universe? And if so, just how common is it? Or perhaps the question should be, what are the odds that those engaged in the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) will encounter it ...

Social Sciences Aug 5, 2024

How a TikToker can influence discrimination against trans people

"Super straight" is a new term, coined by a TikTok user in 2021, that asserts one is "naturally" and "inherently" not attracted to transgender people. This new sexual identity attempts to distance super straights from being ...

Archaeology Jul 24, 2024

Scientists try to replicate ancient butchering methods to learn how Neanderthals ate birds

It's hard to know what Neanderthals ate: food preparation, especially when it comes to smaller items like birds, can leave few archaeological traces. But understanding their diets is critical to understanding these incredibly ...

Ecology Jul 17, 2024

Webcam monitors hundreds of rattlesnakes at a Colorado 'mega den' for citizen science

They creep, slither and slide over and around each other by the dozen and now there's a webcam so that anybody can watch them online at any time, even at night.

Plants & Animals May 23, 2024

Crows can deliberately plan how many calls to make, study shows

In a behavioral experiment, crows were able to learn to produce a set number of calls. This involves them planning in advance. From the sound of the first call in a numerical sequence, it is possible to predict how many calls ...

Social Sciences May 22, 2024

Strange fruit: How Billie Holiday's performance of the anti-lynching song politicized Black consciousness

Billie Holiday's recording of the anti-lynching song "Strange Fruit" has stirred and haunted generations of listeners. A new article in the Journal of African American History, titled "Professional Mourning: Billie Holiday's ...

Social Sciences May 21, 2024

Language change harms our ability to communicate and understand, researcher argues

Changes to the definitions of conceptual words like "woke" and gaslighting are harming our ability to communicate and understand our experiences, a Leeds academic argues.

Plants & Animals May 17, 2024

Researchers believe the raptor caracara deserves a public relations makeover

Caracaras are an inquisitive, gregarious, highly intelligent group of predatory birds in the falcon family, whose quirks go largely unnoticed by the public. Caracara researchers, however, say it's time for that to change.

Archaeology May 9, 2024

The reconstruction of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman makes her look quite friendly—there's a problem with that

From a flaky skull, found "as flat as a pizza" on a cave floor in northern Iraq, the face of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal woman named "Shanidar Z" has been reconstructed. With her calm and considered expression, Shanidar ...

Analytical Chemistry May 8, 2024

Research team develops AI to perform chemical synthesis

Chemistry, with its intricate processes and vast potential for innovation, has always been a challenge for automation. Traditional computational tools, despite their advanced capabilities, often remain underutilized due to ...

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