Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2025
Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabs
A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris.
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Archaeology
Dec 2, 2025
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers—here's what it reveals
When you picture medieval warfare, you might think of epic battles and famous monarchs. But what about the everyday soldiers who actually filled the ranks? Until recently, their stories were scattered across handwritten manuscripts ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2025
Your dog is not a doomsday prepper—here's why they hide food and toys
Have you ever seen a dog focused on nuzzling their expensive treat under a blanket, behind a couch cushion, or into a freshly dug hole in the backyard? You might think they are behaving like a paranoid doomsday prepper, but ...
Evolution
Nov 24, 2025
Examining why some species developed consciousness while others remained non-conscious
What is the evolutionary advantage of our consciousness? And what can we learn about this from observing birds? Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum published two articles on this topic.
Agriculture
Nov 19, 2025
How pecans went from ignored trees to a holiday staple—the 8,000-year history of America's only native major nut
Pecans, America's only native major nut, have a storied history in the United States. Today, American trees produce hundreds of millions of pounds of pecans—80% of the world's pecan crop. Most of that crop stays here. Pecans ...
Ecology
Nov 13, 2025
In Japan's Northern Alps, residents battle monkeys to protect homes and farms
In the foothills of Japan's Northern Alps, people are chasing monkeys.
Plants & Animals
Nov 4, 2025
Firework displays prompt urban birds to abandon roosts and fly erratically at night
A new study has revealed that firework displays cause significant distress to urban birds, prompting calls for greater awareness of wildlife welfare ahead of Bonfire Night.
Archaeology
Oct 29, 2025
Rediscovery of African American burial grounds provides long-overdue opportunities for collective healing
In the course of construction work in 2013, the remains of 36 individuals of African descent were uncovered in the heart of downtown Charleston, South Carolina. They had lain hidden for some 200 years in an unmarked 18th-century ...
Economics & Business
Oct 8, 2025
Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee threatens rural schools and hospitals reliant on immigrant workers
When Rob Coverdale started his job in 2023 as superintendent of the K-12 Crow Creek Tribal School in South Dakota, there were 15 unfilled teaching positions.
Optics & Photonics
Oct 6, 2025
Researchers integrate waveguide physics into metasurfaces for advanced light control
Ultrathin structures that can bend, focus, or filter light, metasurfaces are reshaping how scientists think about optics. These engineered materials offer precise control over lights behavior, but many conventional designs ...
