Conspiracy Theorists Have a Fundamental Cognitive Problem, Say Scientists
The world’s a scary, unpredictable place, and that makes your brain mad. As a predictive organ, the brain is on the constant lookout for patterns that both explain the world…
Raccoons Pass Famous Aesop’s Fable Test—By Upending It
Raccoons are notoriously pesky, but are they as clever as crows? Scientists recently put the masked mammals through the Aesop's Fable test, which measures if animals can discern cause and…
Hidden Danger of Ecological Collapse
A recent landmark study that investigated alarming loss of insects is leaving scientists dumbfounded, deeply troubled, potentially the biggest-ever existential threat, risking ecosystem collapse too soon for comfort. In contrast…
Children are straitjacketed into gender roles in early adolescence, says study
Global study finds girls are considered vulnerable and protected, while boys are set free to roam and explore, with lifelong consequences patriarchy is bad for everyone …The researchers found that…
Half Measures
No it’s not for complicated reasons that the US doesn’t use the metric system. It’s dumb reasons. Very dumb.
How Bacteria Rule Over Your Body – The Microbiome
What happens when microbes talk to your brain?
The Athletic Brassiere
Among the most important advances in sports technology, few can compete with the invention of the sports bra. Following the passage of Title IX in 1972, women’s interest in athletics…
Even Jellyfish Sleep
Do jellyfish dream of gelatinous sheep? No one can say.
Meet Mary Somerville: The Brilliant Woman for Whom the Word “Scientist” Was Coined
That women should face such an Everestine climb toward inclusion and equality is a piece of curious and rather cruel cultural irony, for the very word “scientist” didn’t always have…
The 100th birthday of Indian chemist Asima Chatterjee
For the latest Google Doodle, the search giant is honoring an award-winning chemist whose research in organic chemistry had a profound impact on how plants are used for medicinal purposes.…