The Rhythms That Make Elephant Seals Run or Fight by ...
New research suggests that elephant seals use rhythm to recognize and respond to other members of their species […]
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CliffsNotes From the Procrastination Research Conference by HEATHER MURPHY
For the last 20 years, academic researchers have gathered at this event to share and debate their studies […]
Phobos: Moon over Mars
A tiny moon with a scary name, Phobos emerges from behind the Red Planet in this timelapse sequence […]
IC 1396: Emission Nebula in Cepheus
Stunning emission nebula IC 1396 mixes glowing cosmic gas and dark dust clouds in the high and far […]
Giant Squids, Giant Eyes, but Rather Small Brain Lobes by ...
A rare opportunity to study the giant squid’s visual brain suggests the deep-sea beasts don’t have the complex […]
What a Total Solar Eclipse Looks Like From Space by ...
A time lapse made from a Japanese weather satellite’s images shows the shadow the moon casts on the […]
Why Are Dogs So Friendly? The Answer May Be in ...
A team of researchers reported that the friendliness of dogs may share a genetic basis with a human […]
Humans First Arrived in Australia 65,000 Years Ago, Study Suggests ...
Ancestors of Aboriginal Australians arrived thousands of years earlier than previously believed, according to newly uncovered archaeological evidence. […]
An Experiment in Zurich Brings Us Nearer to a Black ...
IBM researchers used an exotic material known as a Weyl semimetal to confirm the existence of a gravitational […]
A 9-Year-Old Tripped, Fell and Discovered a Million-Year-Old Fossil by ...
Jude Sparks was playing with his brothers in New Mexico when he stumbled over the fossilized tusk of […]