Ancient viruses gave us our brains.
“Language is a virus,” said William S. Burroughs. Now, Science Daily reports that researchers at Altos Labs-Cambridge Institute of Science have found that intelligence itself […]
“Language is a virus,” said William S. Burroughs. Now, Science Daily reports that researchers at Altos Labs-Cambridge Institute of Science have found that intelligence itself […]
You gotta get right up in there if you really want to see what’s going on in those eyes. This is an illustration from a […]
NPR has a story about a caecilian. Not Sicilian, but South American, these are to salamanders what glass snakes are to lizards: a legless version […]
Nature shares a study that found that bumblebees somehow communicate the solutions to complex puzzles to each other, something that only humans were thought to […]
This depiction of Earth might be the first such image of our planet as seen from space. No human (as far as we know) had […]
The Guardian runs a science story about a milestone in marine biology – the first time humpback whales have ever been caught on camera in […]
Reuters reports on the first private-corp lunar lander, who successfully touched down on the Moon and sent back useful data about conditions there. That’s the […]
Styxosaurus is, or was, an elasmosaur – an undersea predator with a long neck and sharp teeth, all the better for grabbing ammonites and prehistoric […]
NPR, among other outlets, has reported on the discovery of a real Chinese dragon in this, the Year of the Dragon. At least, it’s certainly […]
Health Day reports on a new DNA scan that reveals to you (and doctors, and who knows who else) just how likely you are to […]
SONG: “Lady at the Generator” [Download] . (available as .ogg here) ARTIST: grant. SOURCE: Based on Amsterdam UMC, 4 Jan 2024, “Tiredness Experienced by Long […]
This is the cover page of Science-Gossip magazine, “an illustrated monthly record of nature, country lore, & applied science.” There are articles in here about […]
BBC Sky at Night Magazine reports on NASA’s plan to look deeper into space than ever before by setting up a 9-lb (4-kg) radio telescope […]
Space.com brings more evidence of a life-sustaining environment on primordial Mars, in the form of ancient sediments that confirm Jezero crater was once a vast […]
Science Daily reports on research into the psychological effects of the pitch of people’s voices. It’s fairly well known that people find men’s voices more […]
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