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“Interacting” with nature through virtual reality applications had especially strong benefits, according to the study.
Mosquitoes can taste your blood using unique sensory abilities. Can we use that to keep them off us?
The sudden prevalence of an artery in the forearm is evidence that we’re still very much a work in progress.
The young man died nearly 2,000 years ago in the volcanic eruption that buried Pompeii.
Modern crops have been optimized for a lot of things, but not for climate change.
The microbes that eventually produced the planet’s oxygen had to breathe something, after all.
Sharks fear killer whales. How does this impact the ecosystems they share?
A new study finds that starlet sea anemones have the unique ability to grow more tentacles when they’ve got more to eat.
A new study bases its calculations on more than the great white shark.
On the list of animals at risk are several endangered species.
Spending time in green spaces seems to yield many health benefits, most of which researchers are only beginning to understand.
The father of all giant sea bugs was recently discovered off the coast of Java.
Carbon locked in soils can be emitted by bacteria. Turning up the heat on them releases more carbon.
An experiment in Botswana suggests a non-lethal deterrent for predatory lions.
Our family tree is complicated, and some of the branches are still unlabeled.
Certain water beetles can escape from frogs after being consumed.
Declining bee populations could lead to increased food insecurity and economic losses in the billions.
Big brains come at a big cost, however.
In one of the ocean’s most lifeless places, scientists discover and resuscitate ancient organisms.
Avocado evolved in the warming climates of Central America during the Neogene period, roughly 10 million years ago.
If Arctic ice continues to melt at its projected rate, the bears will go extinct due to starvation by the end of the century according to a first-ever projected timeline.
Stone stackers enjoy the practice as a peaceful challenge, but scientists warn that moving small stones has mountainous consequences.
New research sees dogs checking a North-South axis on their way home.
These alien-like creatures are virtually invisible in the deep sea.
A new study lays out the case for the damaging effects of stress on orcas living in tanks.
Admit it, caring for your pet can make you happy too. Science is working on why.
Scientists uncovered the secrets of what drove some of the world’s last remaining woolly mammoths to extinction.
The ocean’s largest shark relies on vision more than previously believed.
Exploring how a small change in your DNA sequence can make you a natural blonde.