Our early human ancestors telling fireside stories may have propelled the development of speech by facilitating discussion of ...

Elephants are ecosystem engineers. They trample trees, loosen soil with their tusks, and can even create trails and watering ...

The researchers were most interested in comparing how well the two groups performed a move they referred to as a “slam start” ...

In fact, their poop piles are so dense that they show up on satellite images. And the guano stains aren’t just in the spots ...

Because you are reading these words, it’s safe to say you possess consciousness—that magic of awareness that you are alive and awake, and that you are you, not somebody else. Consciousness is the ...

Many people really hate needles. When they have to give blood or get an IV for even a small medical procedure, they may panic, tensing up their muscles and spiking their heart rate, which can amplify ...

The traditional Neanderthal stereotype might be that of a club-wielding caveman, but they actually had some pretty sophisticated technology. Our archaic cousins fashioned all manner of delicate ...

Deep in the Bavarian woods of Southeast Germany roam scores of wild boars—prized game in a country where hunting is akin to a national tradition. But most hunters would think twice before venturing ...

Nineteen-year-old U.S. Army Pvt. David Lewis set out from Fort Dix on a 50-mile hike with his unit on Feb. 5, 1976. On that bitter cold day, he collapsed and died. Autopsy specimens unexpectedly ...

The Curiosity rover has taken some fantastic photos since it landed on the Red Planet in 2012. And here’s a stunning new one to add to the collection: a view of an early morning Martian sunrise. The ...

Just like us, our cells can get old. But while these senescent cells stop dividing, they linger on, which is one reason they’re sometimes called “zombie cells.” Zombie cells aren’t functionally inert, ...