A collection of previously unseen inscriptions and images have been revealed on the walls of the Cenacle, a hall built by the Crusaders at the
Researchers have identified the brain regions that are essential for logical thinking and problem-solving. The findings help us understand how our brains support our reasoning
Even zoo animals can sometimes benefit from a little trip to the vets. Whether they have a blade of grass stuck up their nose or
Every year, the US Library of Congress chooses 25 audio pieces to be add to the National Recording Registry, aimed at preserving recordings which are
What’s the most ironic and tragic thing about the bear on the Californian flag and the state’s seal? The fact that there have not been
Human-wildlife conflict can take all sorts of forms, but one of the most common is the problem of roads and roadkill. While scavengers can benefit
There’s a famous story, told by a once widely lauded author, about finding himself at a party where he felt hugely out of his depth.
Some years seem to zip by in the blink of an eye, while others seem to drag on for far longer. But some, like leap
Hoping to keep tabs on the magnetic north’s wandering ways, the World Magnetic Model 2025 reveals the latest official predicted placement of Earth’s magnetic fields.
Something significant is happening to religious life across the US. In just a few decades, remarkably large numbers of people have been leaving organized religion.
In 2018, astronomers discovered a brown dwarf binary system. Brown dwarfs are stellar objects that never had enough mass to fuse hydrogen and become fully
Researchers have scanned the brains of more than 500 babies and young children in order to paint a detailed picture of the brain’s development during
It appears conservative Americans have a deeper distrust in science than previously believed. Not only do they distrust scientific ideas that do not correspond to
A new explanation has emerged for why Homo sapiens survived in Europe and North Asia when the apparently better-adapted Neanderthals did not. A variety of
Sound can induce changes in cells and one team of researchers think this could be an effective way to manipulate their behavior, including for the
Dark matter is a hypothetical substance that outweighs regular matter – which makes stars, planets, and everything we can see and touch – by five
“How, then, did life originate on Earth?,” the distinguished speaker, William Thomson, asked his audience during a meeting of the British Association for the Advancement
