Artist’s reconstruction of mating ostracods. Credit: YANG Dinghu Small bivalved crustacean ostracods are the most abundant fossil arthropods since the Ordovician and play an important…
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MIT professor Sinan Aral’s new book, “The Hype Machine,” examines the dynamics of social media and suggests new ways to prevent online information from exacerbating…
Due to continual improvements in transportation technology, people travel more extensively than ever before. Although this strengthened connection between faraway countries comes with many benefits,…
Contrary to previous theories, fear and anxiety reflect shared neural building blocks. Fear and anxiety reflect overlapping brain circuits, according to research published today (September…
Nevada farmer Denise Moyle will use OpenET to plan irrigation of her alfalfa fields. Credit: Photo courtesy of Glow by G Photography Building upon more…
The Delft University of Technology student start-up Loop has developed a living coffin made from mycelium. The Living Cocoon helps the body to ‘compost’ more…
The proximity of hot springs to early settlements have led researchers to wonder if early humans used hot springs as a cooking resource long before…
When viruses, parasites, and other pathogens spread, humans and other animals tend to hunker down with immediate family and peer groups to avoid outsiders as…
Arctodus simus reconstruction compared to a human. Credit: Dantheman9758 / Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 The California Channel Islands are renowned for their archaeological, biological,…
BodyCompass is the first home-ready, radio-frequency-based system to provide accurate sleep data without cameras or sensors attached to the body. It was developed by MIT…
Rescue French bulldog and pug snoozing in basket. Credit: Katy Price Owners of bulldogs, French bulldogs and pugs are highly likely to want to own…
Seven La Chamba unglazed ceramic pots used in a yearlong cooking experiment that analyzed the chemical residues of meals prepared. Credit: Melanie Miller Archaeologists find…
While NASA is working aggressively to meet our near-term goal of landing the first woman and next man on the Moon by 2024, our Artemis…
New policies, technologies could help make sense of flood of information. The science community has responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with such a flurry of…
Individuals who can unconsciously predict complex patterns, an ability called implicit pattern learning, are likely to hold stronger beliefs that there is a god who…
Field site in Ramnagar, India. Credit: Christopher Gilbert The 13-million-year-old gibbon ancestor fills major gaps in the primate fossil record. A 13-million-year-old fossil unearthed in…
Enteroviruses and other pathogenic viruses that make their way into surface waters can be inactivated by heat, sunshine and other microbes, thereby reducing their ability…
In study, acetaminophen alters perceptions of risk. While acetaminophen is helping you deal with your headache, it may also be making you more willing to…
A man stands on a burned-out car as fires burn behind him in the Lake Street area of Minneapolis, Minnesota, May 28, 2020. Credit: Lorie…
Our Energy Hunger Is Tethered to Our Economic Past Just as a living organism continually needs food to maintain itself, an economy consumes energy to…