One particular humpback whale was last spotted in 2017 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia. Now, the whale has popped up in the Indian Ocean near Zanzibar, East Africa, a distance of at ...
While traveling, it may be necessary to communicate without the ability to speak one of the estimated 7,000 languages that exist around the world. As a result, humans often rely on context clues, h...
In space, astronauts’ diets usually consist of freeze-dried foods that need to be hydrated with water so as to conserve weight and storage space on missions. Space travelers’ choices are attractive...
Many parents want their children to speak multiple languages. They devise plans to raise their kids in a bilingual setting, for example, one parent may speak only in Spanish to them while the other...
MRIs, blood tests, and X-rays are all instruments on a long list of cancer screening tools. But what if there was another less invasive, but equally effective way to sniff out the disease – and the...
Those who visit the Konya Basin in Central Turkey, near attractions like the stunning Lake Tuz and the city of Konya, may notice the earth will quite literally be melting under them. Beneath the Ko...
Noise – it’s everywhere, especially in cities. Traffic, trains, and neighbors often create an unwanted soundtrack to our lives. Now, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and o...
Throughout history, humans have recorded instances of animals behaving oddly ahead of catastrophic natural phenomena, such as volcanic eruptions or earthquakes, as if these creatures could sense th...
Erasing bad memories has long been a fantasy inspired by films such as “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” But now, fiction may become reality after scientists found a promising new approach t...
For years, coral reefs around the world have been dying off, often because of rising ocean temperatures, threatening fish and other wildlife and also human livelihoods. Now, one team of researchers...
It’s hard to imagine a world without the Mediterranean Sea and its coastlines, rich in beauty, history, and culture. But around 5.5 million years ago, almost three-quarters of that glittering sea e...
With plans to move Americans to the Moon and beyond, NASA is having to get creative with ways to support human life in space. Mushrooms might be the solution. In a statement this summer, NASA annou...
Laws are cultural constructions, scholars say, varying across centuries and cultures. Still, some laws are universal across time and custom, such as those against murder. Now, a team of psychologis...
Sometimes when a beloved band disbands or a musician dies, there is still unreleased music. Last year, for example, fans of the iconic rock band, the Beatles, were able to listen to an unreleased s...
Saber-tooth cats are among the most renowned of prehistoric predators, often depicted with massive fangs and muscular builds. Now, the new discovery of a mummified saber-toothed kitten in Siberia h...
Lead pollution is often seen as a modern-day problem. But new research suggests that widespread pollution in the form of airborne lead was affecting health and lowering IQs during the Roman Empire,...
When thinking of endangered languages, it’s often expected that they are spoken in remote corners of the globe, in communities that are closed off from much of the rest of the world. “You go to som...
Can million-year-old bubbles solve an Ice Age mystery? Scientists recently have successfully drilled and retrieved a 9,186-foot-long (2,800 meters) ice core sample from Antarctica. The piece, proba...
In Peru’s Nazca desert, hundreds of ancient geoglyphs are etched into the ground, depicting creatures from the natural world and figments of ancient man’s imagination. These giant geoglyphs known a...
Most would find the idea of sharing our planet with another distinct member of the hominin family quite odd. But 1.5 million years ago, it was normal, or so the theory went. Now, scientists, for th...
A pang in your heart. Butterflies in your stomach. A lump in your throat. Humans use these widespread expressions, or “emotional semantics” to express anatomical connections with certain emotions a...
Birds are generally not known for their long lifespans. Some species live only an average of a few years in the wild, while others can defy the odds and live for decades. Meet one of those birds, a...
On Oct. 12, Spain celebrated Columbus Day – or Indigenous Peoples Day as it is officially known in the US – marking the anniversary of explorer Christopher Columbus’ arrival in the Americas on Oct....
The Vikings: Tall, blond, merciless warriors and irrepressible explorers, who for centuries roamed the Atlantic and the Mediterranean on their longships, and created settlements in remote outposts ...
Archeologists working in Belize have discovered the oldest example of a network of man-made canals and ponds used to trap freshwater fish, a 4,000-year-old construction that may have helped the reg...