Earth's 'Bigger, Older Cousin' Maybe Doesn't Even Exist
Ever since astronomers started to detect planets beyond our solar system, they've been trying to find another world just like Earth. And few years ago, they announced that they'd found a planet that...
View ArticleWhy Do Some Lizards Have Green Blood?
Kermit the Frog used to sing that it wasn't easy being green, but that isn't the case for some real-life lizards. They apparently find being green so easy that even their blood is green. A study...
View ArticleReport: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries
Chimps owned by the National Institutes of Health should be moved from research facilities to retirement sanctuaries unless that relocation is "extremely likely" to shorten their lives, a report issued...
View ArticleAsteroid Impact That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs Also Caused Abrupt Global Warming
The asteroid impact that ended the age of the dinosaurs also released so much carbon dioxide into the atmosphere that the planet warmed up by about 5 degrees Celsius — and the hot spell persisted for...
View ArticleCDC: U.S. Suicide Rates Have Climbed Dramatically
Suicide rates have increased in nearly every state over the past two decades, and half of the states have seen suicide rates go up more than 30 percent. Suicide is a major public health issue,...
View ArticleMath Bee: Honeybees Seem To Understand The Notion Of Zero
Honeybees understand that "nothing" can be "something" that has numerical meaning, showing that they have a primitive grasp of the concept of zero. That's according to a newly published study in...
View ArticleCredibility Concerns Lead NIH To End Study Of Alcohol's Health Effects
A huge study on the possible health benefits of drinking alcohol will be completely shut down, because its credibility was compromised by frequent and early interactions between alcohol industry...
View ArticleReport For Defense Department Ranks Top Threats From 'Synthetic Biology'
New genetic tools are making it easier and cheaper to engineer viruses and bacteria, and a report commissioned by the Department of Defense has now ranked the top threats posed by the rapidly advancing...
View ArticleScientists Hope Lab-Grown Embryos Can Save Rhino Species From Extinction
Rhino embryos created in a lab are raising hopes that high-tech assisted reproduction may help save the northern white rhino, the most endangered mammal in the world. Only two of these rhinos are still...
View ArticleWhen Spiders Go Airborne, It's Electric — Literally
Many spiders fly long distances by riding "balloons" of silk, and a new study suggests that they're propelled by more than just the wind. Electric fields at strengths found in nature can also trigger...
View ArticleWhat Makes A Leader?
Leaders can have many different styles — just compare President Donald Trump to Malala Yousafzai to your boss or the coach of your kid's soccer team. But a study published Thursday suggests that people...
View ArticleNASA Announces Crew For First Commercial Space Flights
NASA has announced the names of the astronauts who will be the first people in history to ride to orbit in private space taxis next year, if all goes as planned. In 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule...
View ArticleToddlers Like Winners, But How They Win Matters
Everybody loves a winner — even toddlers, according to a study published Monday. But even though kiddos tend to like high-status individuals, they don't like those who win conflicts by using force. "It...
View ArticleToo Frail To Retire? Humans Ponder The Fate Of Research Chimps
Sarah Anne, a 59-year-old chimpanzee, is famous enough to have her own Wikipedia page. That's because she was captured from the wild as an infant and raised in the home of a language researcher who...
View ArticleMigration 101: It Doesn't Come Naturally For Moose And Sheep
Insects and birds might have an innate drive to migrate at certain times and in certain directions, but a new study suggests that large mammals such as moose and bighorn sheep have to learn to do it....
View ArticleWhat's Mine Is Yours, Sort Of: Bonobos And The Tricky Evolutionary Roots Of...
An intriguing study published this week suggests that bonobos, among the closest relatives to humans, are surprisingly willing to hand over food to a pal. But they didn't share tools. The discovery...
View ArticleMigrating Birds Avoid Bad Weather — Which Makes Their Paths Predictable
Hurricane Florence has captured people's attention this week, and it's a sure bet that this unusual weather is also being closely monitored by hundreds of millions of migrating birds. This is the peak...
View ArticleOctopuses Get Strangely Cuddly On The Mood Drug Ecstasy
The psychoactive drug known as ecstasy can make people feel extra loving toward others, and a study published Thursday suggests it has the same effect on octopuses. Octopuses are almost entirely...
View ArticleWinners Of Nobel Prize In Chemistry Announced In Stockholm
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It is Nobel Prize week. So far, Nobels have been handed out for physics and medicine, and today is chemistry. The Royal Swedish Academy of...
View ArticleScientists Find What Could Be A History-Making Moon
Scientists may have detected the first moon orbiting a planet in a far-off solar system, though they caution that they still want to confirm the finding with another round of telescope observations....
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