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Great apes appear to build friendships much like humans do. By studying grooming behavior, researchers discovered that chimpanzees and bonobos form close inner circles along with wider networks of weaker social connections. Chimpanzees focus on a few trusted partners and…
The sandfish locomotion idea has been adopted from Scincus scincus, a lizard found in the Sahara desert.
From farming and walking sims to space trucking, you can live that cozy life… but in space!
Scientists have uncovered a surprising navigation system in pigeons: iron-filled immune cells in the liver that may act like tiny magnetic sensors. Birds deprived of these cells struggled to find their way home under overcast skies, indicating they rely on…
“I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about.”
Losing weight may involve rewiring the gut and the brain at the same time. In a study of obese adults, an intermittent fasting-style diet led to significant weight loss, healthier metabolic markers, and notable shifts in gut bacteria. Brain scans…
What is so micro about tonight’s blue micromoon?
New research shows that people released from prison are significantly less likely to reoffend if they are subject to supervision and other license requirements—especially first-time prisoners.
‘She listens to Dolly Parton now. She’s exposed to all kinds of things being in jail, because she’s got nothing but time.’
On Episode 212 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik are joined by Space.com’s Mike Wall to discuss the loss of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.