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Parrots may be doing more than just repeating words—they may actually use names. By analyzing hundreds of recordings from pet parrots, researchers found evidence that many birds use specific names to identify particular people, animals, and even individual companions. Some…
In an interplanetary first, on July 19, 2013
A three-year study of nearly 4,000 adults ranging from age 19 to 94 found that brain health can improve at any age, challenging the common belief that mental sharpness must decline as we get older. Participants spent just a few…
A newly identified crocodile species nicknamed “Lucy’s hunter” prowled Ethiopia’s rivers when Lucy’s species walked the Earth more than 3 million years ago. The giant predator was likely the most dangerous animal in the ecosystem and may have regularly hunted…
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On Episode 214 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with former NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine about his past and the space agency’s future.
It has long been understood that parents’ income plays a major role in children’s access to higher education. But a new study published in Canadian Studies in Population suggests that grandparents’ income matters, too. By analyzing multigenerational tax data, researchers…
Venus appeared to move closer to Jupiter in Earth’s sky, as the two planets drifted farther apart in space.
This week’s notable citations: Astronomers believe collapsing stars could spawn mini universes. Chimpanzees do not like unfairness. And a single dose of psilocybin temporarily restored function in an 80-year-old with Alzheimer’s disease.
An autonomous rolling rover that was able to transform from a sphere into a robot successfully explored a small part of the moon in 2024.