Category Science

Nearly all animals with complex nervous systems, including mammals, birds, fish, and reptiles, have brains, yet we’re still very far from fully understanding what parts of the brain do what.…

Many people know this eerie feeling well. You pop down to the basement to fold laundry or check on the fuse box. Suddenly, you feel as though you aren’t alone.…

Key Takeaways on Rare Ocean Animals: The rarest ocean animal is the vaquita — Spanish for “little cow”— which is a tiny porpoise found only in Mexico’s Gulf of California.…

What kind of animal had horse-like hooves, a duck bill, and miniature scales all over its body? The answer isn’t some fictional creature with different parts stitched together like Frankenstein’s…

If you hear a voice when no one is speaking, then you might be in the midst of an auditory verbal hallucination (AVH). These hallucinations are common among patients with…

Squirrels, platypuses, and gophers are all furry mammals that are most active at dawn, dusk, or in the dark. A series of surprising studies have shown that these animals share…

Mosquitoes have been identified in Iceland for the first time, reports the country’s Institute of Natural History. The invasive bugs’ presence is a further sign of how climate change is…

For anyone who’s ever tried to outrun a junk-food habit, science may have some encouraging news. A new study in Brain Medicine, conducted in Ireland, has uncovered that regular exercise…

What better to draw you off your sofa and out into the dark fall night than the chance to spot a pair of comets that will never return to Earth…

When it comes to the microbiome, researchers have extensive knowledge of the microbial community living in our guts. The lungs, however, are a different story. While it may sound odd,…