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Animals are talking — will the legal system listen?
Carlyn Zwarenstein
If we can understand what nonhumans are saying, the debate shifts to whether they should have human rights
Contagious peeing discovered in chimpanzees
Matthew Rozsa
A new study reports that primates will synchronize urination with implications for the evolution of social cohesion
Genetic analysis of ancient Mayan skeletons challenges virgin girl sacrifice trope
Rae Hodge
A new study upends myths about pre-colonial religious rites while deepening understanding of Indigenous history
The persistent mysteries of electroconvulsive therapy
Astrid Landon
Many experts stand by ECT as an effective tool in treating some mental illnesses. But few can agree on how it works
Pigeons seem to dream of flying: A new study unlocks tantalizing secrets about the minds of birds
Matthew Rozsa
Scientists discover birds, like humans, experience REM sleep, the stage of sleep associated with vivid dreams
Research reveals a 3,500-year history of dairy consumption on the Tibetan Plateau
Shevan Wilkin, Li Tang, Michael Petraglia, Nicole Boivin
The history of consumption on the Tibetan Plaetau sheds light on what the inhabitants relied on for survival: milk
Which planets – and planetary moons – could actually have life?
Matthew Rozsa
How close could aliens be? These are the prospects that meet the specific conditions for life to be possible
Three major things most people get wrong about the brain, according to a neuroscientist
Troy Farah
Yes, you use more than 10% of your brain — and no, being "right-" or "left-brained" isn't really a thing
Astronomers find a potentially habitable exoplanet right in Earth’s galactic backyard
Nicole Karlis
Just 31 light-years away from Earth, Wolf 1069b is among the nearest and most likely to be habitable exoplanets
Are depressed moms to blame for their children’s developmental delays?
Mary Elizabeth Williams
A study on infant language development delays puts some questionable pressure on an oft-maligned group: new mothers
Like genes, your gut microbes pass from one generation to the next
Taichi A. Suzuki, Ruth Ley
Understanding the origins of gut microbes could improve understanding of their role in human health
Chimpanzees have their own language — and scientists just learned how they put “words” together
Matthew Rozsa
The discovery of a chimp group's 390-word "language" has profound implications for the evolution of human speech
For the first time, scientists observe a moon forming in another solar system
Matthew Rozsa
A still-forming moon in a circumplanetary disk could provide scientists with insights into how solar systems form
What a 78,000-year-old child buried in a Kenyan cave tells us about ancient humans
Matthew Rozsa
"They would have grieved for the child who they placed there," one researcher says of the 78,000-year-old grave
First GMO mosquitoes to be released in the Florida Keys
Taylor White
EPA approved Oxitec’s mosquitoes for release this spring. Some scientists and locals want to halt the deployment
Besides getting them high, catnip may help cats ward off pests
Matthew Rozsa
A new study reveals that cats may use plants like catnip and silver vine to help ward off mosquitos
People are proving to be the weakest link for apps tracking COVID exposure
Rae Ellen Bichell
Contact tracing apps' biggest problem? Human nature
CRISPR researchers, awarded the Nobel Prize, say the technology could defeat coronavirus
Matthew Rozsa
The Nobel Prize was given to scientists who discovered a tool that helps us precisely alter DNA
Political trolls adapt, create material to deceive and confuse the public
Gianluca Stringhini, Savvas Zannettou
Trolls get creative when looking to deceive
Remember when the internet was supposed to be transparent and democratic? There’s still hope
Paul Rosenberg
Scholar Philipp Lorenz-Spreen says Wikipedia offers hope: We can save the internet from clutter, lies and garbage
Why some people are better at reading dogs than others
Nicole Karlis
What's going on inside a dog's head? The country you were born in might affect how you answer
Why the world will remember departing ECB president as the not-so-“super” Mario Draghi
Marshall Auerback
Looking back at the legacy of the man who created “the most deformed bond market in history.”
Unexpected gorilla snacking behaviors make scientists question what we know about early humans
Darcy Shapiro
Gorillas’ eating habits don’t match their tooth specializations, raising questions about early human diets
The world’s oldest cave paintings were probably made by Neanderthals
Patty Hamrick
For a long time, we thought our species were the only artists
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