Drink up!
Climate change will make extreme cold more prevalent — and that’s bad news for some animals
“Extreme” things generally aren’t very healthy.
The Earth’s atmosphere extends twice as far as the Moon, technically
You should probably try really hard to hold your breath around there, though.
The ‘forager gene’ of humans and fruit flies works in practically the same way
No time like mealtime.
Native American societies had their own brand of ‘social media’
Do you think they drunkenly made embarrassing pots and regretted it the next day?
Neanderthal diet revolved around meat, new study finds
Caveburgers, anyone?
Activating one gene in the brains of male mice helps reverse depression
Sorry ladies.
Setting attainable goals makes us happier, even if we fail
Sometimes less really is more.
Grasses steal neighbors’ genes to one-up other species
“They’re OUR genes, tovarish plant” — grasses.
Desert ants’ complex behavior is actually built from very simple interactions
The colonies work similarly to a brain, actually.
Stone-age peoples in the Iberian Peninsula shared graves with dogs
Man’s best friend, indeed.
Orangutans don’t use tools instinctively — they actually think about what they’re doing
Give an orangutan a banana and you’ll feed him for a day. Give him a stick and he’ll poke bananas for a lifetime.
Unexpected notes make music more enjoyable
Surprise is the spice of life.
New design hotfix could make artificial leaves better than actual leaves
I can hardly beleaf it!
A brief look at how the idea of elevators came up
They really are an underappreciated invention — it took a lot of work!
Seven traits are seen as moral by the whole world, study finds
It’s good to be good.
How poppy petals create striking colors despite being thinner than your skin
In news today: male beetles think poppy flowers are hot. Science!
The world is running out of insects — because of us — and it will lead to a “catastrophic collapse”
They may be creepy crawlies, but we need them.
Shame, not guilt, makes us consumed by our secrets
Your secrets are safe with you, but you’re not safe with them.
A new study explains how snakes lost their legs
They didn’t lose the genes for limbs — they’re just blocked.