When trying out creative ideas, go for your second choice, a new study finds
"We're probably all killing a lot of our best ideas early in the creative process without knowing it," says the...
Food availability acts as a cap for whales’s maximum size
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
A new study says oxygen buildup on Earth was “inevitable,” and maybe on other planets, too
The findings offer renewed hope of finding oxygen on alien worlds.
Artwork in Indonesia might be the new ‘oldest’ hunting scene by modern humans
Indonesia may be the home of the oldest cave paintings of hunting bands found in the world. A section of...
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s
On current trends, Greenland ice melting will cause 100 million people to be flooded each year by 2100.
Ancient whale fossil show how the mammals moved to life in the ocean
The fossil might represent a transitional stage between foot-powered and tail-powered swimming in modern whales.
Climate change is destroying jobs in New England’s fisheries
"As we see more warm winters off the New England coast, fewer fishermen stay in business," the authors say.
New fossil rewrites the evolutionary history of sea lilies
"It's not very often that we're challenging ideas that are almost two hundred years old," says the team.
We create ‘fake news’ when facts don’t match our biases
Don't believe everything you think
The European Union can and must decarbonize its transport sector: here’s how
A business-as-usual scenario is no longer viable, according to the EU's Science Advisory Council.
We have the first genetic evidence of human self-domestication
Our ancestors screened partners for 'niceness' -- and our genomes reflect that.
Language forms spontaneously, and fast
People love to communicate -- there are over 7,000 languages in use today.
Is that bowl of ramen giving you a stroke? A study says ‘maybe’
The high salt content of ramen could increase your chances of having a stroke.
Carbon emission growth rates go down, overall emissions reach record highs (again)
"When the good news is that emissions growth is slower than last year, we need help," the researchers explain.
Most people struggle to read cats’ expressions, but “cat whisperers” don’t
It's a skill that can likely be trained, the team explains.
NASA and amateur space enthusiast find lost Indian moon lander
Parts from the craft landed in almost two dozen locations spanning several kilometers.
European satellites track climate shifts using ocean salinity
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the...
Mortality rates are rising among working-age Americans, but not in other countries
The study represents one of the most comprehensive analyses of U.S. mortality rates among the 50 states.
Fossil Friday: this meat-eating dino could grow a fresh tooth in 60 days
It takes me longer to even decide to go to the dentist.
Neanderthal extinction could have been driven by inbreeding, demographic issues — not modern humans
"Our results indicate that the disappearance of Neanderthals might have resided in the smallness of their population(s) alone," the paper's...
