Animals
Parrots may offer clues to how our intelligence evolved
Studies of the brainy birds’ abilities to use tools, solve puzzles, speak words and more may teach us about how our species got our smarts.
Humans
More Stories in Humans
- Health & Medicine
Want to avoid getting sick? Adopt these immune-boosting behaviors
Research points to ways we can work to stay healthy, even in the face of germs.
- Health & Medicine
Python fangs inspired a fix for shoulder injuries common in sports
Curved teeth could grip fragile shoulder tendons without tearing, making rotator-cuff repairs stronger and more likely to last.
- Tech
Did builders of Egypt’s first pyramid use a water-powered elevator?
A controversial study suggests that ancient people might have used one to hoist the stones used to assemble into King Djoser’s pyramid.
- Humans
Peripheral vision and what we can see in the dark
The differences between the rods and cones in our eyes explain why objects seem to vanish in the dark when we look at them.
- Archaeology
Analyze This: Human brains can last thousands of years
Ancient brains may not be rare finds. An analysis of over 4,000 preserved human brains reveals five processes that protect against decay.
- Tech
Robotics might someday give us an extra hand
We could control a bonus limb with the movements of our diaphragm.
- Animals
A childhood dog inspired this veterinarian to help others
Sunday Agbonika runs the organization Dogalov, which uses animals to help support neurodivergent children in Africa.
- Health & Medicine
A little-known gene may explain why some people never get COVID-19
A quick immune response and high activity of this gene in the nose may help some people avoid getting the viral infection.
- Humans
Experiment: Why does the moon look larger on the horizon?
In this experiment, let’s investigate Emmert’s law, which may explain the full moon optical illusion.
