Half-Asleep Seals
Fur seals sleep with one half of their brain at a time.
Video Game Roundup
Some video games can improve surgeons’ skills and help children with learning disorders.
Egyptian Blue
The world's oldest artificial pigment, Egyptian Blue, has previously unknown and potentially useful properties.
Pollinators in Peril
Wild pollinators may contribute more to the world’s food supply than domesticated honeybees.
Alcohol Origins
Did our ability to digest alcohol first emerge at the dawn of civilization or millions of years earlier?
Printable Prosthetic Ears
Scientists have reproduced a human ear using a 3-D printer.
Dental Roundup
Ancient people had beneficial bacteria to fight dental plaque that is absent in modern populations.
Reversing Diabetes
One injection has eliminated the symptoms of Type I diabetes in dogs – for four years and counting.
Ancient Whales
A newly discovered but long-extinct whale species may have eaten sharks.
Tricking the Sweet Tooth
Understanding the chemical composition of tomatoes could help manufacturers decrease the sugar content of processed foods.
Beatbox Sounds
MRI scans of beatboxers show that they've unwittingly borrowed sounds from exotic languages.
Relationship Roundup
Could a short writing exercise improve your relationship?
Brain Sensor Tattoos
Sensors the size of temporary tattoos could transform how brain signals are monitored.
Hard Labor
Other people help human mothers through the emotional and physical aspects of the birth process, which help decrease the risks of childbirth. But apes …
Zinc & Inflammation
Researchers have pinpointed zinc's role in moderating inflammation.
Picasso’s Paint
High-energy X rays have resolved a longstanding question about Picasso's materials.
Brain Sensor Tattoos – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Sensors the size of temporary tattoos could transform how brain signals are monitored.
Hard Labor – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Other people help human mothers through the emotional and physical aspects of the birth process, which help decrease the risks of childbirth. But apes …
Ape Psychopathology – 2013 AAAS Annual Meeting Coverage
Chimpanzees in captivity sometimes suffer from simian versions of psychiatric disorders.
Facebook Memory
We remember Facebook posts much better than sentences from books or actual faces.
Harmonica Colds
A listener asks if he can reinfect himself with the same cold.
Bad Multitaskers
People who multitask the most are probably the ones who should multitask the least.
Storm Cloud Life
A world of bacterial life inhabits storm clouds high in the atmosphere.
Mood & Brainpower Roundup
Mood can affect older adults’ performance on cognitive tests.