Elephants Understand Pointing
Elephants, unlike mammals much more similar to us, seem to instinctively understand pointing …
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Tracking Fastballs
To hit a fastball, a batter's brain has to predict when it'll come across the plate.
Changing Foliage
Climate change may affect fall foliage in many different ways.
Smartphone Microscope
A new attachment turns a smartphone into a powerful microscope.
Cell Phone Medicine Update
Using mobile phones for medical purposes, a new frontier when we reported on it in 2008, has become …
Ships to Reefs
Sinking old warships creates new habitats for marine species.
Fiction & Social Perception
Reading literary fiction, more so than other types of books, improves performance at gauging others' …
Personal Experiments
A researcher is promoting “personal experiments” that make self-care more scientific.
Sunken Treasure Hunt
Researchers have designed an underwater vehicle to search for shipwrecked vessels filled with …