Perri Thaler • April 3, 2025
Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.
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Miriam Bahagijo • March 12, 2025
A beetle named after Hitler is just one of many names that haven’t aged well. Here’s how the species-naming process works
K.R. Callaway • March 6, 2025
What the formation of writing can tell us about human cognition
Pragathi Ravi • March 5, 2025
In the 2000s, an exhibit of the infamous man-eating lions of Tsavo from Kenya that chowed down on 35 construction workers in the late 1890s was revived at Chicago’s Field […]
K.R. Callaway • February 26, 2025
More than just blue dots in a sea of red, cold areas on maps of sea surface temperatures suggest climate change is shifting ocean currents, and some climate experts are worried
Miriam Bahagijo • February 17, 2025
Should we worry about the rise of mosquitoes in the aftermath of a hurricane?
Perri Thaler • February 17, 2025
A new experiment pushes biocomputers closer to reality. For some applications, they may be better than silicon
The long quest to identify human pheromones and the smell of attraction, aggression and fear
Perri Thaler • February 13, 2025
Insects, fish and even some mammals use pheromones as behavior signals. If researchers can prove humans do, too, exciting new therapies might follow
Lauren Schneider • February 13, 2025
Effects of the 2023 Safer Hospitals Act could become clear as more hospital police departments are formed in coming years
Marta Hill • February 12, 2025
Wet environments are ideal for mold growth, especially on soft and squishy materials. The health risks can be severe
Marta Hill • February 10, 2025
Bacteria in the Comamonas family can make progress at degrading PET plastics, new study shows
Marta Hill • January 30, 2025
Overtreatment, climate change, travel and farm chemicals are driving resistance to antifungal drugs, and a possible new treatment is likely years away
K.R. Callaway • January 27, 2025
Researchers and educators acknowledge benefits, but some worry AI in education is impeding both teaching and learning
Kohava Mendelsohn • January 26, 2025
How I found a community where all my best friends are liars
K.R. Callaway • January 24, 2025
Experts praise the FDA’s implementation of breast density notifications, but say more should be done for breast cancer risk