32 animals that act weirdly human sometimes
From chimps that wage war over territory to parrots that outperform Harvard students on memory tests, many other members of the animal kingdom demonstrate surprisingly human-like behavior.
From chimps that wage war over territory to parrots that outperform Harvard students on memory tests, many other members of the animal kingdom demonstrate surprisingly human-like behavior.
A new theory of quantum gravity, which attempts to unite quantum physics with Einstein's relativity, could help solve the puzzle of the universe's expansion, a theoretical paper suggests.
The Hubble Space Telescope's stunning image of the dusty 'train-wreck' galaxy NGC 4753 reveals what may be one of the greatest optical illusions in the nearby universe.
On a clear day, sometimes a green flash appears with the sun on the horizon just after sunset or before sunrise. But why does this happen?
A surge in cases of a rare autoimmune disease during COVID-19 waves in England led to the discovery of a new syndrome.
Humans can catch a huge number of diseases from animals, and these can be caused by viruses, bacteria, parasites or fungi.
A stunning photo of the peculiar parasitic plant species, Thismia thaithongiana, wins gold in the Plants and Fungus category of the World Nature Photography Awards.
Black hole singularities defy the laws of physics. New research presents a bold solution to this puzzle: Black holes may actually be a theoretical type of star called a 'gravastar,' filled with universe-expanding dark energy.
Do galaxies, including our own Milky Way, orbit anything in the universe?
Harvard and Google researchers have collaborated to map a tiny fragment of an adult human brain in unprecedented detail.
Ongoing excavations at the historical site in Virginia have revealed the remnants of military barracks dating to the Revolutionary War.
Baltic pagans imported horses to be sacrificed from their Christian neighbors around 1,000 years ago.
Neanderthals and humans mated millennia ago, and their legacy lives on in us today. Here's how.
Around 2% of the genomes of modern Eurasians contains Neanderthal DNA. Here's how it affects our health.
Non-Africans carry around 2% Neanderthal DNA in their genomes — yet there's one chromosome where DNA from our ancient cousins is nowhere to be found.
Neanderthals are our closest relatives who went extinct around 40,000 years ago. Here's how they differed to us.
While still the topic of ongoing debate, some scientists think Neanderthals could talk and may have had language.
Chinese researchers have found a way to make aqueous batteries more energy-dense, by adding bromide to the electrolyte solution
Bird flu in cows and goats has raised alarm in the U.S. To date, one person is thought to have caught the virus from cattle, but the risk to the public is low.