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Tag Archives: Science & Nature
How Computer-Assisted Telepathy Helps Humans Communicate
Can computers allow people to telepathically communicate? Read this short article and view the accompanying video to learn more about research into computer-assisted human telepathic communication.
What Forest Floor Playgrounds Teach Us About Kids and Germs
In a world of antibacterial soaps and sterile environments, scientists have found that children exposed to diverse bacterial environments have better immune responses.
Pigs Can Learn to Play Video Games When Tempted by Treats
With the right incentive, pigs can be taught to play simple video games. Will this experiment pave the way for swine-filled gaming lobbies in your next online multiplayer experience?
Not Even Science Can Figure Out Which Horror Film is The Scariest Ever Made
People’s varying fears and fear responses mean that any methodology used to find “the scariest movie” is going to be flawed. Read on to learn more about the trials and errors made in scientists’ quest to find the scariest movie.
Monsoon Season
Read about what monsoons are, where they occur, and what you can do to stay safe during the season.
Biography of Tenzing Norgay, First Man to Conquer Mt Everest
Read about the first Sherpa to conquer the historic climb.
How Dogs and Humans Evolved and Migrated in Tandem
Read about how dogs, human’s best friends, influenced human evolution and vice versa.
10 of the Smartest Animals on Earth
Don’t underestimate squirrels and ducks when it comes to intelligence. Click here to read more.
COVID-19 Has Resurrected Single-Use Plastics—Are They Back to Stay?
Measures to safeguard public health during the coronavirus pandemic might jeopardize hard-won environmental protections against waste from single-use plastics. Read this article to find out more.
Matthew Henson, the Arctic Explorer Who Stood on Top of the World
Read about the controversy surrounding Matthew Henson’s claim as the first person to reach the North Pole.
Global Climate Change Interactive Features
Fly along NASA satellites, go backwards and forwards in time, and so much more using these climate change interactive features available from NASA.
The Benefits of Digging in the Dirt
In this article, Laura Wright Treadway, environmentalist and mom, talks about the importance of playing—and learning—outdoors.
Searching the Brain for the Roots of Fear
Do you know the difference between fearing something and worrying about it? How do things that probably won’t do us any harm come to symbolize threats? This commentary from Joseph LeDoux, the director of the Emotional Brain Institute and a professor of neural science, describes the problems that arise when fear turns to anxiety.
Why Teens Ignore Risk For a Little Reward
Researchers study dopamine levels in adolescents to understand why they take many risks.
The Evolution of the Human Eye
How did a structure as complex as the human eye come to be?
How to survive inside one of Earth’s deadliest volcanoes
Learn from a scientist who undertook an expedition inside one of the most active volcanoes in the world.
How Search-and-Rescue Dogs Work
Learn about how a variation on a game of “fetch” can save lives.
Chimps Can’t Cook, But Maybe They’d Like To
According to new research, chimps have all the brainpower needed to cook — except for the ability to control fire. Read about it here.
The rice of the sea: how a tiny grain could change the way humanity eats
Chef Ángel León is on a mission to change the way we see oceans. Read about his gastronomical innovations.