Science & Nature

The Primitive, Complicated, Essential Emotion Called Fear

Source: Discover

You and a mouse aren’t all that different when it comes to the way our brains experience fear.

8 animals helping humans save the planet

Source: Mother Nature Network

From rats to rubber duckies, you might be surprised to learn how animals (both real and man-made) are helping to reduce our impact on the earth.

NASA Finally Found A Spacecraft It Lost Almost 2 Years Ago

Source: Science Daily

Stereo B is a spacecraft that was sent out to record the energy omitted from the sun. Scientists couldn’t track a signal and lost communication with the spacecraft almost 2 years ago. What might the impact of losing a spacecraft be for NASA?

Confirmed: Your Dog Understands What You’re Saying

Source: Live Science

You probably could tell already that your dog understands when you speak to her! Now there’s research to suggest that dogs may use the same part of the brain as we do when trying to understand what people are saying to them.

Gambling rats reveal nerve cells which may control risk-taking behaviour

Source: The Guardian

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered a region in the brain that consistently predicts risk-taking behavior.

Cities make us forget what’s great about nature

Source: Futurity

This article examines a study in the journal Science that argues that as urban density grows, humans’ connection to nature decreases. The authors of the study propose that smart city planning can counteract this trend.

Geology And Ancient Fossils Inspired H.P. Lovecraft To Write His Best Horror Story

Source: Forbes

H.P. Lovecraft, author of “The Outsider,” was fascinated by geology and paleontology. This article explains that his story “At the Mountains of Madness” was based in part on scientific observations from expeditions to Antarctica.