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.
Science & Nature
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.
Krubera Cave—The World’s Deepest Cave
Source: National Geographic
Discover the challenges and wonders of exploring a cave over a mile deep in this first-hand account.
Opinion: We Didn’t Domesticate Dogs. They Domesticated Us.
Source: National Geographic
How did prehistoric wolves gradually become domesticated dogs? The authors of the book The Genius of Dogs offer their view.
2015 is warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA say
Source: CNN
2014 may have previously been the hottest year on record, but 2015 shattered that record. Read an analysis of these unwelcome superlatives.
Marie Curie
Source: Nobel Prize
Read about how the famed scientist Marie Curie made her own path to greatness.
What Are El Niño and La Niña?
Source: NOAA
How can the wind blowing thousands of miles away over the Pacific Ocean affect our everyday lives in the United States? Watch this video to find out.
How to Avoid Shark Attacks
Source: Florida Museum of Natural History
Each new report of a shark attack puts ocean swimmers on edge, but an ichthyologist (that’s a fish expert) provides some tips to help humans avoid unwanted encounters.
Scientist Finds the Beginnings of Morality in Primate Behavior
Source: The New York Times
Do socially beneficial actions in our closest cousins reflect how humans evolved a sense of morality? Primatologist Frans de Waal thinks so.