For a flat sea creature just a few millimeters across, a gentle poke is instantly recognized as danger. Trichoplax ...

When humans are planning their future actions and decisions, they typically imagine situations or issues they could encounter and predict how they would respond in these imagined scenarios. This ...

A tiny, iridescent shell seal found in an ancient garbage pit in Israel is the first of its kind ever found in the region and may have belonged to a community deported and relocated by one of the ...

A gigantic solar eruption in November 2021 defied expectations. Two spacecraft—Solar Orbiter at 0.85 AU and Wind at 0.98 AU—watched the same coronal mass ejection (CME) as it zoomed through the solar ...

For centuries, the secrets of traditional medicine were locked away, and only recently have they come to light. Imagine an ordinary yellow plant extract, widely used in Chinese medicine, exerting ...

Ever seen a baby immediately grip something tightly as soon as it's placed in their palm? Or noticed their lips pucker or move when the area around the mouth is stimulated by tapping? These are the ...

We imagine that if global emissions are reduced, the problem will sort itself out. It actually takes much more time than we can imagine—sometimes hundreds or even thousands of years. We have entered a ...

Identifying one's partner's emotional needs plays a foundational role in romantic relationships. Most people think they ...

As the global temperature increases, Earth's oceans are experiencing a huge shift. In addition to commonly known effects, ...

According to a Pew Research report, Americans trust one another less than they did a few decades ago. Social trust is shaped ...