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What's the autokinetic effect?
"Auto" means "self" and kinetic means "motion." When you see a tiny point of light moving, it's often because you are moving yourself--or, rather, yo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Skydiving spiders in the Amazon
What's brown, has eight legs and flies?
2 years, 2 months ago
Even rats can be pessimistic
Ever notice when you're having a bad day it always seems to get that much worse?
2 years, 2 months ago
New Caledonian crows can infer weight
If you see an object blowing down the street, you will infer that it is light. That will be your conclusion even if you can’t determine what the obje…
2 years, 2 months ago
Why do our eyes get puffy when we cry?
When you cry for emotional reasons, your eyes act differently. So what happens next?
2 years, 2 months ago
Immune cells and the struggle against aging
Aging is a complex process involving accumulating damage to the cellular mechanisms of life. Anti-aging researchers want to understand and combat thi…
2 years, 2 months ago
Color-changing monkeys
A species of howler monkey isn't dying its fur, but they are changing color.
2 years, 2 months ago
The spider that gives milk
Cows and humans aren't the only ones who produce milk. There are also some insects and spiders that produce a milk-like substance to feed their young.
2 years, 3 months ago
Queen of the drowned: Bumblebees that can survive a week underwater
When water leaked into containers of dormant queen bumblebees, the scientists assumed they’d need to hold a state funeral. But amazingly, the regal i…
2 years, 3 months ago
Climate change is making insects eat more crops
Scientists are saying that as the climate warms and temperatures rise, we might lose more crops to insects.
2 years, 3 months ago