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City Animals Smarter Than Country Peers, Brain Size Study
By Christine Hsu | Sep 03, 2013 03:39 PM EDTThe town mouse may have a bigger brain than its country cousin. New research reveals that human behavior could be accelerating the evolution of animal brains by changing the habitats in which they live.
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Sleeping Around Helps Mothers Protect Offspring
By Christine Hsu | Aug 30, 2013 04:40 PM EDTPrevious studies revealed that promiscuity alters DNA and boosts immunity in female mice. Now, new research reveals that having more sex also helps mothers protect their babies from being killed.
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Your Partner's Voice is Easier to Hear... and Ignore
By Christine Hsu | Aug 30, 2013 02:14 PM EDTYour partner's voice stands out so much that it is easier to hear and ignore, according to a new study.
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New Evidence Supports Theory That Life Started on Mars
By Christine Hsu | Aug 28, 2013 06:31 PM EDTWe may all be Martians, according to scientists who recently discovered more evidence that life on Earth may have started on Mars.
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Scientists Offer New Evidence of 115th Periodic Table Element
By Jennifer Broderick | Aug 28, 2013 01:02 AM EDTThe periodic table may soon be changing after scientists offered new evidence for the existence of a still unconfirmed element with atomic number 115.
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Red Lipstick Makes Men Stare Longer
By Christine Hsu | Aug 19, 2013 01:05 PM EDTForget the pinks, beiges and corals. Scientists say that red really is the sexist color when it comes to lipstick.
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Males Who Can Multitask Are Sexiest for Female Frogs
By Christine Hsu | Aug 19, 2013 12:41 PM EDTForget brawn or brains, female frogs prefer mates who can multitask.
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Eyes Don't Lie: Patient Pupils May Help Answer Tough Questions
By Christine Hsu | Aug 05, 2013 12:16 PM EDTPatients may soon be able to answer questions using only the pupils of their eyes.
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Monster Mushroom With 100 Caps Discovered in China [Video]
By Christine Hsu | Jul 30, 2013 03:12 PM EDTA giant mushroom that weighs more than 33 pounds and measures 36 inches in diameter was recently discovered in China's Yunnan province.
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Lettuce Was an Aphrodisiac in Ancient Egypt
By Christine Hsu | Jul 17, 2013 03:35 PM EDTLettuce was used for sexier purposes in ancient Egypt, according to researchers.
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Two-Centuries-Old Monster Rockfish Caught in Alaska
By Christine Hsu | Jul 02, 2013 01:53 PM EDTA monster rockfish, believed to be at least two-centuries-old, has been caught in Alaska.
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Complete Human Head Transplants May Soon Be Possible
By Christine Hsu | Jul 01, 2013 05:23 PM EDTWhile complete head transplants are extremely complex and require mending back millions of nerve fibers, bones and tissue, new findings on spinal cord fusion suggests that human head transplants are well on their way.
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NASA Needs Help Tracking Down Asteroids, Up for the Challenge?
By Jennifer Broderick | Jun 20, 2013 12:32 AM EDTThe White House and NASA are launching a rather ambitious plan that asks the public to help in searching and hunting down asteroids that may one day hit Earth, NASA said in a statement.
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Special “Goo” Makes Naked Mole Rats Cancer-Proof
By Christine Hsu | Jun 19, 2013 01:20 PM EDTA simple chemical makes naked mole rats cancer-proof, a new study suggests. Scientists found that the same molecules that give these rodents springy, wrinkly skin also seem to prevent these underground rodents from getting cancer.
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Scientists Scratch the Surface of the Science of Itchiness
By Makini Brice | May 23, 2013 02:59 PM EDTResearchers suspected that the culprit was a chemical produced by nerve cells called a neurotransmitter.
