Researchers have identified how the human brain integrates social information when a person decides how…
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Like chimpanzees, humans may console victims of aggression out of empathy
Like chimpanzees, humans may console their threatened peers out of empathy, according to a new…
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Budgerigars can identify spoken sounds without prior exposure to human speech
No experience with human speech is necessary for budgerigars to perceive the difference between ‘d’…
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Nathusius and Soprano bats are attracted to green light
Some migratory bats are attracted to artificial green light which may interfere with their flight…
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Decoded genome may help Mojave Desert tortoise win race to survive
Researchers may have a new tool to help conserve the Mojave Desert tortoise — an…
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‘Harder, better, faster, stronger’: Tethered soft exosuit reduces metabolic cost of running
What if running the 26.2 miles of a marathon only felt like running 24.9 miles,…
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Linguistic style is key to crowdfunding success
In one of the first crowdfunding studies focusing on social enterprises, researchers have found that…
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Support for tidal energy is high among Washington residents
A new study found that people who believe climate change is a problem and see…
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In a cosmic hit-and-run, icy Saturn moon may have flipped
Enceladus — a large icy, oceanic moon of Saturn — may have flipped, the possible…
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Making prosthetic limbs feel more natural
A new surgical technique could allow prosthetic limbs to feel much more like natural limbs….