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Tag Archives: Science Advances (Journal)
It Takes a Lot of Elephant Brains to Solve This Mystery
By counting the facial neurons in African savanna and Asian elephants, researchers made a discovery about the animals’ trunks.
Google Looks to Vaccination to Combat Misinformation In Searches
British researchers and a team from Google found that teaching people how to spot misinformation made people more skeptical of it.
How Chewing Shaped Human Evolution
An experiment revealed that chomping on slightly tougher material requires markedly more energy. Spending less time on mastication may go hand in hand with human evolution.
Air Pollution Can Mean More, or Fewer, Hurricanes. It Depends Where You Live.
Smog from factories and cars has led to more storms in the Atlantic Ocean, but fewer in the Pacific. A new study explains why.
A ‘New Era of Air Pollution’ in the Tropics Could Have a Huge Toll
Increasingly bad air in big cities is expected to kill hundreds of thousands in coming years if stronger controls are not put in place.
Fires, Then Floods: Risk of Deadly Climate Combination Rises
A new study found that the dangerous pairing of disasters may become more common in the American West as rains trigger runaway surges of mud and debris in areas damaged by wildfire.
Soda and Beer Companies Are Ditching Plastic Six-Pack Rings
In an effort to cut down on plastic waste, packaging is taking on different forms that can be more easily recycled or that do away with plastic altogether.
Neanderthals and Humans Swapped Places in This French Cave
A new paper suggests Neanderthals and Homo sapiens alternately settled the same shelter more than 50,000 years ago.
Frogs Without Legs Regrow Leglike Limbs in New Experiment
Scientists describe a process by which African clawed frogs can regrow an imperfect but functional lost limb.
The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred
A new study finds the first known instance of a human-engineered hybrid, bred from a donkey and a Syrian wild ass 4,500 years ago.
Fossils of a Prehistoric Rainforest Hide in Australia’s Rusted Rocks
The find suggests overlooked rocks across the continent may contain more fossilized surprises.
Satellites Could Help Track if Nations Keep Their Carbon Pledges
Scientists used satellite measurements of carbon dioxide to detect small atmospheric reductions over areas under coronavirus lockdowns. The approach could help track emissions more quickly in the future.
DNA Confirms Sitting Bull Was South Dakota Man’s Great-Grandfather
Ernie LaPointe, the great-grandson of the leader Tatanka Iyotake, said he hoped the DNA confirmation would bolster his campaign to move the chief’s remains.
Marie Antoinette’s Letters to Her Dear Swedish Count, Now Uncensored
Researchers used an X-ray technique to resurface the redacted text of letters exchanged between the queen and her dear friend Axel von Fersen.
Where Does Weed Come From? A New Study Suggests East Asia.
A group of biologists and other scientists said humans began growing cannabis about 12,000 years ago not just for food, but also for hemp and, yes, probably to get high.
A Mysterious Crater’s Age May Add Clues to the Dinosaur Extinction
Boltysh crater in Ukraine formed around the same time as the Chicxulub event, raising questions about its role in this tumultuous era.
A Million Years of Data Confirms: Monsoons Are Likely to Get Worse
The annual summer monsoon in South Asia begins this month. A new study points to more destructive storms.
Flat Pasta That Turns Into 3-D Shapes — Just Add Boiling Water
The engineers are in the kitchen, again.
People of Color Breathe More Hazardous Air. The Sources Are Everywhere.
Researchers uncovered stark disparities between white people and minorities across thousands of categories of pollution, including trucks, industry, agriculture and even restaurants.
Cold Tooth Pain’s Mysterious Molecular Culprit
Researchers figured out how a jolt of discomfort gets from the damaged outside of your tooth to the nerves inside it.
If You Look at Your Phone While Walking, You’re an Agent of Chaos
An experiment by Japanese researchers revealed how just a few distracted walkers really can throw off the movements of a whole crowd.
Can These Hedge Trimmers With Fins Avoid a Brush With Extinction?
Scientists have found that sawfish are thriving in some habitats while vanishing from others.
Hear the Sound of a Seashell Horn Found in an Ancient French Cave
Music from the large conch probably hadn’t been heard by human ears for 17,000 years.
Your Cat Isn’t Just Getting High Off Catnip
A new study hints that plants like catnip and silver vine may also protect your feline friend from mosquitoes.
Pig Painting May Be World’s Oldest Cave Art Yet, Archaeologists Say
The depiction of the animal on an Indonesian island is at least 45,500 years old, the researchers say.
Hawaii’s Fresh Water Leaks to the Ocean Through Underground Rivers
If the water could be pumped to the surface, it could help alleviate shortages on the island.
Surviving Weed-Out Classes in Science May Be a State of Mind
Social ties to classmates and how students feel could be more important than innate ability when it comes to enduring early STEM courses.
Spider Silk Is Stronger Than Steel. It Also Assembles Itself.
Scientists are figuring out the chemical triggers that turn the liquid stored in silk glands into a solid that’s tougher than Kevlar.
Heat and Drought Team Up More Frequently, With Disastrous Results
A new study finds that what used to be a rare weather double whammy has been occurring more frequently in recent decades because of climate change.
Australia’s Stinging Trees: Please Do Not Pet Them
Scientists have found a potent chemical that might give Australian giant stinging trees their extraordinarily painful punch.
Aided by Modern Ingenuity, a Taste of Ancient Judean Dates
The harvest of the much-extolled but long-lost Judean dates was something of a scientific miracle. The fruit sprouted from seeds 2,000 years old.
Did Something Burp? It Was an Earthquake
Years of observations in central Italy show that more carbon dioxide percolates through Earth’s crust during periods of strong seismic activity.
For Quick Coronavirus Testing, Israel Turns to a Clever Algorithm
Inspired by a mother’s question, the new method will be introduced across Israel this fall, just in time for flu season, and could be coming soon to the U.S.
He Doesn’t Mind Being Shared, Unless His Mates Try to Eat Each Other’s Eggs
A Brazilian frog species engages in reproductive behavior never seen in amphibians before.
Cave’s Clues Show It’s More Than Just Oldest Outhouse in the Americas
Preserved dung in Oregon’s Paisley Caves is helping to fill in some mysteries about some of the earliest people on our continent.