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Why a platypus? Well, why not? It's unusual, somewhat crazy, and evolution pretty much smashed a bunch of concepts together and said, "Try that."
Those living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) face a number of obstacles when it comes to treatment and maintenance. There are the overall challenges of finding and paying for treatment, and then there are the actual options available on the market. What if you were told that a drug like ecstasy could potentially help you …
The term “ghost forest” might sound spooky at first, but it is used to describe a non-supernatural problem in the science community. Ghost forests are often viewed as examples of deforestation, courtesy of global warming. Due to rising sea levels, some coastal landscapes are being reshaped as trees are being “poisoned.” “A ghost forest is …
Dogs are man’s (and woman’s) best friend, and they know about us than we may think. This is what researchers have concluded in a report published in Current Biology. As it turns out, dogs might remember and relive experiences just as their [human] owners do. The researchers looked at a group of 17 dogs to …
Editor’s note: This post has been updated and broken links removed. Please see our policy on broken hyperlinks for more. If you smell something good cooking in the kitchen, you head over to check it out, right? This is exactly what sea birds think when they’re hovering over the ocean. A new study found that this may …
Editor’s note: This piece is part of the geek holiday collection, but also because even great minds like Newton believed in more occult-like things. Just because we live in a world that is more based in the real and tangible doesn’t mean we can’t give a nod to the curious hidden world. Occult Day might …
Taking a dip in a hot tub is one thing, but walking into a “Jacuzzi of Despair?” It doesn’t sound as pleasant. This is what scientists are calling a lake found under the ocean in the Gulf of Mexico. Just as it name sounds, the lake acts like a Jacuzzi that sucks creatures into it …
Scientists who were dreaming of one day finding fossilized dinosaur brain tissue recently got their wish, but they couldn’t have imagined it would be “pickled.” This is what happened, according to a new report published in The Geological Society of London, and researchers are still marveling at their discovery. “The chances of preserving brain tissue …
If you love snow leopards, you might want to prepare yourself for some disheartening news. A new report from TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, claims that there are only about 4,000 snow leopards left in the wild. Additionally, an average of four leopards a week are being poached, according to experts. However, not everyone …
If you’ve ever caught yourself telling a white lie, don’t feel too bad – blame it on your brain. New research suggests that your brain might be accustomed to lying if you’ve done it enough in the past. A study published in Nature Neuroscience shows that the brain can pick up on these types of …
Not all accidents are bad. In fact, some of them can turn into sheer brilliance, as what one incident recently proved at a laboratory in Tennessee. In a new study, researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced that they had discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide into ethanol. It sounds like something that …