Flashes of beauty have bloomed in the most random of places around New York over the past several years —…
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Century-Old Message in a Bottle Returned to Sender
If you’re ever marooned on a desert island, don’t count on a message in a bottle to save you. That’s…
L.A. Drop 96 Million ‘Shade Balls’ Into Its Water
Los Angeles has turned its main reservoir into a giant ball pit. City officials hope millions of “shade balls” released…
Stress ‘stops empathy for strangers’
Stress is the reason why we find it hard to empathise with someone we do not know, researchers suggest. In…
Yes, Animals Have Feelings
On Saturday mornings I drive 15 miles to a sanctuary in rural Maryland where I join a small team of…
Humans and birds share the same singing genes
It’s not just great minds that think alike. Dozens of the genes involved in the vocal learning that underpins human…
Raccoon helps another raccoon escape a trash can
A lion might be the king of the jungle, but in the urban jungle, it’s all about the raccoon. Raccoons…
To Stay Alive, Ants Dump Their Dead
Housekeeping can be a matter of life and death—at least for social animals like ants, a new paper suggests. According…
Multitasker MAN or WOMAN
BBC Online says Women ‘better at multitasking’ than men : It’s not a myth – women really are better than…
Cave Art Reveals Ancient View of Cosmos
Some of the oldest art in the United States maps humanity’s place in the cosmos, as aligned with an ancient…
Doctors would tax sugary drinks to combat obesity
If you want to stem rising obesity levels, sugary drinks should be taxed like cigarettes. So urges the UK Academy…
Genes link Australia with India
Australia experienced a wave of migration from India about 4,000 years ago, a genetic study suggests. It was thought the…