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When Homo Sapiens Began to Emerge, Herpes Was Already Waiting

Herpes first evolved in chimpanzees before colonizing the cells of Homo erectus

When Fire Ants Build Rafts, There Are No Free Loaders

When fire ants form floating balls, not a single leg or antennae goes to waste

"Get away from me, get away from me!" - an anxious crawfish freaking out.

Crawfish, Like Humans, Are Anxious Worrywarts

As the first invertebrates ever found to demonstrate anxiety, crawfish might help reveal the evolutionary origins of that stressful state of mind

When People Are Stressed Financially, Their Racial Biases Escalate

White study participants view biracial faces as "more black" when times are tough

Europe Was Probably Colonized By Island Hoppers

New genetic research shows that people and agriculture likely spread across the Mediterranean by going from island to island

Carl Linnaeus, 1707 to 1778. Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist. From Crabb's Historical Dictionary published 1825.

Who Does Wikipedia Think Is Bigger Than Jesus?

Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus is Wikipedia's most influential person, according to one measurement

Typical Morning in Mumbai

Ikea Knows How You Wake Up

Ikea's trying to find out how we live, and started by telling us about our mornings

Rats Can Feel Regret

Rats' brain patterns and behaviors support the hypothesis that they can reflect on certain wrong choices

The heads of human ancestors like Australopithecus afarensis may have evolved to better withstand blows to the face.

Were Ancient Humans Built for Boxing?

Males may have bigger bones and stronger jaws to better withstand getting hit in the face

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These Researchers Put a Camera on a Polar Bear

In case you've ever wondered what it's like to be a polar bear

Nursing isn't all smiles and candy stripes, in fact it's a very stressful job

Stressed Nurses Dehumanize Patients to Cope, Says New Research

Italian study analyzes what it takes for nurses to remain committed to their job

An artist's rendering of the collision that created the moon

What Would the Planet That Smashed Into Earth and Created the Moon Have Been Like?

Scientists announced that they have found traces of Theia in moon rocks

It's critical we cut carbon emissions, says UCLA study

Here Are the Five Best Ways to Fight Climate Change, Ranked by Scientists

Given their "feasibility, cost-effectiveness, risk, public acceptance, governability and ethics," these are the best ways to fight global warming

Spiders Get Information From the Vibrations of Their Webs

Depending on the frequency, a vibrating thread of silk can tell a spider if it needs to repair its home or go collect a snared snack

A Japanese sea catfish, enjoying the light.

This Catfish's Whiskers Are Like Ultra-Sensitive pH Strips

Japanese sea catfish seek out worms in the pitch dark by detecting minute changes in water chemistry caused by their prey’s breathing

The newly discovered "mega-Earth" Kepler-10c dominates the foreground in this artist's conception. Its sibling, the lava world Kepler-10b, is in the background. Both orbit a sunlike star. Kepler-10c has a diameter of about 18,000 miles, 2.3 times as large as Earth, and weighs 17 times as much. Therefore it is all solids, although it may possess a thin atmosphere shown here as wispy clouds.

This Rocky Exoplanet is Really, Really Big—Too Big

Kepler-10c is a rocky planet that's too big to be a rocky planet

Wool pants found in a grave in China are the oldest pants yet discovered by archaeologists

The World’s Oldest Pants Were Developed for Riding Horses

3,000-year-old pants discovered in ancient tomb in China

Domesticated Dogs Helped Kill Mammoths

Massive mammoth kills in Europe might have required collaboration between humans and early domesticated dogs

Charging retorts at the Gas Light Establishment. Brick Lane, London, 1822.

California’s Carbon Emissions Today Are Bigger Than the Entire Country's in 1888

A new analysis looks at how countries' carbon emissions changed since 1850

Daughters Who See Their Dad Doing Chores Aspire to Less Stereotypically Female Careers

Seeing a man do the household chores seems to reassure girls that it's no longer 1950

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