Women hunters have a long history in the Americas
New findings from a 9,000-year-old burial site in southern Peru drive this point home
Climate change is a cultural issue as much as an environmental one
An interview with "Synthetic Messengers" creators Tega Brain, Simon David Hirsbrunner, and Sam Lavigne
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The Notre-Dame cathedral fire deposited one metric ton of lead into surrounding neighborhoods
The cathedral's roof and spire was covered in lead tiles
In some places, planting trees doesn't help store any more carbon
New research adds to evidence that simply planting trees won't stop climate change
Some black widow spiders choose mates carefully — others just eat them
New research explores why some female spiders are pickier mates than others
Your brain rewards you when you explore new places
A new study used questionnaires and MRI scans to get to the heart of a similarity with rat brains
Need a memory boost? Try sleep and exercise
But probably not at the exact same time
Hungry microbes turn crusty leftovers into wine
Old bread gets second life as microbe soup
Reindeers thrive on the Svalbard islands after a century of conservation
Svalbard reindeer were almost hunted to extinction
Forget pumpkin spice lattes — there are pumpkin toadlets living among us
These weird and wonderful amphibians are small enough to fit on a penny
Low-tech scientists are using their eyes, ears, and intuition to make important discoveries
A fancy new satellite? A particle accelerator? Not required
Being a Pokémon Master in childhood permanently alters your brain
Hours spent catching 'em all primes the brain to recognize familiar, pixelated Pikachus
What do we really know about the safety of probiotics?
Messing with our gut microbiome could hurt us
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New research in sea slugs sparks controversy about the way that memories are stored
Can slugs teach us about human memory?
Pulling all-nighters may damage your brain
New research suggests bad sleep causes a build-up of plaque associated with Alzheimer's
How to peacefully coexist with potentially dangerous species
Biodiversity keeps rabid vampire bats feeding on their natural prey – not on us
The secret to sounder sleep may be lurking in our guts
New research shows that stressed med students on probiotics got better shut-eye