Do Pets Have a Positive Effect on Your Cognitive Health?
An increase in pet adoptions could mean better lives for humans, too. ...read more
Category: Discover Magazine
If Fungi Could Talk: Study Suggests Fungi Could Communicate in Structure Comparable to Humans
Electrical signals have similar structure to English and Swedish languages. ...read more
What Did the Transition From Hunter Gatherer to Farming Really Look Like?
Growing in agriculture as humans took time, and much of it was by accident. ...read more
Does CBD Show Up On Drug Tests?
The Furry Ecosystem of Algae, Moths and Sloth Feces
Biologists puzzle over the fact that sloths descend from their trees to poop. The behavior might support a rare mutualism with algae and moths that live in the creatures' fur. ...read more
What’s Happening in Your Brain Moments Before Death?
A man’s sudden death during a routine brain scan has given researchers a glimpse of the dying human brain. ...read more
Sports Rituals Are Helping Scientists Better Understand the Brain
In you do something over and over, it starts to follow a formula — like a baseball player tugging on their hat before the pitch. Scientists are learning how different brain regions work together to perform these skilled movements. ...read more
Why Are Some Mountain Ranges Volcanic and Others Not?
The Andes and the Himalayas are the two of the largest mountain ranges on Earth, yet one is full of volcanoes and the other isn't. Why are they different? ...read more
The Search for the Perfect Periodic Table
Chemistry’s eye-catching arrangement of elements has undergone many changes since its inception in the mid 1800s. To this day, scientists seek to improve it. ...read more
Is it Time to Change Tact in the ‘War on Rats’?
Better rat management could mean looking at larger problems in urban neighborhoods. ...read more