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Photo by Goedefroit Music/Getty Images Listening to This Music Genre Could Increase Your Pain Tolerance, According to Science
You’re not hardcore unless you live hardcore.
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Photo: SEBASTIAN KAULITZKI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images Scientists Say This Nerve Could Help Strengthen New Memories. Here’s How It Works.
In mice, vagus nerve stimulation appeared to improve learning over time, possibly by changing blood-flow rhythms in the brain.
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Photo: Stasya Yakovleva / Getty Images Your Dog Might Be Copying This Tiny Behavior Without You Realizing It
Researchers found dogs blinked more while watching blinking humans, with the strongest response occurring when they saw their own owners.
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Photo: pixelfit / Getty Images Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Have Less Fat, More Muscle, and Are Better Than You in Every Way
Researchers linked higher coffee intake to less body fat, more muscle and hormonal differences, though the study can’t prove coffee caused them.
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Why Talking to Your Pet Like a Person Is Completely Normal, According to Science
Researchers found about 10% of recorded human speech was directed at pets, from regular conversation to high-pitched baby talk.
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Meet the ‘Devil Flower,’ a Creepy New Plant Scientists Just Discovered
The bizarre parasitic plant has black flesh, horn-like structures and fewer than 50 known individuals left in the wild.
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This Purple Fabric Can Keep You Cooler Than White Clothes. Here’s How It Works.
The high-tech fabric reflected nearly 88% of sunlight and stayed 7.6 degrees cooler than white cotton during outdoor testing.
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Scientists Finally Figured Out Why Ancient Egyptian Art Still Looks So Vibrant
Researchers found animal glues and plant-based materials in ancient artworks, revealing a sophisticated recipe built to last.
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Scientists Buried 2,000 Pairs of Underwear to Test the Health of Soil. Here’s What They Learned.
Private gardens had the most biologically active soil, while lawns lagged behind in the bizarre two-month underwear experiment.
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DNA Scientists Found Evidence of Two ‘Ghost’ Human Ancestors Hiding in Our DNA
A new genetic technique uncovered traces of two unknown human lineages, including one that split from our ancestors 1.8 million years ago.
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3 Reasons You’re Bad at Recognizing What You’re Good At, According to a Psychology Professor
Psychologists say criticism, anxiety and the wrong environment can make it harder to recognize the strengths you already have.
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The Truth About the 400-Year-Old ‘Vampire’ Buried With a Sickle Across Her Neck
New research suggests the so-called vampire was a wealthy teenage girl who may have been blamed for illness or famine in her village.
