Australian ‘trash parrots’ have now developed a local ‘drinking tradition’
Wild cockatoos in Western Sydney have learned to drink from water fountains — choosing to drink from them even if they have to queue.
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Weed may be bad for your heart, whether you smoke or consume edibles
Smoking cannabis and consuming THC edibles are both linked to impaired blood vessel dilation, possibly through separate mechanisms, a study finds.
NASA spacecraft finds solar ‘cannonballs’ may have stripped Mars of its water — proving decades-old theory
After nearly a decade in orbit, NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft has, for the first time, directly observed the process that scientists had long suspected was responsible
Yale School of Medicine’s James Kimmel Jr. discusses ‘The Science of Revenge’
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with James Kimmel Jr., lecturer in psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, about his new book “The Science of Revenge.”
How does the brain turn an experience into an emotion?
A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent
Facing steep funding cuts, scientists propose using black holes as particle colliders instead of building new ones on Earth
New calculations have revealed that the super-energetic jets produced by spinning black holes could be a source for elusive dark matter particles.
Trump’s 2026 budget would slash NASA funding by 24% and its workforce by nearly one third
The Trump administration’s 2026 budget request cuts NASA funding by $6 billion, which would lead to the cancellation of Mars sample-return and other high-profile missions.
Mount Etna eruption in images: See Europe’s largest active volcano blow from different angles
The latest Mount Etna eruption triggered an avalanche of volcanic material and sent ash miles into the air. Spectacular photos and videos capture the eruption
Mysterious ‘mega-tsunamis’ that shook the entire world for 9 days revealed by satellite
A new satellite has captured the first direct evidence of a mysterious nine-day seismic signal that shook the world in 2023.
Blueair Classic Pro CP7i air purifier review: A gentle giant with germ-busting properties
The Blueair Classic Pro CP7i is the first air purifier with High-Intensity Narrow Spectrum (HINS) lighting — a technology that removes viruses and bacteria using
Prosciutto di Portici: A portable sundial that looks like a pork leg — and it was likely owned by Julius Caesar’s father-in-law before Mount Vesuvius erupted
This small bronze sundial was a portable way of telling time, but it may have made you hungry.
How AI could help map the organized chaos in our cells
As artificial intelligence seeps into some realms of society, it rushes into others. One area it’s making a big difference is protein science — as
Do you sing to your baby? NPR wants to know what songs you sing
A new study from Yale University finds that singing to babies improves their overall mood. NPR wants to know what songs our listeners sing to
Some clownfish are shrinking, according to new study. Here’s why
Clownfish in Papua New Guinea are temporarily shrinking in response to heat stress caused by climate change, a new study found. Here’s how that might