Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains.
Via a process called encephalization, human brains evolved to be relatively more massive than would be…
A fossilised human skull unearthed in China and dated to around one million years ago may…
A fossilised human skull unearthed in China and dated to around one million years ago may…
For some animals, living in the big city makes socializing a lot easier. Take the common wall lizard, for example; these reptiles don’t always see eye-to-eye with members of their own species in their natural habitat, but in urban areas, they…
Attention can be fleeting, sharpened by focus, caught, or given. Some people are generally good at holding attention, while others excel at hyper-focusing in certain areas. But what sparks the neuronal cascade in our brains at the very beginning…
All across the world, forgotten remnants of war sit hidden under the water. Although it is illegal now, prior to 1972 countries often used the sea as the dumping ground for explosive weapons that were no longer needed. But these munitions…
Our days are packed with the mundane. We wake up, pick out our clothes, and commute to work or school. We make our dinners; we do our dishes; and we put ourselves to bed. Sometimes these moments are stored in our memories, and sometimes they…
The Big Bang may have actually been the explosive rebound of a collapsing black hole – one which our entire Universe could still be inside of.
That’s the claim of a new study led by Enrique Gaztañaga at the University of Portsmouth. The…
You’re neck-deep in IKEA assembly instructions. Furniture parts lie strewn across the…
