Shock, speculation linger over Prigozhin's reported death in plane crash; US, West launch 'cognitive warfare' using incident
Two months after a "rebellion" by the Wagner Group was quickly quelled, the leader of the private military company Yevgeny Prigozhin was reportedly killed in a plane crash, leaving a…
Everything you ever wanted to know about hair — and then some
After the Exxon Valdez dumped more than 10 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Alaska, hairdresser Phil McCrory got an idea. He gathered up human hair from his…
Nuclear bomb debris can reveal blast size, even decades later
A new type of fallout forensics can reconstruct nuclear blasts decades after detonation. By measuring the relative abundance of various elements in debris left over from nuclear explosions, researchers say…
Website tests predictive powers of the hive mind
As the saying goes, “It’s difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” The website Metaculus.com aims to make this challenging task easier by harnessing collective wisdom. Metaculus solicits answers…
Ways to beat heat have hidden costs for birds
WASHINGTON — In the short-term, ways to beat the heat are cool. But for desert birds, even simple panting or flying into the shade have some sneaky long-term costs. When…
Fossils hint at India’s crucial role in primate evolution
Remarkably preserved bones of rat-sized creatures excavated in an Indian coal mine may come from close relatives of the first primatelike animals, researchers say. A set of 25 arm, leg,…
Reef rehab could help threatened corals make a comeback
Coral reefs are bustling cities beneath tropical, sunlit waves. Thousands of colorful creatures click, dash and dart, as loud and fast-paced as citizens of any metropolis. Built up in tissue-thin…
Eyes offer window into brain’s timekeepers
The eyes may reveal whether the brain’s internal stopwatch runs fast or slow. Pupil size predicted whether a monkey would over- or underestimate a second, scientists report in the Nov.…
Too many stinkbugs spoil the wine
How many stressed-out stinkbugs does it take to spoil a batch of wine? More than three per grape cluster, new research says. Stinkbugs are a pest among vintners because of…
Cassini’s ring dive offers first close-up of Saturn’s cloud tops
Cassini has beamed back stunning images from the spacecraft’s daring dive between Saturn and its rings. The first closeup pictures of the planet’s atmosphere reveal peculiar threadlike clouds and puffy…