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Laughing is good for your mind and your body – here's what the research shows
It's hard to beat a good laugh with a friend.Klaus Vedfelt/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesAmusement and pleasant surprises – and the laughter they can trigger – add texture to the fabric of daily...
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Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is cheaper than Pfizer's and Moderna's and doesn't...
Now there is a third possible vaccine for fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has released data on what is now the third...
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'Constructive arguing' can help keep the peace at your Thanksgiving table
Those with different perspectives don’t have to butt heads.FluxFactory/E+ via Getty ImagesSex, income, religion and politics – these are some of the biggies on the list of taboo topics during polite...
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Parler is bringing together mainstream conservatives, anti-Semites and white...
Parler is similar to Twitter but doesn't control or discourage hate speech or calls to violence.OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty ImageSince the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Parler has caught on among...
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Your brain's built-in biases insulate your beliefs from contradictory facts
These psychological tendencies explain why an onslaught of facts won't necessarily change anyone's mind.Francesco Carta fotografo/Moment via Getty ImagesA rumor started circulating back in 2008 that...
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Global disabilities map visualizes the strength and power of millions of...
Qaphela Dlamini, educator, wheelchair basketball player and disability rights advocate from South Africa.globalsportsmentingprogram/flickr, CC BY-NDWhen the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed...
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AI makes huge progress predicting how proteins fold – one of biology's...
A simple chain of amino acids folds into a complex three-dimensional structure.TakeawaysA “deep learning” software program from Google-owned lab DeepMind showed great progress in solving one of...
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Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 will have side effects – that's a good thing
A little bit of post-injection soreness is completely normal.Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesTakeawaysTemporary side effects from vaccines are a normal sign of a developing immune...
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What makes the world's biggest surfable waves?
Some places, like Nazaré Canyon in Portugal, produce freakishly huge waves.AP Photo/Armando FrancaOn Feb. 11, 2020, Brazilian Maya Gabeira surfed a wave off the coast of Nazaré, Portugal, that was 73.5...
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How COVID-19 vaccines will get from the factory to your local pharmacy
Bahar Aliakbarian is an expert in supply chain management in pharmaceuticals and a professor at the School of Packaging at Michigan State University. Below, she describes the vaccine supply chains of...
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How do archaeologists know where to dig?
A variety of clues can tip off archaeologists about a promising spot for excavation.Gabriel Wrobel , CC BY-NDNational Geographic magazines and Indiana Jones movies might have you picturing...
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I'm an astronomer and I think aliens may be out there – but UFO sightings...
Many people who say they have seen UFOs are either dog walkers or smokersAaron Foster/THeImage Bank/Getty ImagesIf intelligent aliens visit the Earth, it would be one of the most profound events in...
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How sensors monitor and measure our bodies and the world around us
Infrared sensors make it possible to measure a person's body temperature without touching the person's body.AP Photo/LM OteroSensors are all around. They are in automatic doors, at cash registers, in...
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From permafrost microbes to survivor songbirds – research projects are also...
Missing a field season can be devastating if your research subject is melting away.Karen Lloyd, CC BY-NDWhat do you do when COVID-19 safety protocols and travel restrictions mean you can’t do your...
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We scanned the DNA of 8,000 people to see how facial features are controlled...
Using 3-D facial images researchers have identified changes in the DNA that contribute to variation in facial features. Julie D. White, CC BY-SATakeawaysA new study reveals more than 130 regions in...
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Genetic engineering transformed stem cells into working mini-livers that...
A cross section of lab-grown human liver tissue. The green shows the network of blood vessels.Velazquez et al. Cell Systems , CC BY-SATakeawaysScientists have made progress growing human liver in the...
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The iconic American inventor is still a white male – and that's an obstacle...
Thomas Edison remains the poster child of American invention 89 years after his death.Underwood & Underwood via the Library of CongressWhen President Barack Obama signed the America Invents Act in...
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Fragments of energy – not waves or particles – may be the fundamental...
New mathematics have shown that lines of energy can be used to describe the universe. zf L/Moment via Getty ImagesMatter is what makes up the universe, but what makes up matter? This question has long...
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We discovered a 115,000-year-old iguana nest fossil in the Bahamas
Many species of iguanas dig shelters for protection against predators, fires and extreme weather. Most also make underground nests.Anthony J. Martin, CC BY-SAA pregnant iguana dug into a vegetated sand...
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Why do scientists care about worms?
Whether in the wild or in the lab, worms have an interesting story to tell.Sinhyu/iStock via Getty ImagesI traveled to a marine research station on a picturesque Swedish fjord many times over the four...
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