People With ‘Dark’ Personality Traits Responded to The Pandemic With Key Differences
While we’ve all lived through the same pandemic the past few months, not all of us have responded to the fallout in the same way. A recent small study suggests…
Whales Are Finally Returning to Our Planet’s Polar Regions After 40 Years
The bleak history of whaling pushed many species to the brink of extinction, even in the remote waters of the North and South Poles. Over 1.3 million whales were killed…
People With This Rare Brain Condition Can’t ‘Count Sheep’ in Their Mind
When falling asleep, it’s not unusual to imagine a calm, provincial scene, like a flock of sheep jumping over a fence. Some people with a rare and poorly understood condition…
Dormant Volcano in The Caribbean Just Came Back to Life, Causing Evacuation Warnings
Residents of St. Vincent and the Grenadines have been told to remain alert after a Caribbean volcano came back to life. La Soufrière is the highest point in St. Vincent…
Here’s How Long You Actually Need to Break a Habit, According to Science
From daily tooth-brushing to the 11 am coffee, we all have dozens of habits that get us through our daily routine. Some are great – weekly gym visits are often…
2020 Had The Largest Single-Year Carbon Emissions Drop in History. But Will It Last?
For a few moments in late April of 2020, oil – normally the lifeblood of the world economy – became more expensive to store than to pay someone to take…
Extraverts Use Subtly Different Words, Analysis of 80,000 People Finds
The way a person talks or types might reveal little clues about their personality. A meta-analysis of psychological research involving more than 80,000 people has found a small but noticeable…
A Freakishly Well-Preserved Woolly Rhino Was Plucked From Siberia’s Melting Tundra
Melting permafrost in the icy north of Siberia is revealing a veritable graveyard of frozen prehistoric animals. In recent decades, locals and scientists in the Russian Republic of Yakutia have…
These 10 Amazing Physics Stories Were Massive News in 2020
Let’s admit it: It’s been a pretty rough year for our neck of the Solar System. But it’s been a great year for scientists studying more distant reaches of the…
Parts of The Amazon Rainforest Are Heading For Collapse by 2064, New Report Shows
Caught between rapidly expanding resource use and climate change-fuelled fires, the future of the Amazon rainforest and the stunning array of life teeming within it just keeps growing bleaker. In…
Scientist Destroys One of The Most Expensive Skincare Myths in This Simple Video
By now, we’re all abundantly aware that 2020 has been a tough year. Many of us have been indulging in little acts of self-care just to get through it all…