Playing Video Games in Childhood Improves Working Memory Years Later
Playing video games may have cognitive benefits Children who play video games may see cognitive benefits when they're older, a study in Frontiers [...]
Across 10 Million Stars, Not a Single Whisper of Alien Technology
No alien tech detected in sweep of Vela constellation A detailed search of the Vela constellation by the Murchison Widefield Array has come [...]
A Strange Form of Life Could Flourish Deep Inside of Stars, Scientists Say
Do stars hold bizarre life-forms? (Pixabay) Unusual life-forms created by monopoles and cosmic strings may exist deep within stars, theoretical physicists say. "It [...]
Sweet-Tooth Tendencies Change as Kids Get Older
Study: Youths prefer more intense sweetness A study in the journal Nutrients found that children and teens needed 40% more sugar in a [...]
Flamboyant Cuttlefish Save their Bright Patterns for Flirting, Fighting and Fleeing
Flamboyant cuttlefish aren't always so colorful Flamboyant cuttlefish don't always look the way their name suggests, but instead blend in with their muddy [...]
Curiosity Rover Spots Red Planet Twister (photos)
A dust devil can be seen moving inside the Gale Crater on Mars in a series of images taken by the Curiosity rover [...]
Earth May Have Formed With Enough Water to Fill the Oceans Three Times Over
Study: Earth may have been wet since it formed New measurements of enstatite chondrite meteorites hint that Earth's water may have come from [...]
Global Warming
Heat may increase 30-fold in US by next century Exposure to extreme heat may increase as much as 30-fold in the US by [...]
Perseverance Rover Launches for Mars – Arrives February 21
The Perseverance rover is on its way to Mars (Gregg Newton/Getty Images) The Perseverance rover launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., at 7:50 a.m. [...]
Dogs Use Earth’s Magnetic Field to Take Shortcuts
Dogs' internal compass helps them find their way (Pixabay) Dogs appear to perceive Earth's magnetic fields and use them to navigate unfamiliar terrain, [...]