How to talk to your dog – according to science
Jan 11, 2017 15:48 pm UTC| Science
Dogs are special. Every dog owner knows that. And most dog owners feel their dog understands every word they say and every move they make. Research over the last two decades shows dogs really can understand human...
MIT Just Made Strongest Material In Existence
Jan 11, 2017 15:14 pm UTC| Science
Thanks to advancements in metallurgy and material science, humans have been able to create objects that surpassed the toughness of diamonds for decades. Now, a new advancement in the field was just achieved by researchers...
Study Suggests Playing Instruments Boosts Reaction Time
Jan 11, 2017 15:12 pm UTC| Science
People play instruments for a lot of reasons, but apart from impressing the opposite sex, making a living, or just expressing their artistic talents, aspiring musicians can now add enhanced reaction time to that list....
A hidden code in our DNA explains how new pieces of genes are made
Jan 10, 2017 14:29 pm UTC| Science
Were all here because of mutations. Random changes in genes are what creates variety in a species, and this is what allows it to adapt to new environments and eventually evolve into completely new species. But most random...
We can learn a lot from the changing night sky
Jan 07, 2017 01:10 am UTC| Science
You cannot feel or hear the world turning. It does not rumble through space. But you can see it turn with your own eyes every day and night. And, with patience, you can see Earth travel around the Sun. As the globe...
Giant atoms could help unveil 'dark matter' and other cosmic secrets
Jan 06, 2017 06:08 am UTC| Science
The universe is an astonishingly secretive place. Mysterious substances known as dark matter and dark energy account for some 95% of it. Despite huge effort to find out what they are, we simply dont know. We know dark...
Static electricity's tiny sparks
Jan 06, 2017 04:33 am UTC| Science
Static electricity is a ubiquitous part of everyday life. Its all around us, sometimes funny and obvious, as when it makes your hair stand on end, sometimes hidden and useful, as when harnessed by the electronics in your...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects