Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do ...

Kissing, for all popularity, is a bit of a mystery. Scientists have long debated when humans’ ancestors first put their lips together, and whether the act is simply a cultural trait. A new study ...

Chuck Johnson raises timely issues in his Reformer commentary, “ Time to rethink human services as Trump administration dumps costs on counties.” Minnesota’s human service system is facing a crisis, ...

Teeth help animals bite and chew food. Meat-eating carnivores tend to have sharp teeth to sink into their prey, while herbivores tend to have flatter teeth to grind down their plant-based meals. Some ...

Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill announced the establishment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (the "AHRRA") on 13 October 2025. The AHRRA is a new State agency ...

Chimpanzees, along with bonobos, are humans' closest living relatives. In fact, you may have heard that humans and chimps share 98.8% of their DNA. But is this actually true? And what does "similar ...

For 'Beastars' studio Orange and 'Star Wars: Visions' producer Qubic Pictures, 'Leviathan' was a unique and rewarding anime dream project. Reading time 7 minutes Leviathan, the latest collaboration ...

To the editor: Guest contributor Iddo Gefen not only laments the analogy between the human brain and artificial intelligence, but he also suggests that human minds don’t learn or recall like an AI ...

Researchers have long been interested in how humans and animals make decisions by focusing on trial-and-error behavior informed by recent information. However, the ...

Scientists have detected microplastics — the tiny and pervasive fragments now found in our seas, drinking water, food and, increasingly, living tissue — in human semen and follicular fluid, according ...

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