Birds Have Self Control Just Like Humans-And Some Have a Lot of It
One particularly bright bird 'JayLo', ignored a piece of cheese and waited a full five-and-a-half-minutes for a mealworm.
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New Rooftop CO2 Ventilators Funnel Fumes into Fertilizer that Makes Spinach Grow 4x Bigger in Roof Gardens
The study included an experiment that found spinach by the new air vents grew four times larger than the other plants.
Mythbusted: Goldfish Have Great Memories and Are Even Used as a Model Species of Fish Cognition
In reality, goldfish have such impressive memories, they're often used as a common model for studying memory and learning in fish.
Cure for Baldness Could Be on the Horizon as Hair Cells Are Generated in a Lab
Japanese researchers successfully generated hair follicles inside in vitro cultures, which could lead to useful treatments for hair loss.
The First Neanderthal Family: Ancient Genome of 13 Individuals Show They Were Just Like Us in Many Ways
Chagyrskaya Cave has been excavated over the last 14 years producing one of the largest assemblages of its kind in the world.
Tuna Population is Being Restored-While Boosting Fishing: World's Largest No-Catch Zone is 4x Size of California
Scientists aboard fishing boats nearby but outside the area observed 54% more yellowfin tuna were caught, 12% more bigeye tuna.
The Humble Potato Could Hold the Key to Beating Hospital Superbugs as Well as Crop Diseases
The humble potato contains a natural antibiotic that destroys harmful bacteria, and may fight hospital superbugs in the future.
Researchers Found Ancient Village Remarkably-Preserved by Vesuvius Eruption, 2,000 Years Before Pompeii
2,000 years before Pompeii, an Early Bronze Age village was perfectly preserved— then hidden for 4 millennia—after Mount Vesuvius erupted.
Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding a Star: 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'
As a star nears a black hole, gravitational forces begin to stretch, or spaghettify, the star, but this time it was different.
This Startup Uses Volcanic Rock Dust to Capture Carbon on Farms
At its best, 3 tons of rock dust can capture 1 ton of CO2, a return that if done at scale has almost an unlimited ceiling of carbon removal.
Volcanoes Were Erupting on the Moon One Billion Years More Recently Than Previously Thought
Volcanoes were erupting on the moon a billion years more recently than we thought, according to research based on China's new lunar samples.
Breakthrough: Polyethylene Bags and Jugs Can Finally be Upcycled to Solve Several Problems at Once
Notorious plastic bags and containers can finally be upcycled, thanks to polyethylene breakthrough at Berkeley's Lawrence National Lab
Ancient 3,000 Year-old Canoe Discovered Beneath Wisconsin Lake Carved From Single Piece of Oak
Thomsen probably couldn't believe her luck when during a recreational dive this May, she spied another canoe in the depths of the water.
Galaxy Twinkling with Universe's Oldest Stars Discovered by Astronomers
Named the "Sparkler," it's a "globular cluster" nine billion light years away, just 4.5 billion years after the Big Bang.
Incredible 3D Rendering from Jupiter Spacecraft Reveals "Frosted Cupcake" Clouds
Understanding the relative heights of the pillars within the swirls will help scientists unveil in more detail the elements they're made of
NASA Celebrates World First: Smashing a Spacecraft into an Asteroid to Practice Saving Humanity
DART was humanity's first real-world test to see if we could alter the path of an asteroid if one were found that would strike the Earth.
Wolves Likely Were Already Man's Best Friend Before Dogs, Reveals New Study
Wolves not only spend more time around people they know, but these familiar faces can actively calm wolves in stressful situations.
Cold Water and Air Increase "Good" Body Fats Says a Review of More Than 100 Studies
Experts say the increasing popularity of cold exposure to air or water will have an impact on fats could prevent obesity.
New Webb Image Captures Clearest View of Neptune's Rings, Revealing the Ice Giant in Whole New Light
Another striking feature in this portrait of Neptune is a very bright point of light coming from Triton, the most unusual of the 14 moons
Density of Harmful Chemicals that Damage Ozone Layer Slashed by 50% Since 1980s Levels
The NOAA has concluded that size of this hole is getting smaller and smaller as concentrations of the airborne chemicals diminish
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