
Why We Are Attracted to Deviant Personalities
New research finds that heterosexual people with pathological personalities have better success finding mates

Why We Are Attracted to Deviant Personalities
New research finds that heterosexual people with pathological personalities have better success finding mates

Record Levels of CO2 Herald the Future of Climate Change
Global warming has become a 1-degree Celsius reality, making progress at climate talks in Paris even more imperative


6 $3 -Million Breakthrough Prizes Awarded for Basic Science
Teams behind advances in neutrino particle physics, topology, optogenetics and other fields took home science’s richest prize

Brain Responds to Driving Routes Repeatedly
Learning detailed navigation information causes the hippocampus to interact with other regions of the brain involved in location

Dancing Droplets
A drippy science project by Science Buddies

Escaped Escargot
A comic about European garden snails and citizen science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

Why Keystone XL Is Dead
Once seeking a fast approval, TransCanada wants to pause the pipeline’s review

Lean In to Be Stretched Thin?
One reason for fewer women in positions of power: They have more goals in life

How Do You Solve a Problem Like an Earworm?
Chewing gum is just one way to drive that annoying jingle from your brain

How to Rhyme Like a Rapper
Hip-hop artists understand what our ears forgive

Why Screams Are So Upsetting
Rapid fluctuations in volume—mimicked by sirens—trigger the brain’s fear centers

3 Ways to Be a Better Gift Giver
Some research-based tips--in time for the holiday season