Dinosaurs were the first to take the perspectives of others

Understanding that others hold different viewpoints from your own is essential for human sociality. Adopting another…

Earlier snowpack melt in Western US could bring summer water scarcity

Mountain snowpack, typically seen as the water tower of the Western United States and Canada, is…

Under control to the very end — how our cells kill themselves

Every day, millions of cells die in our body. Other than generally assumed, cells do not…

Microorganisms' climate adaptation can slow down global warming

A new study shows that the ability of microorganisms to adapt to climate warming will slow…

Mind to molecules: Does brain's electrical encoding of information 'tune' sub-cellular structure?

Brain waves carry information. A new ‘Cytoelectric Coupling’ hypothesis posits that fluctuating electric fields optimize brain…

Effects on memory of neuron diversity in brain region revealed

Neurons in a key area of the brain have different functions based on their exact genetic…

Researchers analyze THC in breath of cannabis smokers

Researchers analyzed THC levels in the breath of people who use cannabis regularly, both before and…

Brain signatures for chronic pain identified in a small group of individuals

Researchers have recorded pain-related data from inside the brain of individuals with chronic pain disorders caused…

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate

Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures…

Fossils of a saber-toothed top predator reveal a scramble for dominance leading up to 'the Great Dying'

A tiger-sized saber-toothed creature called Inostrancevia has previously only been found in Russia. But scientists have…