'Cooperative' and 'independent' dog breeds may not react differently to unfair outcomes

Cooperative worker dog breeds do not appear to respond more negatively to unfair outcomes than do…

Fighting fish synchronize their combat moves and their gene expression

When two betta fish are fighting for dominance, not only do their attacks mirror each other,…

Is Santa real? Examining children's beliefs in cultural figures and 'non-real' people

Young children understand dinosaurs and The Wiggles are (or were!) real, and that fictional characters like…

Observation of excess events in the XENON1T dark matter experiment

Scientists from the international XENON collaboration, an international experimental group including the Kavli Institute for the…

Nanofiber masks can be sterilized multiple times without filter performance deterioration

With the global spread of coronavirus infections, personal protective equipment, especially face masks, are receiving much…

A cosmic baby is discovered, and it's brilliant

Astronomers tend to have a slightly different sense of time than the rest of us. They…

From lab to space: Discovery of a new organic molecule in an interstellar molecular cloud

Laboratory experiments performed at the Center for Astrochemical Studies (CAS) of the Max Planck Institute for…

Benefits of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 are still unclear

With vaccines and therapeutic drugs for COVID-19 still under development, doctors are wondering whether antibody-rich plasma…

Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown

A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm…

Why the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot

Although global climate models vary in many ways, they agree on this: The Mediterranean region will…