Survival Stuff
Your brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed. StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Nichol Castro, Assistant Professor of Communicative Disorders and Sciences, University at Buffalo Published: 2023 Nov 07 – The days of having a dictionary on your …
Owl chronotypes function better at night, while lark chronotypes are more energized in the morning. The Photo Matrix/Moment, nomis_g/iStock via Getty Images Plus – By Cindi May, Professor of Psychology, College of Charleston – Published: 2023 Nov 06 – Timing is everything. For …
Cell phone use was linked to sperm quantity, but not its morphology or motility. Rita Rahban – By Michael Franco 2023 Nov 01 – A study of nearly 3,000 Swiss men over the course of 13 years has shown a link between frequent cell …
A brown bear in a Siberian boreal forest. Logan Berner, CC BY-ND – By Ronny Rotbarth, Ph.D. Candidate of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Ecology, Wageningen University and by David J. Cooper, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus, Colorado State University and by Logan Berner, Assistant Research Professor …
This 15th-century medical manuscript shows different colors of urine alongside the ailments they signify. Cambridge University Library, CC BY-NC – By Meg Leja, Associate Professor of History, Binghamton University, State University of New York Published: 2023 Nov 02 – Nothing calls to mind …
The Río Grande, viewed from the Zaragoza International Bridge between El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juárez, México. Vianey Rueda, CC BY-ND – By Vianey Rueda, PhD Student in Resource Ecology Management, University of Michigan and by Drew Gronewold, Associate Professor of Environment and …
High levels of antibodies targeting Candida albicans, a common gut fungus, were linked to the most severe cases of COVID. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2023 Oct 24 – Over the last few years one of the persistent mysteries of SARS-CoV-2 infections has been …
Six years after the #MeToo hashtag went viral, women in minority communities still face extra challenges addressing harassment and abuse. AP Photo/Ted S. Warren – By Keren McGinity, Research Associate, Brandeis University Published: 2023 Oct 17 – October 2023 marks the anniversary of …
The El Niño pattern stands out in the warm sea surface temperature anomalies in the Pacific in 2023. NOAA Climate.gov – By Aaron Levine, Atmospheric Research Scientist, CICOES, University of Washington Published: 2023 Oct 12 – Winter is still weeks away, but meteorologists …
Quality control: The European common frog males play the numbers game in their explosive breeding, but the female has a crafty trick up her sleeve. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Oct 10 – In the wild world of nature, where an organism’s sole …