Corvid cleverness is making news lately. Two of my favorite science writers, Sharon Begley and James Gorman, describe a variety of experiments--reported in PLOS One by researchers in New... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
The arsenic was within the mummy's hair, showing that Chileans dating back to 1,000 to 1,500 years ago likely drank arsenic-contaminated water -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
Luck has played a big part in many of the world's great fossil discoveries. New models predict where the bones are and put serendipity in the backseat -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com
In the 1994 film Junior, a male scientist becomes pregnant and gives birth to a baby girl. It's a rather ridiculous tale, but if any man could be given the superpower of giving birth, my dad should... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com