A teeny-weeny mystery: investigating the difference between you and me and a single-celled organism

February 19, 2019 in Natural Sciences

The more scientists look at single-celled organisms, the more they realize we’re not as different from them as was once thought.

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Does photographic memory exist?

February 5, 2012 in Society & Culture

Can some people glance at a picture or read a page of a book and later have total recall of all the details and information?
The giant that perished

February 4, 2012 in Natural Sciences

The largest known razorbill, or auk, was a powerful swimmer that couldn’t fly. Our ancestors carved images of the Great Auk in caves 35,000 years ago. But in the 1800s we drove it to extinction.
We buy healthier food than in previous generations

February 4, 2012 in Health

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions. But although we are getting larger and heavier, our diet has become healthier over the last 100 years.
With kids in the house, mothers are less satisfied

February 3, 2012 in Society & Culture

A mother’s life satisfaction and relationship satisfaction goes downhill in the first years following pregnancy and birth, according to a new study of more than 67,000 women.
Vikings grew barley in Greenland

February 3, 2012 in Society & Culture

A sensational find at the bottom of an ancient rubbish heap in Greenland suggests that Vikings grew barley on the island 1,000 years ago.
Ants in supercolonies defy evolution

February 2, 2012 in Natural Sciences

Some invasive ants create supercolonies which eliminate other ants in an area. But the supercolonies cannot continue to exist, since evolution doesn’t allow for this social behaviour.
Animals that might exist

February 2, 2012 in Natural Sciences

Cryptozoology isn’t just about abominable snowmen and dinosaurs hiding out in highland lakes. Normal animals also have their place in the study of creatures that are still hypothetical. Anyway, what do we mean by normal?
Marine reptiles closer to extinction

February 1, 2012 in Environment

The number of marine reptiles has fallen sharply in recent years and most species are now threatened with extinction. Man is the culprit, frightening the reptiles and destroying their breeding grounds, say researchers.
Norwegian researchers encounter Chinese wall

February 1, 2012 in Society & Culture

Researchers in Norway feel China is taking retribution against them because the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 was awarded to the Chinese writer and human rights activist Liu Xiaobo.
For Greenlanders, jobs matter more than climate change

January 31, 2012 in Environment

Greenlanders see global warming as an opportunity to develop a sustainable industrial sector and create jobs.