Every time you master a new recipe, remember a phone number, or finally figure out how to fold a fitted sheet, your brain is learning. But new research shows that the brain learns in a more complex and clever way than scientists once thought.
For decades, neuroscience was grounded in a…
In November of 2020, a freak wave came out of the blue, lifting a lonesome buoy off the coast of British Columbia 17.6 meters high (58 feet).
The four-story wall of water was finally confirmed a couple of years later as the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded.
Such an exceptional event is…
Everything on Earth, in our solar system, our galaxy, and beyond is contained within the universe. So how much does science tell us about the all-encompassing, four-dimensional cradle that holds all of…
Every April, the Lyrid meteor shower returns to our skies, offering lucky stargazers the chance to glimpse fireballs zipping across the sky.
While it’s not the most prolific meteor display of the year, the Lyrids are a welcome treat for stargazers – especially after the long,…
Chimpanzees have been spotted eating and sharing an alcoholic fruit in the wild for the first time, leaving scientists perplexed about why the
Crows have a sense of geometric intuition much like our own, a new study reveals.
They can detect the ‘odd one out’ in a set of geometric shapes, and have an affinity for geometric regularity – shapes with consistent features, like squares, as opposed to irregular ones, like rhombuses.