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How Fruit Flies Tell What Time of Year It Is Without a Calendar

How do they know to take a break during the winter?

July 20, 2026

Drinking Water With Meals May Make You Eat More, Not Less

This common dieting tip might be a myth

July 17, 2026

The Warrior Life of Ancient Egyptian Princesses

These weren’t your traditional Disney princesses

July 17, 2026

What Became of the Chimps Who Revolutionized Our Understanding of Animal Behavior?

It’s a harrowing tale of deadly winters in Berlin captivity

July 17, 2026

How Eating Healthier Could Reshape Agriculture

A Western diet is bad for us and bad for the planet

Some People Are Better at Eavesdropping Than Others

New study shows what happens in our brains as we track multiple conversations

July 16, 2026

When Monkeys Enter the Uncanny Valley

3-D avatars of macaques fool their flesh-and-blood counterparts—up to point

July 16, 2026

Small, Cheap, and Full of Teeth: Baby Tyrannosaurs Were Plentiful and Precocious

Cat-sized tyrannosaur hatchlings had lots and lots of siblings

July 16, 2026

How This Emerging Tick-borne Virus Escapes Your Immune System

It hijacks a common process present in all cells

July 16, 2026

What a Picture of a Dog Has to Do with Reason and Logic

People who can’t see images in their minds challenge an old philosophical standby

The Challenges of Writing in Space

With the recent auction of arguably the most famous pen ever used off-Earth, we take a moment to reflect on the evolution of such cosmic utensils

July 15, 2026