Love and the Brain: Do Partnerships Really Make Us Happy? Here’s What the Science Says
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Here’s What Scientists Are Learning about Women’s Health from Other Female Animals
Projected on the massive screen behind me onstage, a herd of giraffes rushes across a sweep of savanna. With the video set to loop, the giraffes gallop endlessly, giving me time to slowly lean across the podium and ask my audience: “Did you spot the pregnant giraffes?” I am delivering a plenary lecture at the
Ignoring Climate Risks Has Inflated Property Values in Flood Zones
Home buyers are paying excessive prices after ignoring flood risk and the costs of insurance and repairs, a new study findsAerial view of homes submerged under flood waters from the North Fork of the Kentucky River in Jackson, Kentucky, on July 28, 2022. Credit: Leandro Lozada/AFP via Getty ImagesHomebuyers nationwide are ignoring flood risk and paying
We May Never Predict Earthquakes, but We Can Make Them Less Deadly
Can scientists predict a particular earthquake? In short, no. Science has not yet found a way to make actionable earthquake predictions. A useful prediction would specify a time, a place and a magnitude – and all of these would need to be fairly specific, with enough advance notice to be worthwhile. For example, if I predict
Snakes Can Hear You Scream, New Research Reveals
Not only can snakes hear sounds traveling through the air, researchers find, but different species react differently to what they hearWoma python. Credit: Dr. Christina ZdenekThe following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Experts have long understood that snakes can feel sound vibrations through the ground
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