Midday Naps Linked to Increase Risk of Death in Older Adults, New Study Finds

Researchers from Mass General Brigham and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed roughly 1,300 older adults aged ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Humans Are Still Evolving. Natural Selection Has Favored Genes Linked to Red Hair and Less Male-Pattern Baldness, a Study Suggests

A massive study of ancient and modern DNA from thousands of West Eurasian people has identified nearly 500 genetic variants ...
KNAU Arizona Public Radio

'Boogie bees?' A new study shows that bumblebees can learn rhythmic patterns

A new study saying bumblebees can recognize rhythmic patterns puts them alongside Ronan the sea lion, the first non-human mammal shown to keep a beat.
NewsBytes

New study finds sperm whale codas show speech-like patterns

A recent study reveals that sperm whales' coda vocalizations are remarkably similar to human speech, displaying a complex structure akin to our phonetics and phonology.