Browsing: humans

Many people look up to admire the silhouette of raptors, some of the planet’s largest birds, soaring through seemingly empty skies. But increasingly, research shows us…

The very idea that all human beings have inalienable rights, and that humanity is distinctive and precious, is under serious assault.This year threatens to be the…

Nature, Published online: 16 January 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00112-yParticularly talented canines have sociolinguistic skills akin to those of young toddlers.

Horses can smell fear, or at least whether you have scared yourself witless watching a horror movie, according to researchers who say the effect has consequences…

The upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda sleeps for roughly eight hours a day.Credit: Shahar Shabtai/AlamyNeither jellyfish nor sea anemones have brains. But these animals sleep in ways…

January 7, 20262 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHumans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously ThoughtThe use of poison on arrows marked…

Brown bears living near villages in central Italy have evolved to be less aggressive, according to a new study, the latest to show how humans are…

Humans are playing in the premier league of monogamous mammals, according to a new ranking of animals by their reproductive habits, but we may need a…

Humans mastered the art of creating fire 400,000 years ago, almost 350,000 years earlier than previously known, according to a groundbreaking discovery in a field in…

December 10, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmAncient Humans Were Making Fire 350,000 Years Earlier Than Scientists RealizedMaking fire on demand was a milestone…