SCIENCE

Everybody Blames Everyone Else For Distracted Walking, Study Finds

Most U.S. adults think distracted walking is an issue—but only 29 percent think they do it themselves.

Andrew Neild, Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London.

Rare Butterfly Species Named for David Attenborough

Researchers say they were “influenced and inspired” by Attenborough’s documentaries.

Scientists Officially Prove That Double-Dipping Is Gross

We probably didn't need this experiment, but it's good to know for sure.

Your Coffee Maker Might Be Brewing Bacteria

A recent study has found that drip trays are often host to a pretty wide range of weird bacteria.

Modern Peaches Predate Human Agriculture

Scientists have found fossilized peach pits from more than 2.5 million years ago, and their pits are essentially identical to modern varieties.

Stephen L. Brusatte et al. in Scottish Journal of Geology

Hundreds of Large Dinosaur Footprints Discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye

The prehistoric impressions provided scientists with a few new insights about sauropods.

RoderickT via Wikimedia Commons // CC-BY-SA 2.0

Seabird Poop Carries Ocean Pollution Ashore

The birds eat our garbage, then return to shore to do their business.

Blood Vessels Found in an 80-Million-Year-Old Fossil

The leg bones of a 30-foot-long duck-billed dinosaur had been hiding an exciting secret for millions of years: they still contained blood vessels.

Lots of People Think Complete Nonsense Is Profound, Study Finds

Where do you fall on the bulls**t receptivity scale?

Researchers Have Developed a Mathematical Method For Identifying Certain Kinds of Humor

A group of researchers at the University of Alberta have developed what may be the first mathematical theory of humor, all thanks to a funny-sounding nonsense word: snunkoople.

Hans Hillewaert, Wikimedia Commons // CC-BY-SA 4.0

Clever Cuttlefish Muffle Electrical Signals to Hide from Sharks

Cuttlefish can actually muffle their electrical fields, rendering themselves nearly invisible to electrosensing hunters like sharks.

Why Do Some People (Especially Red Heads) Have Freckles?

Yes, it's another opportunity to blame your parents.

Archaeologists Say They've Found Jerusalem's Ancient Fortress of Acra

The elusive structure was found underneath a parking lot.

Newly Discovered Form of Carbon Is Harder Than Diamond

A team of researchers at North Carolina State University is manipulating carbon in intriguing ways.

Garlic Can Make Your Body Odor Smell Sexier

A study finds that dudes who eat more garlic smell more attractive and less intense to the ladies.

Art Made With This Algae Pen Becomes Visible After Sun Exposure

Now you can use "living ink" to create time-lapse masterpieces.

6 Scientific Facts About Happiness

Smile. It just might be contagious.

How This Once-Extinct Squash Is Making a Comeback

Thanks to an 850-year-old find, a long-extinct species of squash is making a comeback.

Spider Webs Are Chock Full of DNA from Devoured Insects

A new study on the genetic material from spider webs finds that there’s more to them than we'd once thought.

Water Bear Genome Reveals Even More Weirdness

The microscopic animal’s DNA includes genes borrowed from bacteria, fungi, and plants.

Meet the Man Who's Paid to Sniff Out Bad Smells

Ned Ostojic hunts down odors and brainstorms how to get rid of them.

11 of the Hottest Bird Dance Moves

It’s an avian dance party, and everyone’s invited.

“Battle of Assandun, showing Edmund Ironside (left) and Cnut the Great." Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Were Medieval Books Written on Uteruses?

Researchers found a clever way to test centuries-old manuscripts without damaging them: eraser crumbs.

What Ever Happened to All Those Subway Cars We Dumped into the Atlantic?

For now, it appears that we’ve finally dumped something into the oceans that doesn’t seem to be hurting them.

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