People fact-checked social media posts more carefully and were more willing to revise their initial beliefs when they were paired with someone from a different cultural background than their own,...
Just like any other organism, plants can get stressed. Usually it’s conditions like heat and drought[1] that lead to this stress, and when they’re stressed, plants might not grow...
Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature regulation[1], camouflage[2] and warning signals[3]. The colors making up these...
Water pollution is a growing concern globally, with research estimating[1] that chemical industries discharge 300-400 megatonnes[2] (600-800 billion pounds) of industrial waste into bodies of water each year. As...
The days of having a dictionary on your bookshelf are numbered. But that’s OK, because everyone already walks around with a dictionary – not the one on your phone,...
Misinformation is a key global threat[1], but Democrats and Republicans disagree about how to address the problem. In particular, Democrats and Republicans diverge sharply on removing misinformation from social...
Have you ever wondered whether the virus that gave you a nasty cold can catch one itself? It may comfort you to know that, yes, viruses can actually get...
