(Image credit: slowmotiongli/Getty Images) Hello, whale! Welcome to our killer whale quiz. You may already be familiar with their distinctive black and white coloring and large dorsal fins, but how much do you know about these majestic marine mammals? For…
Vegetables and even plant-based meat alternatives rarely contain as much protein as real meat. But why is that? (Image credit: wildpixel via Getty Images) It is known that vegetarians and vegans need to work a little harder to get the…
Diesel fumes can disrupt the functioning of an important neural network in the brain. (Image credit: Peter MacDiarmid/Staff via Getty Images) A new study suggests that even short-term exposure to diesel fumes can alter brain function by disrupting signaling in…
(Image credit: Left: Wirestock/Getty Images; Right: Winfried Wisniewski/Getty Images) Scientists say killer whales in the Pacific Northwest have started wearing salmon hats again, reviving a bizarre tradition first noticed in the 1980
An artist's illustration of the Voyager 1 probe heading towards the Oort Cloud. (Image credit: Science Photo Library/Alamy Stock Photo) A new study suggests that the Oort cloud – a mysterious shell of icy objects at the edge of the…
Experts say you may find it temporarily harder to remember some aspects of your native language if you move abroad, but you're unlikely to forget it entirely if you're past a certain age. (Image credit: Jose Luis Pelaez Inc via…