Science Microplastics have been found in human blood for the first time ever Devin Nealy

biology We may have already killed life on Mars Thom Dunn

religion Brain damage linked to religious fundamentalism, Harvard study finds Ellsworth Toohey

Science Scientists win award for discovering mammals can breath through our anuses Allan Rose Hill

podcasts JD Vance agrees that "postmenopausal females" exist just to raise kids Mark Frauenfelder

Space Doomsday vault on the Moon would hold back-up of Earth's plants and animals Allan Rose Hill

birds Scientists observe evidence of actual counting crows Thom Dunn

Science New study finds evidence of fiberglass in oysters and mussels Jennifer Sandlin

Science Ants perform surgical amputations on other ants Gail Sherman

robots Robot face is made of living human skin (video) Allan Rose Hill

News Squishy robots learn to bend, stretch and squirm on command Yoy Luadha

pandemics Four more cats die from H5N1 as new report calls evidence for efficient mammal-to-mammal transmission "unprecedented" Jennifer Sandlin

Elephants greet each other by "saying hello" and gesturing David Pescovitz

News One of Earth's rarest wildflowers is in the crosshairs of a lithium mining juggernaut Mister Dobo

tardigrade Tardigrade proteins can protect human cells Gail Sherman

Science "Every single marine species that we've looked at so far is full of cocaine" Ruben Bolling

urine Mystery solved: science reveals why urine is yellow Mark Frauenfelder

Smell of women's tears reduces aggression in men David Pescovitz

Science Scientists make tiny robots out of human cells, and they repair neuron cells Ruben Bolling