Speech contains a lot of information in it besides just the content of your words. Pauses, tone, emphasis, and more can convey a lot of meaning on their own. But according to a new paper published in ...

In the 1980s, the Indian Forestry Service was facing a deadly problem. Bengal tigers living in a nature preserve were stalking fisherman, honey collectors, and wood cutters, attacking them from behind ...

If you’ve ever lost some pocket change, it’s possible it could one day resurface as part of an archaeological study. Archaeologists began excavating beneath the walled garden of the Palazzo della ...

Our digital age presents a paradox, says Icelandic sociologist Vidar Halldorsson. Though humans are more connected and accessible to one another in a global and immediate way, our ability to actually ...

Is there life elsewhere, or is Earth unique in the universe? This is one of humanity’s great unanswered questions. One way to approach this mystery is to investigate how life began here on Earth. Our ...

Sailors spotting sea serpents might not have been telling tall tales. The oarfish, with its blank eyes, feathered crest, and snakelike body that can grow more than 25-feet long, is a dead ringer for ...