Humans are remarkably well equipped to face unknown situations – and not just because of our brains, new research suggests.

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There’s a moment in the film Deep Blue Sea that is known for making audiences jump out of their seats. If you’ve seen it, you ...

Many have speculated that humanity’s rapid rise in intelligence and culture might not have been entirely natural. The uplift hypothesis asks whether an advanced alien civilization could have nudged ...

The evolution of the human species is marked by an increase in brain size. Now new research suggests that could be partly dependent on increases in prenatal estrogen—revealed by looking at the length ...

UFOs are back in the news, implying that non-humans have nothing better to do than zip about our skies. The idea is completely absurd, especially given our embarrassingly modest place in the universe.

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Online fads such as sharing photos of yourself from 2016 and 2026 are goldmines for training AI systems, yet we keep doing ...

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The soda straw formations are another geological curiosity that sounds more like something from a diner menu than a cave ...