A new analysis of individual brain cells across several human brain regions reveals subtle but widespread differences in gene activity between male and female brains. This may help explain why some ...

We thought it was evolution, but an experiment with pencils shows that tips like teeth and thorns may owe their rounded shape to mechanical wear. Most of us have been stung by a bee, bitten by an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I have a friend who is, by every visible measure, one of the most social people I know. She's the one who talks to strangers at ...

Four-fifths of King Diamond's classic late-'80s lineup have reunited as Lex Legion, and they're wasting no time proving the chemistry is still very much alive. For Patino, the project is more than ...

The Earth has many living fossils that boggle the mind. For generations, we have been studying the world of life that populates our one and only home in the cosmos. But how can a living fossil that ...

Just a few years ago, the antique cushion cut diamond was not a stone on many people’s minds. Cut to Taylor Swift’s engagement announcement, however, and everyone began asking their jewelers to source ...

Meghan Markle Brushes Off Royal Threats As ‘Empty’ Amid Ongoing Rift: Report Fresh tension is rising around Meghan Markle and Prince Harry as new reports claim the Duchess remains completely unfazed ...

We humans perpetually try to understand the world around us, seeking to simplify what is inherently complex. One of the most complex areas we encounter is relationships. Because we aren’t in others' ...

Some of the most extreme explosions in the universe are Type I superluminous supernovae. “They are one of the brightest explosions in the Universe,” says Joseph Farah, an astrophysicist at the ...

We often think of ourselves as solid beings moving through empty space. We assume our brains and their contents are locked in the vault of our skulls, churning out thoughts that stay trapped inside ...

Why does “bouba” sound round and “kiki” sound spiky? This intuition that ties certain sounds to shapes is oddly reliable all over the world. For at least a century scientists have considered this ...