The devious art of lying by telling the truth
By Melissa Hogenboom The line between truth and lies is becoming ever murkier, finds Melissa Hogenboom. There’s even a word…
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The disease that could change how we drink coffee
For years, researchers in Colombia have been engaged in a little-known battle against a disease that could disrupt coffee drinking…
The best place on Earth to mark the Anthropocene’s dawn
Geologists are scouring the planet for a specific location to place a ‘golden spike’ – to define the beginning of…
Modern fossil discovery rewrites human history
Scientists have discovered the oldest known modern human fossil outside of Africa, estimated to be between 177,000 and 194,000 years…
Is social media bad for you? The evidence and the unknowns
What the science suggests so far about the impact of platforms such as Facebook, Twitter or Instagram on your mental…
The mosquitoes that are fighting dengue and Zika
By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar While killing insects would seem to be the best way of controlling the diseases they spread, some…
The Sticky Truth about Modern Written Language
What heiroglyphics, emoji, and stickers have in common. The oldest written language in the world didn’t have an alphabet. When written…
When Did Humans Become a Burrowing Species?
Of all the species on this planet, we are the best tunnelers. We may not think of ourselves as much…
Where in the World Are Santa Claus’s Bones?
The remains of St. Nick can be found on multiple continents. SANTA CLAUS’S BONES ARE IN Bari, Italy. They are also…
Does chewing gum take seven years to digest?
Imagine if you swallowed a piece of gum in the summer of 2006. George W Bush was still in the…
