Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity.
A new study found instances in which 59 nonhuman primate species, including bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques, have taken part in same-sex behaviors.
Researchers observed…

Humans are far from the only primates engaging in same-sex sexual activity.
A new study found instances in which 59 nonhuman primate species, including bonobos, chimpanzees and macaques, have taken part in same-sex behaviors.
Researchers observed…

We may be less than two weeks into 2026, but a new comet is already leading the charge to become the “Great Comet” of the year. The highly anticipated ice ball, which could potentially be seen with the naked eye, will reach its closest point to…

In the face of the climate emergency, techniques for removing CO₂ dissolved in seawater have raised some hopes and much concern. How to proceed? What rules should be established? Who should be in charge? The CNRS biogeochemist Olivier…

January is one of the best times of the year for upgrading your running shoes. However, even some of the most experienced runners can be left confused by the sheer number of available discounts, never mind those who are only just starting their…

Deep in central Australia, the Finke River may hold the record for being the oldest existing river on the planet. Estimated to be between 300 and 400 million years old, it began carving its path long before the first dinosaurs appeared….

Toddlers are the daredevils of the chimp world.
Chimps ages 2 to 5 are more likely than older chimps to free-fall from tree limbs in the forest canopies or leap wildly from branch to branch, researchers report January 7 in iScience.…

A years-long ordeal for a tattooed Polish man who underwent multiple surgeries to excise every last chunk of red-inked skin highlights the severe allergic reactions tattoo pigments can trigger in some people.
The man in his thirties went…

Since the Kepler Space Telescope began its prowl for exoplanets in 2009, it has uncovered a strange pattern among these alien worlds: their orbits follow a consistent rhythm. If one planet in a system takes twice as long to orbit its star as the…

When tissue is severely damaged, surviving cells can respond in a concentrated burst of biological repair known as compensatory proliferation. Nearly 50 years after this survival strategy was first identified in fly larvae, scientists have…

What’s the perfect number of cards for playing poker? According to a new mathematical discovery, the answer is the traditional 52. Almost.
In Texas Hold’em poker, players wager on the best five-card hand they can make among the two cards in…