Why they're awesome: Greater short-horned lizards have a squat, flat shape and short snouts, which makes them look more like amphibians than reptiles — hence the nickname "horny toads.

A band and its spectators were in plastic inflatable bubbles for this unique concertSubscriber Only The band Flaming Lips and their audience had separate inflated plastic bubbles to maintain ...

Mars pareidolia strikes again. An image captured by the Perseverance rover in the course of its duties is one of the grisliest yet: it looks, for all the world, like a desiccated, decaying human head, ...

But how – and why – is this 1:1 ratio achieved? A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that throw the 1:1 sex ratio off balance, and test the biological and theoretical ...

Two new studies found that ancient human ancestors carried a surprising diversity of genes for amylase, an enzyme that breaks down starch. By Carl Zimmer As soon as you put starch in your mouth ...

But how—and why—is this 1:1 ratio achieved? A new paper searches huge human data sets for gene variants that throw the 1:1 sex ratio off balance, and test the biological and theoretical rules ...

We have all seen the initial AI-generated videos of humans moving. The lack of ability to reproduce authentic human-like behavior makes us feel creeped out, in an innately human way. The opposite ...

Most animals retreated to small, warmer enclaves. But some, like humans, seemed to have stayed where they were. Previous studies have supported the view of most archaeologists that modern humans ...

Are today’s AI models truly remembering, thinking, planning, and reasoning, just like a human brain would? Some AI labs would have you believe they are, but according to Meta’s chief AI ...

Open-world survival MMO Once Human gets a huge update on October 17 that completely reinvigorates its world. Players can expect a new scenario, a colossal new region, dynamic weather, a new wonder ...

As much a textural marvel as a refreshing drink, bubble tea is one of Taiwan’s most renowned cultural exports. The eponymous ‘bubbles’ aren’t the result of carbonation, but a pile of chewy ...