Science

Researchers analysed almost half a million individual cells from six areas of the heart to build an extensive cell map.

2020 presents to you… “zombie storms.”

Ebisu may be the world’s first literal copycat. Researchers have shown the Japanese feline can imitate the actions of her owner under controlled scientific conditions. The ability has only been seen in a handful of creatures, and the find could suggest imitation arose relatively early in mammal evolution.

Moonwalkers take heart—China’s Chang’e 4 lander has made the first detailed measurements of the intense radiation that blasts the lunar surface and found that it’s safe for human exploration. The results give researchers a better idea of how much protective shielding future crews will need.

Orbital debris threatens our satellites, but these items are not being monitored closely enough say astronomers.

The growing number of patients suffering from the effects of long COVID remains a key concern, they say.

Fork-tailed flycatchers make a fluttering sound with their wings—but separate subspecies have different ‘dialects’ of fluttering. Christopher Intagliata reports. 

Never before has “bird brain” been such a compliment: In recent years, birds have been found to make tools, understand abstract concepts, and even recognize paintings by Monet and Picasso. But their lack of a neocortex—the area of the mammalian brain where working memory, planning, and problem solving happen—has long […]