Equipped with the ability to sense the Earth’s magnetic field, loggerhead hatchlings are born with a compass, which tells them in which direction they are travelling, and a map of the planet’s magnetic field that tells them their location…

Most modern dog breeds have detectable wolf ancestry that occurred well after domestication

Hospital patients who feel short of breath are six times more likely to die, while those in pain are not, study finds

Food companies are driving a global rise in ultra-processed food consumption that is damaging health, and also preventing government action that could limit its harm, international study finds

Delaying the expansion of renewable energy might unintentionally reduce the world’s long term motivation to address climate change

Study reveals how quiet political connections help corporations win contracts

A new study reveals Critically Endangered African penguins forage near fishing fleets when food is scarce

Study finds that people with eczema are able to bathe either daily or weekly, without any impact to their symptoms: Those who bathed daily or weekly had the same impact on symptoms

Via specific circuits the brain’s executive control center (prefrontal cortex) sends tailored messages to regions governing vision and motion to ensure that their work is shaped by contexts such as one’s level of arousal and whether they are on the move.

10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world