At the time of writing, there were an estimated 8,123,518,311 living humans on Earth - roughly the most there has ever been. But as fertility and birth rates continue to freefall, the numerical peak of humanity is quickly approaching.
A fascinating new insight into elephant communication has been uncovered, with researchers finding that a group of males will harmonize a rumbling sound, from one to the next, to signal that it's time for everyone to move on. They liken it to the way ...
Time is relative, and not only in an astrophysical sense - we're all familiar with that feeling that time drags when we're bored and flies when we're busy. New analysis of brain activity patterns shows how our brains track time, and some intriguing . ...
The discovery of a quartet of fossilized snakes, a never-before-seen species from the boa family that lived 38 million years ago, has provided paleontologists with a rare insight into reptilian social behavior and provides clues about the evolution . ...