How do bone marrow donations work?
In the medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, Surgical resident Izzy agrees to donate bone marrow. In a scene that probably gave donation professionals goosebumps, Izzy grimaced on the operating table as…
AI Chatbot spontaneously develops theory of mind
Back in the late 1970s, American psychologists Guy Woodruff and David Premack developed a series of experiments to investigate the cognitive capacity of chimpanzees. Their work focuses on theory of…
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Why do people go bald?
For many of us, hair loss is a fact of life. About 95 percent of the time, hair loss is due to a condition called androgenic alopecia — also called…
7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Poison and Toxic Animals
7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Poison and Toxic Animals , No, we’re not talking about Marvel’s Venom. But when you think of venom, you might think of snakes and…
The story of the laboratory rat
In my Discover reporting, I regularly see studies that rely on lab rats to answer various questions. One study, for example, looked at whether garlic has protective properties against toxins.…
Scientists Attempt to Map the Multiverse
This story was originally published in our Mar/Apr 2023 issue. Click here to subscribe to read more stories like this one. You live on this planet — and you’re of…
5 scientific discoveries by girls under 12 years old
When it comes to scientific, archaeological and paleontological discoveries, the girls really cut it! If a simple Google search is anything to go by, sometimes it seems like girls are…
What did the builders of Stonehenge like to eat?
Stonehenge is perhaps the most famous henge in the world – the name given to prehistoric stone or wooden circles. The builders of the site are thought to have gathered…
Will we ever figure out how to defy gravity?
The gravitational force is the weakest of the four forces of nature. It’s easy to defy gravity: just lift something into the air. But the annoying thing about gravity is…