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Scientists Say the “Lizard Brain” Is a Myth, But the Truth About How Our Brains Evolved May Be Even Stranger
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (1390+ words) One of the most popular explanations of human behavior has been that somewhere beneath our rational mind lurks an ancient “lizard brain”—a primitive evolutionary holdover responsible for instinct, emotion, fear, and aggression. There is just one problem. Neuroscientists have…...
A New Organism's "Alien" Reproduction, Levitation and Dark Matter, and Genetic Evidence of an Ancient Killer
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (429+ words) The Debrief A New Organism’s “Alien” Reproduction, Levitation and Dark Matter, and Genetic Evidence of an Ancient Killer This week in stories we’re covering at The Debrief… Scientists say they have discovered an organism whose behavior mirrors the reproductive horror…...
Biologists Were Wrong About the “American Cheetah” According to New Genetic Findings
6+ day, 4+ hour ago (530+ words) The extinct American cheetah wasn’t a true cheetah at all, say biologists in new research overturning our previous understanding of the legendary predator, revealing a cautionary tale about superficial scientific interpretations. In a recent paper published in Current Biology, a…...
Paleontologists Uncover a Graveyard of Ancient Sea ‘Monsters’ in the Sands of Egypt’s Deserts
2+ week, 5+ day ago (367+ words) Long before the age of the Pharaohs and the monumental construction that defined the ancient Egyptian world, the famed Gift of the Nile was once a sea filled with hungry monsters. Today, evidence of these ancient aquatic beasts can still…...
Scientists Spot Dolphins Using Shells as Tools to Catch Fish, Further Challenging a Longtime Marker of Culture
4+ week, 1+ day ago (574+ words) Scientists observing dolphins in Australia just made a remarkable discovery: these lively aquatic mammals use tools to help them capture fish. The discovery, made near Queensland’s Great Sandy Marine Park, reveals dolphins use a foraging strategy called shelling, where the…...