There is one - and only one - group of mammals that doesn’t have alpha-gal: the catarrhine primates, which are the monkeys of Africa and Asia, the apes, and us.

Do our modern horses descend from just one domesticated population, or did it happen many times, in many places? Answering these questions has been tricky, as we’ve needed to bring together evidence from art, archaeology, and ancient...

No other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate relatives. But being right-handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. And yet, being a leftie does seem to...

Scientists are closely watching SARS-CoV-2 to track mutations and see if it's developed into different strains. So, has it?

Hank brings you the SciShow news of the week. Recent record high temperatures and other extreme weather events around the world are climate change in action; a new fossil of an ancient human ancestor; some disturbing discoveries about...

If you’re on the “paleo diet,” you’ve probably been avoiding wheat and potatoes, but a new study published last week indicates that humans have been eating starches for more than 100,000 years!

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Scientists are closely watching SARS-CoV-2 to track mutations and see if it's developed into different strains. So, has it?

This week, evidence that Archaeopteryx could actually fly and a giant leap forward in graphene production!

It turns out the name Boaty McBoatface didn't go to waste, and the submersible now bearing the name has returned from its first mission! Also, the diversity of frogs we see today may have arisen more recently than we previously thought!

In ancient times, wildcats were fierce carnivorous hunters. And unlike dogs, who have undergone centuries of selective breeding, modern cats are genetically very similar to ancient cats. How did these solitary, fierce predators become...

If you spook a spitting cobra, it might literally shoot venom at your eyes... And our ancestors might have caused them to do this, evolutionarily speaking.

Tadpole shrimp are neither tadpoles, nor shrimp. They are a little, ancient type of crustacean that swims in water in the driest places on earth.

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We learned a lot this year - new information, reminders of things we uncovered long ago, and tidbits that confirm what we already know. And much of it had to do with medieval history.



In 2022, we discovered things about the...

The heart is practically immune to getting cancer. 2 in 100,000 of those who have cancer are those with a primary cancer of the heart. That is an astonishing low number. So, what is so special about the heart that it rarely, if ever,...

The heart is practically immune to getting cancer. 2 in 100,000 of those who have cancer are those with a primary cancer of the heart. That is an astonishing low number. So, what is so special about the heart that it rarely, if ever,...

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In this video, we discuss the following: <br/>
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[2] production of osteoc<br/>lasts from macrophages
[3] appeara<br/>nce of osteoclasts by Scanning EM

Last September I received a phone call informing that my estranged father had passed away. At his funeral in Chicago a family member presented me an old photo album, but she was unsure of who it once belonged to, though they suspected...

The Battle of Hastings 1066

You will understand the relationship between you and your idea, and start to learn how to channel your idea effectively.