Northern Lights Forecast: 10 States May See Aurora Saturday Night

The northern lights may be visible overnight from up to 10 northern U.S. states on Saturday, April 25, into Sunday, April 26, according to NOAA.

The No. 1 Habit That Kills Love In A Relationship, By A Psychologist

Most assume bad habits are what destroy a relationship. In reality, a lack of good habits often proves to be more harmful. Conflict, believe it or not, is one of them.

Trump fires the entire National Science Board
Trump fires the entire National Science Board

Multiple sources are reporting that the Trump administration has dismissed the entire National Science Board (NSB). The NSB advises the president and Congress on the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has already been funding research at historically low levels and has seen significant delays in doling out that funding. The NSF has been fundamental in […]

Deaf Actors Help Disney Animate Songs Anew In American Sign Language

As part of a new project, Disney Animation Studios is reimagining musical numbers from “Encanto,” “Frozen 2” and “Moana 2” in American Sign Language to expand their reacch.

Why Are 90% Of Humans Right-Handed? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains

Why do 90% of humans reach with the same hand? The answer stretches back millions of years and involves fossils, language and genetics we still can’t fully decode.

Researchers say we’re talking less than ever
Researchers say we’re talking less than ever

Researchers at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Arizona say that between 2005 and 2019, the number of words we speak out loud to another human being fell by nearly 28 percent. And that has likely only gotten worse following the pandemic. The researchers actually counted the number of words we were […]

The Bottlenecks Slowing Down AI Performance

AI’s cavalcade of constraints. Uncovering a lost sacred manuscript. Why it’s okay to drink a little coffee before bed. All that and more in this week’s edition of The Prototype.

The Biggest Lie You’ve Been Told About Happiness, By A Psychologist

Science has a name for the ‘happiness trap’ most of us are living inside, and understanding it may be the most clarifying thing you do all year.

Meet The ‘Jesus Christ Lizard’ That Runs On Water — A Herpetologist Explains

What looks like a miracle is a razor-thin margin of survival. Meet the lizard that runs on water, and why it only works for so long.

How Bruce The Broken Beaked Kea Became King Of His Circus

Bruce surprised researchers by turning his physical disability into a successful advantage, both behaviorally and physiologically.