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- Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their healthby Jake Buehler on January 30, 2025 at 3:45 pm
Many blacktip reef sharks in French Polynesia are commonly fed by tourists. But the low-quality diet is changing the sharks’ behavior and physiology.
- Better male birth control is on the horizonby Fred Schwaller on January 30, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Men have two birth control options: condoms and vasectomies. Why has it taken so long to develop more contraceptives?
- Trump orders sow chaos in global public health by Meghan Rosen on January 29, 2025 at 8:30 pm
A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled WHO, the CDC and the international public health community.
- Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmersby Bruce Bower on January 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Casarabe people grew the nutritious crop year-round on savannas thanks to networks of drainage canals and ponds.
- Life’s ingredients have been found in samples from asteroid Bennuby Adam Mann on January 29, 2025 at 4:00 pm
Samples from NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission show the asteroid Bennu had organic molecules and minerals and possibly salty water and other life ingredients.
- Can you actually die of a broken heart?by Bethany Brookshire on January 29, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Death by heartbreak doesn't just happen in stories. In real life, severe stress can cause the sometimes-fatal takotsubo syndrome.
- This drawing is the oldest known sketch of an insect brainby Tina Hesman Saey on January 29, 2025 at 12:01 am
Found in a roughly 350-year-old manuscript by Dutch biologist Johannes Swammerdam, the scientific illustration shows the brain of a honeybee drone.
- Chatty bats are more likely to take risksby Richard Kemeny on January 29, 2025 at 12:01 am
Bats may broadcast their personalities to others from a distance, new experiments suggest, which could play into social dynamics within a colony.
- Yes, you can blame climate change for the LA wildfiresby Nikk Ogasa on January 28, 2025 at 10:00 pm
Weather data show how humankind’s burning of fossil fuels made the hot, dry, windy weather more likely, setting the stage for the Los Angeles wildfires.
- Like flyways for birds, we need to map swimways for fishby Stefan Lovgren on January 28, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Mapping fish migration routes and identifying threats is crucial to protecting freshwater species and their habitats, ecologists argue.
Science Museum Blog News and insights from the Science Museum in London.
- What awaits us in 2025?by Roger Highfield on December 27, 2024 at 9:00 am
Roger Highfield, Science Director, gazes into his crystal ball to glimpse the experiments, projects and innovations that will make headlines in the coming year. The post What awaits us in 2025? appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Ten of the best snow and ice levels in video games by Guest authors on December 19, 2024 at 8:50 am
To celebrate the winter season, we've chosen the top ten cold worlds from gaming history. Brrrr! The post Ten of the best snow and ice levels in video games appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Movements and maps – the French quest for longitudeby Richard Dunn on December 5, 2024 at 9:00 am
Curator Richard Dunn takes a closer look at a sea clock on display in Versailles: Science and Splendour, and explores French contributions to the development and use of a game-changing navigational innovation. The post Movements and maps – the French quest for longitude appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- A visionary innovation: Harold Ridley and the first intra-ocular surgeryby Selina Hurley on November 29, 2024 at 9:00 am
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the first intra-ocular surgery, Curator Selina Hurley takes a look at the history of the medical procedure and its pioneering inventor Harold Ridley. The post A visionary innovation: Harold Ridley and the first intra-ocular surgery appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Science Museum Christmas Gift Guideby Science Museum on November 27, 2024 at 12:16 pm
Only four weeks to go until Christmas! If you’re looking for inspiration, our online shop is packed full of stellar gifts for everyone. The post Science Museum Christmas Gift Guide appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
SAPIENS Anthropology Magazine
- How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water—and Moneyby Parag Jyoti Saikia on January 30, 2025 at 11:00 am
In Northeast India, a controversial hydropower dam moves toward completion—causing great uncertainty for downstream dwellers whose livelihoods depend on the… The post How a Megadam Disrupts the Flow of Water—and Money appeared first on SAPIENS.
- The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in Indonesiaby Julien Louys on January 29, 2025 at 11:00 am
A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of Homo erectus remains, but uncovers how environmental devastation has erased… The post The Vanishing Traces of Our Earliest Ancestors in Indonesia appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Heaven on Earth and Jesus Is Palestinianby Nadia Said on January 27, 2025 at 11:00 am
A poet calls readers to act in the face of interconnected violence, exploitation, and privilege. “Heaven on Earth” and “Jesus… The post Heaven on Earth and Jesus Is Palestinian appeared first on SAPIENS.
- The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bankby Salah Al-Houdalieh on January 22, 2025 at 11:00 am
An archaeologist from Palestine is urgently working to assess archaeological sites in the West Bank devastated by destruction and looting… The post The Battle to Protect Archaeological Sites in the West Bank appeared first on SAPIENS.
- The Strange Power of Laughterby Kirsten Bell on January 21, 2025 at 11:00 am
An anthropologist explores laughter as a far more complex phenomenon than simple delight—reflecting on its surprising power to disturb and… The post The Strange Power of Laughter appeared first on SAPIENS.
- An Order for My Backpack and Three Stages of Nowhereby Don Edward Walicek on January 20, 2025 at 11:00 am
A poet moves through rituals of silence and erasure that permeate the U.S. military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. “An… The post An Order for My Backpack and Three Stages of Nowhere appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuadorby Sebastián Vacas-Oleas on January 14, 2025 at 11:00 am
In the Ecuadorian Amazon, an anthropologist explores how the Shuar people are betting on dragon fruit cultivation to reclaim economic… The post Cultivating Dragon Fruit’s Political Power in Ecuador appeared first on SAPIENS.
- My Errant Uterusby Monica J. Casper on January 14, 2025 at 11:00 am
In a time of heightened threats to reproductive rights, a women’s health scholar and mother of two comes face to… The post My Errant Uterus appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Translation Notesby Eric Abalajon on January 13, 2025 at 3:47 pm
A translator’s notes are refashioned into a poem calling for justice for Indigenous peoples in the Philippines displaced by a… The post Translation Notes appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Poets Resist, Refuse, and Find a Way Throughby Grace Zhou on January 13, 2025 at 11:00 am
In a themed collection, poets trace contours of power to critique colonialism, environmental destruction, and social violence while transforming the… The post Poets Resist, Refuse, and Find a Way Through appeared first on SAPIENS.
