The animal amazed researchers by trekking more than 2,175 miles across continents, including a stunning run across sea ice.
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Risk for Dementia May Increase With Long-Term Use of Certain Medicines
Here’s what research suggests about a class of drugs called anticholinergics, which treat a wide range of ailments, from depression to bladder issues.
Would You Return This Lost Wallet?
An intriguing new study found that people across the world are more inclined to give back a lost wallet if there is money inside.
Grow Faster, Grow Stronger: Speed-Breeding Crops to Feed the Future
Plant breeders are fast-tracking genetic improvements in food crops to keep pace with global warming and a growing human population.
Scientists Find Ancient Humans Used Weed 2,500 Years Ago, Too
Residue found in tombs deep in a Central Asian mountain range suggests that strong cannabis was used in ancient burial rites.
Learning What Vets Could Not Tell: What They Did in World War II
Seventy-five years after D-Day, families of veterans who never spoke about the war are turning to professional researchers to piece their stories together from military records.
On YouTube’s Digital Playground, an Open Gate for Pedophiles
The site’s automated recommendation system, at times drawing on home movies of unwitting families, created a vast video catalog of prepubescent children.
After SpaceX Starlink Launch, a Fear of Satellites That Outnumber All Visible Stars
Images of the Starlink constellation in orbit have rattled astronomers around the world.
A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives
The full power of the biggest temblors could be determined in as little as 10 to 15 seconds after they begin, a new study finds, and long before it ends.
A Signal in Giant Earthquakes That Could Save Lives
The full power of the biggest temblors could be determined in as little as 10 to 15 seconds after they begin, a new study finds, and long before it ends.