When Everything Clicks: The Power Of Judgment-Free Learning
There can be a lot of psychological noise involved in learning. And mental chit chat can make learning hard. One solution, silence it with a click.
Animals
How Scientists In Kenya Are Trying To Understand Cow Emissions
Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas and livestock account for a lot of the gas produced in agriculture. In Kenya, climate scientists are experimenting with different types of feed to reduce the amount cows burp.
WATCH: Scientists Are Matchmakers For Rare Maned Wolves
This long-legged canid is in trouble. Its habitat in the Brazilian Savannah is being destroyed. So Smithsonian scientists are racing to breed a healthy backup population.
Great White Sharks Have A Secret 'Cafe,' And They Led Scientists Right To It
These sharks have a hidden life that's becoming a lot less hidden, thanks to a scientific expedition that was years in the making.
WATCH: When Noble Lynxes Square Off, The Call Of The Wild Gets A Bit ... Whiny
The lynx is the very paragon of majesty and grace — until it opens its mouth. A couple in Canada filmed some lynxes locked in a rousing argument and, well, it actually sounds pretty familiar.
Scientists Take A Ride On The Pacific's 'Shark Highway'
Biologists knew the sharks sometimes traveled from waters off Costa Rica south to the Galapagos Islands, but they'd never actually witnessed it.
Former Greensboro Grasshopper Bat Dog, Miss Babe Ruth, Dies At 12
In Greensboro, N.C., the city's minor league team, the Greensboro Grasshoppers, is mourning their former bat dog, Miss Babe Ruth. She retired in 2015 after fetching bats and delivering balls for 649 consecutive home games over nine seasons. She died of cancer on Friday at 12.
Have You Heard The One About A Pig Following A Man Home?
Police near Cleveland got a call at 5 a.m. — a man thought a pig was following him. Officers thought he may have had too much to drink. They responded, and the sober man was being followed by a pig.
Kentucky Derby Winner Justify Is Favored To Win Soggy Preakness
An eight-horse field is set for Saturday's race at Baltimore's Pimlico Race Course, and it's expected to be a two-horse race: Justify and Good Magic.
Report: Most Former Research Chimps Should Move To Retirement Sanctuaries
A working group convened by the National Institutes of Health looked at where chimps that had been used in research should live now. Unless relocating chimps would endanger them, a sanctuary is best.