David Shultz
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These wasp nests give off one of the most powerful green glows in the animal kingdom
Scientists can only speculate as to why the animals evolved such bright cocoons → Read More
Is This App the Future of AI Workouts?
The newly revamped TrainerRoad cycling app uses an advanced algorithm to create training programs custom-tailored to the user. Our writer gave it a go. → Read More
Listen to a ghost crab frighten away enemies—with its stomach rumbles
Crustaceans have evolved a second way to communicate with predators and competitors → Read More
Cheer up! Optimists live longer
Large study finds association between positive attitude and extended life span → Read More
Mystery solved? Why cats eat grass
Scientists say it’s not because they’re feeling sick → Read More
The Unlikely Preacher of Action Sports
Sal Masekela, first son of a Haitian immigrant and a legendary South African jazz musician, was the face and voice of the X Games, Red Bull’s Media House, and the Olympics. Now, as the meteoric growth of the action-sports industry comes back to earth, the most connected man in the room is left wondering what’s next. → Read More
When Dark Humor Stops Being Funny
Experiencing small doses of negative emotions, elicited by an offensive joke, may make us more resilient to future, more serious set… → Read More
Wind turbines inspired by insect wings are 35% more efficient
Flexible blades shown to work better in a wider range of wind conditions → Read More
Why humans lost their penis bone
Despite slang terms that imply otherwise, the human penis contains no bones. The same cannot be said for many of our closest evolutionary relatives: Chimpanzees and bonobos both have penis bones (a macaque one is pictured), also known as bacula. To find out why some primates have the feature whereas others don’t, researchers traced the bone’s evolutionary history through time. The baculum first… → Read More
How Income Inequality Is Slowing America Down
A new study found that America's youth are among the least fit in the world—and our unequal income distribution likely has something to do with it. → Read More
How Income Inequality Is Slowing America Down
A new study found that America's youth are among the least fit in the world—and our unequal income distribution likely has something to do with it. → Read More
How to Avoid Being Duped by Sham Science
So, you saw an article about new research that seems too good to be true (chocolate can save your life!) and want to figure out what’s actually going on. Here’s your guide to reading a scientific article as a non-expert. → Read More
Video: How long can you make eye contact before things start to get uncomfortable?
Pupil dilation rate predicts how long we like our eye contact → Read More
When Does Dark Humor Stop Being Funny?
Comedian Louis C.K. in 2009 | Photograph by Barry Brecheisen / Getty Images In either ninth or tenth grade, my friend Dan and I found a book of “Truly Tasteless Jokes” on the cafeteria floor. Our teenage psyches were quickly mesmerized, and we spent the majority of lunch reading it cover to cover. I laughed at one dead baby joke in particular (which I can’t repeat here). It involved a blender.… → Read More
If Half of All Species Go Extinct, Will One of Them Be Us?
Biodiversity JengaMartin SharmanHow many animal species do you think go extinct every year? Last week I conducted a highly unscientific… → Read More
Why Is “Survivor” Still on Television?
I Will survive: A contestant poses at the ‘Survivor: South Pacific’ Finale & Reunion at CBS Television City on December 18,… → Read More
Having trouble concentrating? This brain network may be to blame
Connectivity between regions predicts likelihood of ADHD → Read More
Alzheimer’s disease tied to brain’s navigation network
In a virtual arena, at-risk populations keep to the edges and appeared to navigate using different brain regions → Read More
‘Monogamous’ penguins spend most of their year apart
GPS data show the birds only spend about 23% of the year together → Read More
Which movies get artificial intelligence right?
Science consults the experts to grade AI in Hollywood → Read More