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Can Men and Women (Baboons) Really Just Be Friends? | The Best Bear Deterrent May Be Drones

Just like in “When Harry Met Sally”, the answer isn’t so simple for Kinda baboons, which form long-term friendships between the sexes. Plus, new research found drones to be more effective than dogs, cars, or loud noises at convincing bears to avoid human areas.

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  Investigating Cat Behavior Through Genetics

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  Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis

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  A Blind Inventor’s Life Of Advocacy And Innovation

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  The Lack Of Science In Road Design Is Deadly

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  Possible Signature Of Life Detected On Exoplanet—Maybe | A Colossal Squid …

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  How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible

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  The Navajo Researcher Reviving A Desert Peach | A New Dino With Blade-Like…

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  How Interjections Regulate Conversation | Saccharin For Antibiotic Resista…

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  Trump’s Nominee For NASA Administrator Meets Congress

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  How Real Doctors Brought ‘The Pitt’ To Life

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  What Will Replace The International Space Station?

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  What Artificial General Intelligence Could Mean For Our Future

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  Climate Change Has Made Allergy Season Worse. How Do We Cope?

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  Microdosing Peanut Butter Could Alleviate Some Peanut Allergies

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  The Department Of Health And Human Services Cuts 10,000 Jobs

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  Forecasting Cuts Spark Worries About Hurricane Season | Soothing Babies Wi…