#Current Biology

Author: Yao-Hua Law / Source: Science News When it comes to migration science, birds rule. Although many mammals — antelopes, whales, bats — migrate, too, scientists know far less about how those animals do it. But a new device, invented by animal navigation researcher Oliver Lindecke, could open

Author: Jeremy Rehm / Source: Science News for Students Do you use the weekends to catch up on sleep? If so, you may want to rethink that. In young adults, using weekends to catch up for lost weekday sleep can pose health risks. These include late-night munchies, weight gain and lower sensitivity

Author: Helen Thompson / Source: Science News An ancient four-legged whale walked across land on hooved toes and swam in the sea like an otter. The newly discovered species turned up in 2011 in a cache of fossilized bones in Playa Media Luna, a dry coastal area of Peru. Jawbones and teeth pegged

Author: Matt Davis / Source: Big Think Not only does everyone have personal experience with how difficult it can be to change people’s minds, but there’s also empirical research showing why this is the case. A new study in Current Biology explains why some people seem to be constitutionally

Author: Laura Sanders / Source: Science News Like seismic sensors planted in quiet ground, hundreds of tiny electrodes rested in the outer layer of the 44-year-old woman’s brain. These sensors, each slightly larger than a sesame seed, had been implanted under her skull to listen for the first