Did judgmental gods help societies grow?
Researchers investigate the role of “big gods” in the foundation of large-scale human communities".
Metallurgy, Chemicals
Treatments for childhood cancer can devastate lives years later. Scientists are trying to change that
Doctors and researchers are working to better understand the long-term complications of chemotherapy and radiation, and even prevent them".
Watch the world’s smallest bear copy its friends’ facial expressions
For the first time, researchers observe exact facial mimicry outside humans and primates".
Philosophers and neuroscientists join forces to see whether science can solve the mystery of free will
Newly funded 4-year program aims to better define research questions about free will and bring more rigor to its study".
The space ‘snowman’ at the edge of our solar system is actually two lumpy pancakes
MU69’s flat lobes support a new theory of planetary formation".
Surface trembling detected on Mars for the first time
Faint “microseisms” may help scientists understand the Red Planet’s subsurface".
The corn syrup in a soda a day can give mice bigger colon tumors
New study could help explain a rise in the disease among young people".
Mysterious fast radio bursts and long-lasting effects of childhood cancer treatments
On this week’s show: A new radio telescope promises to help sort out the more than 40 theories for the origins of fast radio bursts and researchers tackle the long-term health effects of pediatric cancer treatment".
Cost of Mars 2020 mission may rise by up to 15%
Rising price tag trims money from other missions".
Men who lived in Spain 4500 years ago left almost no male genetic legacy today
Study fills in surprising history of Iberian Peninsula over thousands of years".
