
100 years of solitude
Lonesome George, the last remaining Pinta Island Tortoise (Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni) — who was around 100 years of age — passed away on Sunday in his enclosure in the Galapagos Islands. The giant…

Stonehenge: symbol of unification?
Britain’s neolithic people pulled together to build this monument.

Male peacocks, not just a pretty display
When male peacocks display their feathery plumage they are also having infrasonic conversations.

Do all vampires have fangs?
A trip to the Deep Oceans exhibition at the Australian Museum changed our perspective on these alleged neck nibblers.

The power of suggestion
The effects of suggestion play a much larger role in shaping our lives than most people realise.

Tapping into the unconscious brain
Neuroscientists have developed an unconventional method of communicating with vegetative patients.