Anthropology Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.
California is banning them in schools. The FDA says they’re fine. But synthetic dyes added to food to make them more colorful have a long, troubled history.
Autism rates are higher than ever before, probably because of more expansive and sensitive diagnoses. Those numbers highlight the need for more support for people with autism.
Animals Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas.
Microbes Staph bacteria are bad at letting go Calcium, a mineral involved in wound healing, can strengthen the attachment between microbe and skin and make infections hard to shake.
