Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid harassment

A new study supports the theory that some colorful female hummingbirds are mimicking males to avoid aggression.

Carnegie Mellon • futurity
March 31, 2025 ~4 min

Watch: Robot leaps and lands like a squirrel

No robot can match a squirrel’s ability to leap from limb to limb—until now. Check out video of the robot in action.

Robert Sanders-UC Berkeley • futurity
March 27, 2025 ~11 min


Chili during pregnancy may lower gestational diabetes risk

Could eating chili during pregnancy help lower the risk of gestational diabetes? A new study says it’s possible.

U. Buffalo • futurity
March 25, 2025 ~6 min

What’s behind the billon-dollar business of March Madness?

Sports management expert Michelle Brimecombe takes a deep dive into the massive business engine behind the NCAA’s biggest tournament.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
March 20, 2025 ~7 min

What’s the latest news on bird flu?

How are scientists and farmers are working to adapt to bird flu? An expert helps make sense of the latest developments.

D'Lyn Ford-NC State • futurity
March 13, 2025 ~13 min

Why is Mars red? The mystery may finally be solved

A new study shows how a water-rich mineral could explain Mars' color, hinting at a wetter, more habitable past on the Red Planet.

Brown University • futurity
March 11, 2025 ~7 min

Watch: Prosthetic robot hand ‘knows’ what it’s touching

A new prosthetic hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid damaging or mishandling whatever it holds.

Roberto Molar Candanosa-Johns Hopkins • futurity
March 6, 2025 ~7 min

Listen: Do animals understand death?

For centuries, philosophers have argued that only humans can truly comprehend mortality. What if they’re wrong?

U. Chicago • futurity
March 6, 2025 ~2 min


What does daylight saving time do to your body?

A one-hour adjustment to the clock on the wall may not sound dramatic. But our biological clock begs to differ.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 27, 2025 ~5 min

What shows like Grey’s Anatomy get wrong about nurses

A nursing professor can't help pointing out a few things that medical dramas tend to get wrong about her profession.

Jonathan King - NYU • futurity
Feb. 25, 2025 ~2 min

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