Jeffy Yu, who is the co-founder of the cryptocurrency Zerebro, has now been found alive at his parents place in California. Zerebro co-founder Jeffy Yu was found to be alive and well at his parents' ...

Jeffy Yu, the Zerebro developer who livestreamed his apparent suicide, has been spotted alive by a San Francisco Standard news reporter. Update May 11 at 12:25am UTC: This article has been updated to ...

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The menstrual cycle plays an essential role in human reproduction. However, most other animals don't experience menstruation. So, which other species have periods, and what's the evolutionary point of ...

It’s been more than a year since US President Joe Biden signed a law allowing researchers to test drug candidates on human tissue or computer models before moving to trials in people. This challenged ...

The other night, I spotted a bottle of Captain Morgan atop my fridge that had been sitting up there for years, a shot or so still lingering at the bottom. On a whim, I dumped it into a glass with some ...

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A group of prominent biologists and philosophers announced a new consensus: There’s “a realistic possibility” that insects, octopuses, crustaceans, fish and other overlooked animals experience ...

Last December an Instagram Reel of a “crying” bison—created by photographer Chris Henry—went viral. The video has received more than eight million views and generated thousands of comments. But can ...

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Do animals feel empathy? Does an elephant have consciousness? Can a dog plan ahead? These are some of the questions that award-winning environmental writer Carl Safina teases out in his new book, ...