Our hypersocial brains make human emotional expressions far more contagious than we often realize. In fact, we frequently share the emotional states of those around us without even noticing. This phenomenon is known as emotional contagion. Among all emotions, laughter is one of the easiest to transmit. The laughter response is not only clear but

Paleontologists have recently discovered a new genus and species of soft-bodied tubular polypoid mesozoan, named Paleocanna tentaculum, from a remarkably preserved specimen located approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Quebec City, Canada. Depiction of Paleocanna tentaculum. Individuals are found living in a single tube or in clusters of two or three interconnected tubes. Image credit: Ramirez-Guerrero

Images of Titan captured by Cassini Spacecraft NASA/JPL/SSI/Val Klavans Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, features vast plains often covered with up to a meter of light, organic “snow.” Remarkably, approximately 65% of Titan’s surface consists of uniformly flat plains blanketed in a porous layer made of particles deposited from its hazy atmosphere. Due to its dense