It’s the time of year when things ice up and it can be a struggle to get down a sidewalk without breaking a hip. But most of us manage to
Thank Your “Mini-Brain” For Helping You Balance on Ice Read More »
Did you know your DNA is about five percent virus? It’s true. Scientists have long known that endogenous (having an internal cause or origin) retroviruses, millions of years old, make
Inherited Viruses Might Help Make Us Smarter Read More »
A human being knows that the image in the mirror is she. That’s why we spend so much time staring into them. Great apes have a similar capacity for narcissism.
Monkey See! Monkeys Can Be Taught To Recognize Themselves in a Mirror Read More »
You can feel when your body is wet. It’s a very distinct sensation. Maybe you just got finished doing an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge and you’re wet right now. I’m
Why Does Water Feel Wet? Read More »
Does consuming violent media inspire real-world aggression and violence? A new study hints that there probably isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer. It depends on whether your brain is already wired for
Violent People React Differently to Violent Movies, Research Shows Read More »
As the internet becomes more and more essential to our lives, the prospect of people one day directly communicating brain-to-brain through it in a sort of technologically assisted telepathy is both exciting and
Scientists Demonstrate Brain-to-Brain Communication Via Internet Read More »
Have you seen the fire challenge? It’s a YouTube and social media challenge where people light parts of their body on fire for Internet fame and fortune. That’s a picture
Scientists Try to Figure Out Why Teenagers Act Crazy Read More »
Hey, you know what would help in studying body and brain tissue? If all of that other tissue around it didn’t get in the way and block the view. And
Transparent Mouse Provides ‘Clear’ View of Tissues for Researchers Read More »
How vividly do your remember your childhood? For me there are snatches, here and there, but a lot of those early experiences are gone. New research by Sheena Josselyn and Paul
Study Shows That As We Gain Brain Cells, We Lose Memories Read More »
