Posture & Numbers
People tend to underestimate numbers when they lean to the left, and overestimate them when they …
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Rice Blood Protein
Scientists in China and North America have produced human blood protein from genetically modified …
Wine & Wildlife
Wildlife often suffer from our insatiable need for agricultural land. But researchers in California …
Sex & Mood Disorders
Researchers are studying how female and male rats respond differently to stress in order to shed …
Cooking Up Evolution
Scientists have new evidence that cooking influenced human evolution.
Fanged Furball
Paleontologists have discovered a tiny mammal from the age of the dinosaurs that sported tusks.
Gut Stem Cells
Overfeeding fruit flies sets off a chain reaction that makes their intestine grow.
Light-Based Pacemaker
Scientists have designed a pacemaker that restarts the heart with light instead of electricity.
Stress & Death
The presence of a predator can lead to an insect’s early death from causes other than predation.
Outdoor Vision
The incidence of nearsightedness has increased dramatically over the past few decades. Researchers …
Changing IQ
Contrary to expectations, some teenagers' IQ scores changed significantly over a four-year period.