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To Appreciate Surrealistic Art, Think About Death
Two new studies indicate that thoughts about death can influence how we perceive art
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It Isn’t Only Dogs; Cats May Pick Up on Emotional Cues, Too
New research shows that, like babies and dogs, our feline friends look to us for clues on how to react to new situations
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These New GMOs Need Artificial Compounds to Live
It’s genetic engineering with the safety on
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Fish Live Under Antarctica’s Ice Shelf, Where It Seems They Shouldn’t Survive
Biologists expected the seafloor under a glacier to be nearly barren, until life swam into view
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Turing’s Secret Notebook Is Up for Auction
The notebooks offer a glimpse into the mind of a codebreaker
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Neuroscientists Found Eight Genes That Govern Human Brain Size
A consortium of neuroscientists compared medical data from over 30,000 people and found genetic mutations that may cause parts of the brain to be smaller
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Angry Tweets Help Twitter Detect Heart Disease Risk
New research shows that Twitter can detect not just viruses, but long-term public health problems
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King Tut’s Beard Fell Off…And Was Glued Back on With Epoxy
Clumsy curators won’t admit who’s behind the irreparable repair
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Finally! A Tire That Will Never Go Flat
The Tweel went into commercial production in November, recently got picked up by John Deere and may soon be rolling towards you
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Young Blood Rejuvenates Older Tissues
Experiments in surgically joined lab animals that share blood have inspired anti-aging hopes
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Your Spouse’s Personality Can Help You Get Ahead at Work
Tests on married couples reveal that conscientiousness in a spouse is the most helpful trait if you want promotions and success
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What Hibernation Teaches Us About Treating Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists find that a brain-protecting protein produced when the body cools may have major implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders
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Damage from a rare genetic condition appears to have knocked out the “fear center” in her brain
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The First Woman in America to Receive an M.D. Was Admitted to Med School as a Joke
When the students at Geneva Medical College voted in jest to admit a woman, they unwittingly paved the way for Elizabeth Blackwell’s trailblazing career
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The Science Behind Deflated Footballs
Could failure to inflate give a team a strategic advantage?
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Papyrus Found in a Mummy Mask May Be the Oldest Known Copy of a Gospel
Questions surround the reported discovery of an ancient scrap of the Gospel of Mark
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Millions of Dollars Worth of Gold And Silver Lurk in Sewage
A city with one million people could have $13 million worth of metals in sewage sludge
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High-Speed Video Shows When The Smell of Rain Begins
Now we can see exactly how raindrops create petrichor, the name given to smells kicked up by light rain
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Astronomers Catch a Mysterious Burst of Energy in Action
It’s the first time scientists have observed the strange radio pulse as it happened
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