New Research
You Can Be Really Good at Certain Skills Without Having Any Idea How They Work
How well do you know the tools you use every day?
It's Relatively Easy to Spot Water Bottles in Airport Scanners; Guns, Not So Much
Researchers plan to examine whether the same tendencies to overlook uncommon items exist among trained TSA professionals, just as it does gamers
Without Nutrients From Conventional Farms, Yields of Organic Crops Could Go Down
Many of the nutrients flowing through organic farms still ultimately derive from conventional farms
Crocodiles Balance Twigs on Their Heads to Lure Nest-Building Birds
While crocodiles and alligators are stereotyped as "lethargic, stupid and boring," researchers say the reptiles are more cunning than they seem
Many Animals, Including the Platypus, Lost Their Stomachs
Not only did those animals toss their stomachs out with the evolutionary garbage, they burned the genetic instructions, too
This Camera Capture Images in the Dark, Using Just a Few Particles of Light
The most obvious application for this camera is for spying and surveillance, but it may also be used for remote sensing or to study microscopic structures
Baby Mice Can Inherit Fear of Certain Smells From Their Parents
But researchers are far from pinning down the mechanism by which this may be possible, or what specific roles epigenetics plays in human disease
Neanderthals May Have Practiced the Ancient Art of Interior Design
Excavations showed that Neanderthals may have designed their homes with purpose
Why Koalas’ Mating Bellows Sound More Like a Choking Tiger, Less Like a Small, Cuddly Herbivore
Koalas use a special pair of "fleshy lips" located outside of their larynx to produce these deep grunts
Cats Recognize Their Owner’s Voice But Choose to Ignore It
Researchers think cats' dismissive attitudes are a product of their evolutionary history over the past 9,000 years
New Zealand’s Native Mantises Are a Little Too Attracted to Invasive Females
Nearly 70 percent of love-blinded males that were lured towards the invasive females were then eaten by the object of their desire
People Stay at Jobs Where They Can Have Fun And Work Less Hard
If employee performances were broken down by age, however, the data show that older employees actually increase their sales performance at funner jobs
Most Americans Don’t Know What Fracking Is
You know what fracking is, right? If not, we're here to help
Even If It Hurts More, People Rather Just Get A Painful Experience Over With
People can sometimes seem eager to get physically painful experiences out of the way, likely in avoidance of having to dread that impending pain
How Stores Fool Us By Listing the “Original Price” During Sales
From half off deals, to the music they play in the store, marketers are getting ready to release their arsenal of tricks on you
Good Benefits Don’t Make Unemployed People Happy About Being Unemployed
People really don't like being unemployed, and having good unemployment assistance doesn't change that
Hermit Crabs Avoid Conflict By Developing a Taste for Specific Types of Shells
As the crabs got older, their tolerance for shell diversity decreased, and they honed in on a single shell type they liked best
People Are More Likely to Pay Greed Forward Than Good Deeds
People have little incentive to be nice to one another unless they are part of a specific group that creates some sense of shared identity
Why Men Tend To Have Bigger Noses Than Women
This also speaks to differences between modern humans and our ancient ancestors, since ancient humans had more muscle mass than we soft creatures of today
Some Kids Outgrow Their Synesthesia
It might be possible to be synesthetic as a kid, but then grow out of it
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