How Does It Feel To Have Half a Brain? Not Bad, Actually
“Patient R” is missing three key parts of his brain, and yet he’s conscious and self-aware
Your Boss Gets Paid More Than You Because They Get More Done
Researchers took a look at the differences in productivity between the big wigs and employees
Dogs Chasing Their Tails Are Akin to Humans With OCD
For dogs engaged in this futile repetitive behavior, there might not be much of a choice, just like people suffering from OCD
Earth Will Die a Hot Horrible Death when the Sun Expands and Swallows Us, and Now We Know What That Looks Like
Astronomers caught a red giant star swallowing one of its planets, a vision of Earth’s own potential fate
This Pea Aphid Thinks it’s a Plant
Pea aphids can harness sunlight to aid in energy production
Stop Complaining About Monday, You’ll be Just as Depressed Tomorrow
Researchers debunk the myth of Miserable Mondays. Turns out, we hate all days equally
Drink Up – Binge Drinking College Students are Happier Than Their Sober Peers
A recent study found that college students who binge tend to be more satisfied with their college experience than their peers who don’t drink
Cracking the Code of the Human Genome
Books of the Future May Be Written in DNA
Researchers have encoded a book, including pictures and an accompanying computer program, in DNA
The Sun is Just 0.0007% Away From Being a Perfect Sphere
The Sun is the most perfectly round natural object known in the universe
Babies Aren’t So Moral After All, Unless We Engineer Them That Way
The latest research on the “Do babies have an innate moral compass?” question indicates that no, they do not
Frantic Search Ensues for Planet-Sized Dunce Cap as World’s Oceans Take Home Report Card
The “ocean health index” was just released, and overall the world got a giant “D”
Scientists Get Meta, Asking Study Subjects to Design a Study
Rather than just ask the crowd to help answer math problems or scientific ponderings, why not challenge the crowd to design the questions themselves?
Arctic Algae Infiltration Demonstrates the Effects of Climate Change
A sudden shift seen off the coast of Svalbard demonstrates how the world’s ecosystems will be reformed by persistent climate change
Killer Economy – Science Suspects Recession to Blame for 1,000 Suicides in England
While jobs declined in England between 2008 to 2010, researchers found that suicides increased
Science Takes Fat Out Of Chocolate, Replaces It With Fruit
Scientists have found a way to replace about 50 percent of chocolate’s fat with fruit juice without losing flavor
What’s in Your Shark Fin Soup?
Americans who eat shark fin soup may be unknowingly chowing down on globally endangered species, a new study found
New Lacewing Species Discovered… on Flickr
Wildlife photographer Guek Hock Ping discovered a new species. Only, he didn’t know it
Why ‘Living in the Moment’ is Impossible
New research finds that “living in the moment” is probably impossible thanks to the hard-wired ways our minds process thinking and decision-making.
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