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Monkeys get freaked out by the ‘uncanny valley’ too
On the road to constructing flawless simulations of human faces, there’s a zone where things get … weird. Too realistic to be a caricature or cartoon, too fake to be the real deal, these middle-ground representations trigger responses of discomfort in many who encounter them. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Ps
Microplastics in our blood could put us at greater risk of a heart attack
Decades of plastic merchandise disintegrating in our environment have left our planet – and much of our bodies – coated in a fine dust of synthetic polymers. Continue Reading Category: Heart Disease , Illnesses and conditions , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Microplastic , Plastic , Pollution , Heart attack , Cardiovascular disease , Blood
Gorilla giggles and chimp chuckles reveal the origin of laughter in humans
Did you hear the one about the chuckling chimpanzee? Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Chimpanzees , Apes , Orangutans , Human , laughter , University of Warwick
Our Universe looks like noodles, and it could destroy a major cosmological principle
Your mother was wrong. Sorry. Continue Reading Category: Astronomy , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Cosmology , relativity , Dark Energy , Dark Matter , Galaxy , Big Bang Theory
Breakthrough: Scientists made a living cell from scratch. Then it reproduced
Soon after Earth formed, life happened. It all started with a soup of complex organic chemicals delivered express from space. Then stuff happened, and pow, there were itty-bitty cells. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: University of Minnesota , Cells , Molecules , Experimental , Genetics , Genome , Evolution
Blood test could predict dementia decades before symptoms first appear
Long before the brain undergoes a level of degeneration that destroys precious memories, the body could be crying for help. Continue Reading Category: Brain Health , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Dementia , Blood , Diagnostic tools , Alzheimer's disease , Test , Aging
One factor can age your brain faster – and you can do something about it
Glucose levels have been linked with the accelerated aging of the human brain in a new study by researchers in China, highlighting the benefits of healthy eating and exercise early in life to keep your brain fighting fit in old age. Continue Reading Category: Brain Health , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Glucose , Brain , Biological age ,
Earliest animal known to have a head was also right-handed
Around 90% of all humans prefer to use their right hand. For cockatoos, it’s mostly the left. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Fossils , Hand , Ediacaran , Brain , American Museum of Natural History , Paleontology , Animal science , ancient
Cannibalism isn't as smart as it sounds
Most of us don’t have grandma for dinner. Not even when there’s nothing else in the pantry. Continue Reading Category: Society & Community , Wellness and Healthy Living , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: University of Wrocław , Red meat , Society , Diet
First photo of Earth ‘quasi’ moon transmitted by Chinese probe
It’s small, blurry, and shaped like a Corn Flake, but the image taken of Earth’s tiny “quasi” moon, Kamo'oalewa, is one for the family album. Continue Reading Category: Astronomy , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Asteroid , Moon , Tianwen-2 , China
'Black hole energy machine' successfully tested in the lab
If you happen to have an uncharged black hole handy, you may be able to power your house with it. Just set it spinning. Continue Reading Category: Physics , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Black hole , Power , Energy , Gravity , Astronomy , City University of New York