The Placebo Effect Can Make You Enjoy the Same Old Video Games More
More proof that humans are idiotic flesh-bags of misfiring senses.
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More proof that humans are idiotic flesh-bags of misfiring senses.
Do all those fancy honeys filling up the market really taste that much different from the standard stuff? The science says yes.
The man in question admitted his crimes but doesn't think he is in the wrong, and he will keep his job.
The latest UK health scare is not a new one, but certainly little known. Here's what you need to know about the growing threat of Lyme disease.
Behold, the mysterious beauty of a black hole collision, an event that impacts the fabric of spacetime itself. Read More >>
How on earth do you tie water into a knot? With science, of course.
Gold comes from space, which explains why it's so rare, but there is some good news!
This complex web of fibres is in fact a digital model of a small chunk of rat brain — containing 31,000 neurons, 37 million synapses and the ability to fire just like a living chunk of grey matter. Read More >>
Blame foggy weather if you like, but physics says it all comes down to a question of density — namely, an unusually high number of people returning to Beijing.
There are many advantages to being alive today, but there is one disadvantage—we missed out on seeing the best animal ever.
Geneticist Tuck Ngun examined the genomes in 37 sets of identical twin brothers where one twin was gay, and 10 pairs where both were gay, looking for differences in the methylation of their DNA molecules.
The future of drones isn’t in the skies: it’s in the deep blue sea.
In an incredibly cute and really cool bit of science fact, an international non-governmental organisation has trained rodents to find buried bombs as well as the ability to sniff out tuberculosis. Read more >>
One of the better Public Service Announcements you're likely to hear.
Mmmm look at these tasty, tasty bugs. No? Not doing it for you? Well as unappetising as insects and their pals may seem, researchers at Oxford University have properly tested these critters' nutritional values against traditional meats and the results show a clear winner in the creepy-crawlies' court. Read more >>
The Red Planet may have been able to sustain liquid water at the surface long enough for life to emerge and evolve.
