Ever wondered why people can't agree on what foods taste good? Shift Drive/Shutterstock In the last 40 years obesity has been constantly rising. This has happened despite the popularity of all kind of diets ranging from low carb, paleo or even ice cream based. Many scientists believe this is becauseContinue Reading
Rubber ducky isopod woodlouse. This rare isopod species are located in caves in Thailand. skippy666/Shutterstock Lots of adults dislike woodlice. Some are physically revolted by them. But this distaste is cultural rather than innate since most small children are well-disposed towards woodlice and happy to handle them. Some people evenContinue Reading
Physicists study starlight to find whether the fine structure constant, whose value makes our universe possible, really is the same everywhere.Continue Reading
People are often taken aback by the intensity of pet grief Soloviova Liudmyla/Shutterstock Many pet owners know that our connections with animals can be on an emotional par with those we share with other humans – and scientific research backs this up. The key ingredients of human attachment are experiencingContinue Reading
Full size blue crab Charles Darwin believed evolution created “endless forms most beautiful”. It’s a nice sentiment but it doesn’t explain why evolution keeps making crabs. Scientists have long wondered whether there are limits to what evolution can do or if Darwin had the right idea. The truth may lieContinue Reading
A Swedish electric bike is helping Mozambique’s park rangers protect game and reducing the need for fossil fuel infrastructure in Africa’s remotest areas.Continue Reading
Homo Sapiens may survive. JuliusKielaitis Most species are transitory. They go extinct, branch into new species or change over time due to random mutations and environmental shifts. A typical mammalian species can be expected to exist for a million years. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, have been around for roughly 300,000Continue Reading
We all make judgments based on first impressions but some people take it to extremes Cast Of Thousands/Shutterstock You’ve finally got an interview for your dream job. Dozens of applications, dozens of rejection letters – but now you’ve got a shot at the job you really wanted. In you go.Continue Reading
Medtech firm Earli is working on a way to make tumors announce themselves as they appear—and even provide directions to where they are in the body.Continue Reading
elwynn/Shutterstock Drones are already shaping the face of our cities – used for building planning, heritage, construction and safety enhancement. But, as studies by the UK’s Department of Transport have found, swathes of the public have a limited understanding of how drones might be practically applied. It’s crucial that theContinue Reading
