We shouldn't breed dogs with health problems for their cute appeal ArtBBNV/Shutterstock The bulldog is a beloved British icon, according to a new study – one that is in very poor shape. A recent study by the UK’s Royal Veterinary College (RVC) compared the veterinary records of over 2,000 EnglishContinue Reading
The tip of the tongue is more sensitive than our fingertips. Anatoliy Karlyuk/Shutterstock Ever wondered why kissing feels better than holding hands? The tongue is a pretty incredible piece of kit, though notoriously difficult to study, due to its position inside the mouth. Obviously, it gives us access to theContinue Reading
Synchron has implanted its BCI in a US patient for the first time—bringing it a big step closer to distribution.Continue Reading
Can nudging help us shop more sustainably? BearFotos/Shuttestock At the end of last year (2021), there was lots of excitement about the first comprehensive analysis of past research on techniques designed to change people’s behaviour (known as “nudging”), confidently showing that they work. This was great news for researchers, butContinue Reading
A group of construction workers on site. Bannafarsai_Stock/Shutterstock Up to 8% of all global anthropogenic human-made emissions are due to just one material, cement. And our use of it is rising. The cement and concrete industry is encouraging this use, for example, by claiming that using concrete will reduce theContinue Reading
A modern cockerel with dramatic plumage Robert May, https://robertmay.photography/, Author provided There are more chickens than any other species of bird on the planet. With three chickens for every human being, they are a food staple for millions of people around the world. But new research shows chickens were domesticatedContinue Reading
When it comes to talking about death, we have no shortage of euphemisms. This is perhaps most famously illustrated in Monty Python’s dead parrot sketch from 1971. A pet shop worker insists to a customer that his new parrot is “not dead but resting, stunned, pining for the fjords, kippingContinue Reading
Loop wants to rebuild the world with ecological structures made of fungal mycelium. Its proof of concept? Living coffins.Continue Reading
Frame Stock Footage/Shutterstock The chance of someone being killed by space junk falling from the sky may seem ridiculously tiny. After all, nobody has yet died from such an accident, though there have been instances of injury and damage to property. But given that we are launching an increasing numberContinue Reading
Roman Zaiets/Shutterstock American Kevin Strickland was exonerated after spending 42 years in prison for being wrongfully convicted of a triple murder in November 2021. His 1978 conviction was based on mistaken identification of an eyewitness. The eyewitness later said that police pressured her into identifying Strickland, and attempted to haveContinue Reading
