African music preferred by chimps
Chimpanzees like to listen to the different rhythms of music from Africa and India, but prefer silence to music from…
Software scans family photos to diagnose rare disorders
Software that scans and analyzes family snapshots could help doctors diagnose which rare genetic disorder a child is suffering from,…
UV light can be addictive, say scientists
Why do people still spend extended periods in the sun when the dangers of skin cancer are so well recognized?…
Animals conceal sickness in mating situations
In research that has implications for our understanding of how diseases spread in human populations, researchers from the University of…
Algae turn quantum coherence on and off
A team of researchers has discovered how algae that survive in very low levels of light are able to switch…
Feminization of men causing obesity epidemic, say Aussie researchers
An imbalance of female sex hormones among men in Western nations may be contributing to high levels of male obesity,…
Singing primates and tweeting birds: Uncovering human language’s deep origins
By re-examining contemporary human language, MIT researchers believe they can uncover how human communication could have evolved from the systems…
Could “free will” arise from random brain noise?
Free will, the ability that we believe we have to make choices – and mistakes – might arise from simple…
Human face evolved to be punched
A controversial new paper from the University of Utah contends that human faces have evolved over time to minimize injury…
Laser sensor busts drunk drivers from outside car
Most health and law enforcement agencies would agree that the effective early detection of drivers under the influence of alcohol…