New research led by scientists from the University of Pennsylvania, Karolinska Institute and Linköping University provides a landscape view of the human sense of touch.
The versatility of somatosensation arises from heterogeneous dorsal root…
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A huge, ancient Maya city has been found in southern Mexico
A massive Maya landscape has been hiding under a forested area of southern Mexico.
The newfound city, dubbed Valeriana, spans an area roughly the size of Beijing and has “all the hallmarks of a Classic Maya political capital,”…
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The ‘midlife crisis’ is too simple a story, scientists say
The notion of a midlife crisis is dead. Or maybe it was always bunk. Now some scientists want a postmortem for the theory.
The idea that happiness in the Western world plummets around midlife before rebounding has been around since…
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A phone app could help people have lucid dreams
If you want to have a dream where you know you’re dreaming, you might be in luck. A phone app seems to boost users’ odds of having lucid dreams.
Before bed, the app has users listen to a specific sound, such as a series of beeps,…
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Reconstructing Ancient Climate Provides Clues to Climate Change
Newswise — CLEVELAND—As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet’s deep past may provide vital insights into what may lie ahead.
Knowledge of the natural world millions of years ago is…
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Burning Cancer’s Bridges – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
“Build your enemy a golden bridge to retreat across” is a piece of advice offered by Sun Tzu in his ancient military treatise, The Art of War. It turns out that cancerous growths adopt this strategy in their battle against the immune system….
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Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback
Tactile controls are back in vogue. Apple added two new buttons to the iPhone 16, home appliances like stoves and washing machines are returning to knobs, and several car manufacturers are reintroducing buttons and dials to dashboards and
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Padlocked “vampire” died from incurable illness
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń have conducted an examination of the “vampire” burial found near Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland.
In 2022, archaeologists announced the…
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Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows
A well-timed smile could be the ultimate speed-dating hack. Smiles enhanced by artificial intelligence during video chats led to higher romantic attraction, researchers report October 28 in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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