Dogs understand what certain words stand for, according to researchers who monitored the brain activity of willing pooches while they were shown balls, slippers, leashes…
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Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star dune
They are impressive, mysterious structures that loom out of deserts on the Earth and are also found on Mars and on Saturn’s biggest moon, Titan.…
View More Scientists unearth mysteries of giant, moving Moroccan star duneResearchers study brain activity of surgeons for signs of cognitive overload
It is a high-stakes scenario for any surgeon: a 65-year-old male patient with a high BMI and a heart condition is undergoing emergency surgery for…
View More Researchers study brain activity of surgeons for signs of cognitive overloadBig cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study finds
From tigers to cheetahs, big cats may seem majestically aloof but researchers have found they can tell apart familiar and unfamiliar human voices, suggesting that…
View More Big cats can tell apart known and unknown human voices, study findsUltra-processed foods are not more appealing, study finds
Ultra-processed foods are viewed as no more appealing than less processed foods, research has found. A University of Bristol study compared the taste perception of…
View More Ultra-processed foods are not more appealing, study findsModel embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancy
Scientists have created a model human embryo with a heartbeat and traces of blood in an advance that offers an extraordinary window into the first…
View More Model embryo with heartbeat replicates cells in early pregnancyFirst records of human kissing may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimated
Humanity’s earliest record of kissing dates back about 4,500 years in the ancient Middle East, 1,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to researchers. Scientists…
View More First records of human kissing may date back 1,000 years earlier than estimatedHalf of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study finds
Half the planet’s glaciers will have melted by 2100 even if humanity sticks to goals set out in the Paris climate agreement, according to research…
View More Half of glaciers will be gone by 2100 even under Paris 1.5C accord, study findsGlobal heating to drive stronger La Niña and El Niño events by 2030, researchers say
Stronger La Niña and El Niño events due to global heating will be detectable in the eastern Pacific Ocean by 2030, decades earlier than previously…
View More Global heating to drive stronger La Niña and El Niño events by 2030, researchers say‘Father of quantum computing’ wins $3m physics prize
A theoretical physicist who has never had a regular job has won the most lucrative prize in science for his pioneering contributions to the mind-bending…
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