As far our brain is concerned, talking to ourselves in our heads may be fundamentally the same as speaking our thoughts out loud, new research shows. The findings may have …read more Source:: Science
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Pigeons can discriminate both space, time
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•Pigeons aren’t so bird-brained after all. New research shows that pigeons can discriminate the abstract concepts of space and time, likely using a different region of the brain than humans …read more Source:: Science
Study settles prehistoric puzzle, confirms modern link of carbon dioxide and global warming
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•Fossil leaves from Africa resolve a prehistoric climate puzzle and confirm the link between carbon dioxide and global warming. Research previously found conflicting data on high carbon levels and its …read more Source:: Science
Sheep are able to recognize human faces from photographs
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•Sheep can be trained to recognise human faces from photographic portraits — and can even identify the picture of their handler without prior training — according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Bonobos help strangers without being asked
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•The impulse to be kind to strangers was long thought to be unique to humans, but research on bonobos suggests our species is not as exceptional in this regard as …read more Source:: Science
Drug can dramatically reduce weight of people with obesity
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•A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s MAVEN mission finds Mars has a twisted magnetic tail
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•Mars has an invisible magnetic ‘tail’ that is twisted by interaction with the solar wind, according to new research using data from NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft. …read more Source:: Science
Intense storms batter Saturn’s largest moon, scientists report
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•Titan, the largest of Saturn’s more than 60 moons, has surprisingly intense rainstorms, according to research by a team of UCLA planetary scientists and geologists. Although the storms are relatively …read more Source:: Science
Bycatch responsible for decline of endangered New Zealand sea lion
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•Getting caught in fishing nets is a major cause of death for the increasingly endangered New Zealand sea lion, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Lava tubes: Hidden sites for future human habitats on the Moon and Mars
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•Lava tubes, underground caves created by volcanic activity, could provide protected habitats large enough to house streets on Mars or even towns on the Moon, according to new research. A …read more Source:: Science