Fingers and toes become wrinkled after being in water for long periods, and now new research explains why. The transformed skin improves our grip on wet objects.Aside from answering why we get the wrinklies after bathing, swimming and hand-washing dishes,
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Thirty years ago most psychologists, philosophers and psychiatrists thought that babies and young children were irrational, egocentric and amoral. They believed children were locked in the concrete here and now—unable to understand cause and effect, imagi
Continue reading >>For ages, anthropologists have puzzled over Neanderthal and human brains, since they were the same size. If each species had comparable brainpower, why did humans dominate?
Continue reading >>One of the ugliest animals on Earth may soon give us some insight into preventing cancer in humans. Thenaked mole ratenjoys an exceptionally long lifespan, up to 30 years, which is unusual among small rodents.
Continue reading >>If it can curecolor blindnessin monkeys, how long will it be before similar cell injections to likewise help humans who cannot see in conventional color ranges? Though not considered fully ready for human testing, this therapy that works on monkey test su
Continue reading >>War is not an inevitable feature of society, concluded two scientists who analyzed acts of aggression in 21 hunter-gatherer societies.
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