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Eminem may be more dangerous than you know. Songs with violent lyrics increase violent thoughts and feelings, according to a study published in this month’s issue of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. The findings contradict the notion that … Continue reading →

Perhaps it’s not the fountain of youth just yet, but a team of neuroscientists has found a way to reverse an age-related change in really old monkeys. Visual function is known to decline with age: the elderly just don’t do … Continue reading →

It‘s said that if you give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of typewriters and an infinite amount of time, they’ll eventually produce the works of Shakespeare. Six monkeys, one computer, and one month will give you rather … Continue reading →

A mysterious new species of jellyfish has been found in the cold, deep, dark water of the Pacific Ocean. Marine biologists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California have discovered a jellyfish species they call granrojo (Spanish for … Continue reading →

How do babies get that super soft skin? According to researchers at the Skin Sciences Institute of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, it may be due to vernix, the greasy, white substance made of fats, proteins, and water that coats … Continue reading →

It’s long been thought that fish don’t feel pain, but in a study released last week by the Royal Society, Britain’s national academy of science, researchers say they have conclusive proof that they do. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh … Continue reading →

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the bacterium that causes anthrax, reports the May 1 Nature. Anthrax is found naturally in farm animals and other mammals, and gained notoriety when it was maliciously used to kill people through the US … Continue reading →

While acknowledging that firm diagnosis on the dead is impossible, autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University, UK, thinks Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton showed signs of Asperger syndrome, a form of autism that doesn’t cause learning problems, reported New … Continue reading →

The tooth fairy had better start coughing up: Baby teeth may be worth a whole lot more than some spare change under the pillow. They’ve been found to contain a rich supply of stem cells, the powerful precursor cells of … Continue reading →

If scientists want to study ancient DNA, they usually extract it from fossils, the remains of ancient plants and animals. But molecular biologists from the University of Copenhagen found DNA in dirt instead. They drilled cores up to 100 feet … Continue reading →