The paper’s author, Duncan Caldwell has surveyed the Paleolithic art of several caves in France and discovered a recurring theme…
Month: December 2010
Solar-Powered Hornet Found
The oriental hornet has built-in “solar cells” that generate electricity from sunlight—a first in the animal kingdom, according to a…
New Type of Ancient Human Found
A previously unknown kind of human—the Denisovans—likely roamed Asia for thousands of years, probably interbreeding occasionally with humans like you…
Intestine grown from stem cells for the first time
HUMAN intestinal tissue has been made in the lab for the first time from stem cells. The achievement is a…
Stem cell transplant ‘cures’ HIV
A US cancer patient who received a stem cell transplant has been cured of HIV, said a team of German…
Giant Mars Pits Revealed in Sharp Detail
Looking like space slug hidey-holes, huge pits gouge a bright, dusty plain near the Martianvolcano Ascraeus Mons in a picture…
Liar, liar; liar!
A NEURAL circuit has been identified that allows people to predict whether someone is going to lie to them. The…
Mars Has Liquid Water Close to Surface
Pools of liquid water may even now exist just a few meters below the Martian surface, according to new research.…
Clue to brain power of fighters
Fighter pilots may owe their ability to perform under pressure to the way their brains are wired-up, scans suggest. The…
The No-Fear Woman
A woman who feels no fear is teaching scientists about the connections between our brains and our behaviors, and offering…