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New dinosaur species is the punk rock version of an ankylosaur
And we have known for sure that the armor was around back then, given that we’ve found the skin-derived osteoderms […]
An inner-speech decoder reveals some mental privacy issues
But it struggled with more complex phrases. Pushing the frontier Once the mental privacy safeguard was in place, the team […]
For some people, music doesn’t connect with any of the brain’s reward circuits
Skip to content This music is not very appealing Neuroscientists find people who don’t enjoy music, study their brain activity. […]
Mammals that chose ants and termites as food almost never go back
Insects are more influential than we realize By showing that ant- and termite-based diets evolved repeatedly, the study highlights the […]
Betel nuts have been giving people a buzz for over 4,000 years
Ancient rituals and customs often leave behind obvious archaeological evidence. From the impeccably preserved mummies of Egypt to psychoactive substance […]
The case of the coke-snorting Chihuahua
Every dog owner knows that canines are natural scavengers and that vigilance is required to ensure they don’t eat toxic […]
How old is the earliest trace of life on Earth?
A recent conference sees doubts raised about the age of the oldest signs of life. Where the microbe bodies are […]
New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater
It was tested for its ability to adhere to the inside of the digestive tract. Most adhesives can’t stick to […]
For giant carnivorous dinosaurs, big size didn’t mean a big bite
“And then you have the Spinosaurus which was kind of weird in general,” Rowe says. “There was a study by […]