Scientists seem to have discovered the first two-headed reptile fossil. The abnormal animal, belonging to a group of aquatic reptiles, was unearthed in northeastern China and dates to the time of the dinosaurs.The specimen reveals that it must have been very young when it died and became fossilised, says lead researcher Eric Buffetaut. Details of […]
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their understanding of the genetics behind human eye colour. They found that just a few “letters” out of the six billion that make up the genetic code are responsible for most of the variation in human eye colour. The research, by a team of scientists from Queensland, Australia, will […]
Researchers have revealed that Shakespeare’s work excites the brain in a way that keeps it “fitâ€. Finally, scientific proof of the axiom that English teachers the world over have been punting for centuries — reading Shakespeare is good for you. Well, to be more specific, it is good for your brain, reports Times Online.
Memory experts show that sleeping rats may have visual dreams… Memories of our life stories may be reinforced while we sleep, MIT researchers report Dec. 17 in the advance online edition of Nature Neuroscience. Matthew A. Wilson, professor of brain and cognitive sciences at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, and postdoctoral associate Daoyun […]