Unique research into eye-movements of young and old people while reading discovers that word recognition…
Month: November 2012
Transforming ‘noise’ into mechanical energy at nanometric level
Scientists have developed a method that enables efficiently using the random movement of a molecule…
Fetch! First clear evidence that dogs do not naturally distinguish objects by shape
Researchers have provided the first empirical evidence that the way in which dogs relate words…
Could fruit help to improve vascular health?
New research aims to identify whether the nutrients in everyday fruit and vegetables could help…
Potential new treatment to prevent stroke
Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according…
Fetuses yawn in the womb, according to new research
We know that unborn babies hiccup, swallow and stretch in the womb but new observational…
New strain of bird virus sweeps across Britain
Scientists report on the impact avian pox is having on great tit populations.
Eating right key to survival of whales and dolphins
In the marine world, high-energy prey make for high-energy predators. And to survive, such marine…
9.2-million-year-old rhino skull preserved by instant ‘cooking to death’ in volcanic ash
Less than two percent of the earth’s fossils are preserved in volcanic rock, but researchers…
Call that a ball? Dogs learn to associate words with objects differently than humans do
Dogs learning to associate words with objects form these associations in different ways than humans…