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Kangaroos intentionally communicate with humans in similar way to pet dogs and other domesticated animals, using an ‘intense gaze’, a new study claims. Aussie and UK researchers found kangaroos gaze at humans when they’re having trouble accessing food, as if to implore us to help. In experiments, the experts tested kangaroos at various wildlife sanctuaries … Read more
First invented in the 1980s by Chuck Hull, an engineer and physicist, 3D printing technology – also called additive manufacturing – is the process of making an object by depositing material, one layer at a time. Similarly to how an inkjet printer adds individual dots of ink to form an image, a 3D printer adds … Read more
It was the summer of 1947, the US was in the midst the Cold War, scientists were on the brink of discovering plutonium fission and New York’s Grand Central Station hit a record of 252,288 passengers, but the most memorable event may be the crash in Roswell. The local paper’s front page story reported that … Read more
There are 60 species of flightless birds walking the Earth today, but a new study reveals there would be at least four times the amount if not for human influences. These findings were uncovered by a team at the University College of London who compiled a list of every bird species known to have gone … Read more
The Sistine Chapel of the ancients’: Eight-mile wall of prehistoric paintings of animals and humans is discovered in heart of the Amazon rainforest Eight-mile wall of prehistoric rock art in Colombia features animals and humans Discovered in the Amazonian rainforest after it was created up to 12,500 years Found on cliff faces last year in … Read more
A new report challenges the theory that Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a hominid that lived more than 6 million years ago, was our earliest known human ancestor. French paleontologists uncovered a Sahelanthropus in Chad almost two decades ago. Nicknaming it ‘Toumai,’ they heralded the creature as an early biped — with a skull indicating it had an erect spine. … Read more
The ability of ancient humans to master tools coincided with their ability to teach others, a new study says. UK researchers conducted experiments designed to replicate the evolution of human-made tools over several hundred years with pipe cleaners and bits of paper. The experts found that participants who taught each other made the most rapid … Read more
With their long faces and mournful eyes, bloodhounds are known for lugubrious expressions. But there’s nothing sad about the pack bounding joyously towards me on a November morning in rural Northamptonshire. There are 19 of them and only one of me. And with their strong build — they stand around two feet tall at the … Read more
Horses hurt as much as humans when whipped, as the animals have similar anatomic structures in the skin that detect pain, study reveals A new study reveals horses feel pain similar to that of humans Experts analyzed skin samples of dead humans and euthanized horses They found no significant difference nerve endings in the outer layer … Read more
Memory is a ‘cornerstone of human intelligence’: Our ability to recall events and store them all in one part of the brain is what elevates us above other animals, study claims University of Leicester researchers directly recorded brain activity in humans Found evidence the human brain uses same neurons to store all memories Previous theory … Read more