Woman’s house burgled while she was at Neighbourhood Watch meeting

3D-printed teeth can kill 99% of bacteria

Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill

The moles on your right arm may predict your risk of skin cancer. New research suggests that it’s specifically those with 11 moles or more on their right arms who need to care the most

Scientists Hope to Lengthen Dog Years

An algorithm can predict human behavior better than humans

Here we show that searching the Internet for explanatory knowledge creates an illusion whereby people mistake access to information for their own personal understanding of the information.

Life is different for people who think in metaphors

I asked psychologists to analyze Trump supporters. This is what I learned.

Disabling parts of the brain with magnets can weaken faith in God and change attitudes to immigrants, study finds

How America is attempting to stop school shootings by using community detection and behavioural intervention programmes for people identified as potential killers – before a crime has ever been committed.

A new study suggests that receiving rewards as you learn can help cement new facts and skills in your memory, particularly when combined with a daytime nap. “Our findings are relevant for understanding the devastating effects that lack of sleep can have on achievement”

How Many Real Friends Can You Have at Once?

We estimate a real financial return to wine investment (net of storage costs) of 4.1%, which exceeds bonds, art, and stamps

We report here that the amount of heat gained by a Bedouin exposed to the hot desert is the same whether he wears a black or a white robe.

How we are all contributing to the destruction of coral reefs: Sunscreen. A new study finds that a single drop in a small area is all it takes for the chemicals in the lotion to mount an attack.

Australian researchers have accidentally discovered a way to remove mercury from water using a material made from industrial waste and orange peel.

Crocodiles, like some birds and aquatic mammals, may well sleep with half of their brain at a time. The researchers found that crocodiles were more inclined to sleep with one eye open when humans were present, and that the open eye was always directed towards the human.

Mozambique is landmine-free thanks to rats

A paper by a team of astronomers is getting some notice because of aliens. First, what’s the science?

Tokyo Bookstore Only Stocks One Title at a Time

every day the same again | October 22nd, 2015