I trained rats to trade on Wall Street. Their performance was comparable to that of the world’s best fund managers.

A new reason we haven’t found alien life in the universe: We are still waiting for them to be born.

Three healthy men (32±3.6 years) donated the first semen samples after 3-4 days of sexual abstinence followed by three subsequent samples on the same day at two-hour interval each.

Women who have had their appendix or tonsils removed appear to be more fertile, a 15-year study suggests

78% of the children in our sample who had ADHD as a child, no longer had the disorder when they were 18. Their ADHD had resolved over time.

New Study Shows Avoiding Sun Exposure Is As Dangerous As Smoking

Mosquitoes didn’t bite chickens. They appeared to avoid them as well.

Fast-Swimming Swordfish Automatically Lubricate Themselves

Medical benefits of dental floss unproven [Thanks Tim]

Patient Preference for Waxed or Unwaxed Dental Floss

Contrary to what you’ve been told, frequent password changes can be counterproductive

Researchers have built an artificial neuron

The HR Person at Your Next Job May Actually Be a Bot

Delphi to Begin Testing On-Demand Robot Taxis in Singapore

Exclusive rights of Vantablack for artistic use have recently been given to the artist Anish Kapoor

How Silicon Valley helps spread the same sterile aesthetic across the world

Google Cardboard Plastic

every day the same again | August 3rd, 2016