A core tenet of the human “fight of flight” response begs the question, is this guy bigger than me? A recent study suggests that answer depends on if he’s wielding or not. Turns out, our brains might give a subconscious size advantage to opponents if they’re holding a weapon. +10
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Want to Look Two-Inches Taller? Try Holding a Gun
Posted: 12th April 2012 by admin in Lifestyle, Science61
This New Method Neuters Your Dog Without Removing His Testicles
Posted: 2nd April 2012 by admin in ScienceThis is great news for dogs and dog lovers: there is a new method to sterilise male dogs without surgery! It’s called Esterilsol, a solution of zinc gluconate, L-Arginine and water that is shot into the dog’s scrotum. +20
Six-Legged Cow Becomes a Swiss National Treasure
Posted: 30th March 2012 by admin in Bizarre, ScienceI have to admit, we have some weird national treasures we’re proud of here in Blighty, but nothing quite beats a cow with six legs. Lilli the calf was born with two extra appendages attached to her back due to a rare genetic deformity and wasn’t expected to survive. But the plucky hexaped beat the [...]
‘He has his life back’: Doctors give gun accident victim a new face, tongue and jaw in most extensive face transplant ever
Posted: 27th March 2012 by admin in ScienceRichard Lee Norris, 37, who suffered horrendous injuries in a gun accident in 1997, is recovering well and already brushing his teeth and shaving after last week’s surgery, according to doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center in United States. Pictured (left) is Mr Norris before his accident, (center) shortly after his accident and [...]
James Cameron’s First Images of the Bottom of the World
Posted: 27th March 2012 by admin in Bizarre, Film, ScienceCameron went down to the deepest pit of hell and came back unscathed, having touched down on the Challenger abyss, exploring for three hours. “It’s an alien world,” he said, and these are his first images: The footage—taken with 3D high-definition cameras and an 8-foot-long (2.5 metres) LED lamp—shows a place that looks like the surface [...]
James Cameron’s New Sub Will Take Him To the Deepest Spot On Earth
Posted: 9th March 2012 by admin in ScienceJames Cameron has long been a filmmaker who embraced the latest technologies, but his newest toy, the Deepsea Challenger, is a submarine that’s capable of diving to the deepest part of the ocean, also known as the Challenger Deep. +10
The productivity of the average worker has skyrocketed thanks to technology, but it comes at the price of a sedentary lifestyle. And mounting research suggests that sitting at your desk for eight hours a day can have a dramatic impact on your health. +10
Flying Spider or Spider Fly, I Don’t Care: I Really Hate This Bug
Posted: 2nd March 2012 by admin in Bizarre, ScienceLook at this disgusting thing. They just discovered this horrible flying thing along with three other new species of Australsian spider flies. This is the most horrible of the three, with its shiny blue jewel body and spider legs. All of the species are disgusting, though. They insert their eggs into baby spiders. The eggs stay in [...]
The Hana Tsun Nose Straightener Might Just Make You Re-think that Nose Job
Posted: 29th February 2012 by admin in Bizarre, SciencePeople are always complaining about a certain feature or body part of theirs that they wish they could change, like their nose, for example. There are few things that plastic surgery can’t fix these days, but I think it might be a good idea to check these Japanese beauty enhancers and facial exercisers before you [...]
The poultry industry routinely takes heat for the densely-crowded conditions birds are subjected to. But what if the animals didn’t feel pain or suffer stress? One student thinks he has the solution—raise chickens like vegetables by lobotomising the lot of them. +10