Creating mutant plants using nuclear radiation could boost crop yields and help tackle food crisis, according a top United Nations expert.
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Larger human brain led to larger penis
The human penis is comparatively larger than that of the other great apes because of our comparatively larger brains, gynecologist Edwin A. Bowman explains in the journal Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Monkeys do math as well as college students
Monkeys have the ability to perform mental arithmetic, and they equal the performance of college students given the same test, researchers at Duke University have demonstrated.
3D TV made possible by artificial wormholes
Artificial wormholes’ can make construction of a three-dimensional TV screen possible, according to a group of international physicists.
Marijuana compound stops breast cancer
A non-psychoactive, naturally naturally occurring compound in the cannabis plant called cannabidiol inhibits the activity of breast cancer cells “in vitro” and in animals, according to a California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) study announced today.
Eyes work independently of each other when we read
Most scientists have assumed that when we read both eyes look at the same letter of a word concurrently, but research by cognitive psychologists show that our eyes look at different letters in the same word and then combine the different images through a process known as fusion.
Pope: 'Save the environment', Critics: 'Drop condom ban, then'
Pope's call to save the environment was met with dismay by critics who have repeatedly pointed out that the Vatican's ban on contraception will effectively negate all attempts at protecting the environment and tacking climate change.
Husbands hate housework
The age-old stereotype that ‘husbands hate housework’ earned more credibility today thanks to new research by sociologists from George Mason University.
Diana conspiracies subconsciously persuading people
Conspiracy theories surrounding Princess Diana's death in a car crash in Paris is subconsciously persuading people, according to study carried out by a team of British psychologists.
Physicists prove Schrödinger's cat
A team of Australian and French scientists have proven the well known quantum physics theory known as Schrödinger's cat by successfully superposing light beams producing a state that appears to be both on and off at once, according to a letter in the journal Nature.
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