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Researchers Tested Cat Loyalty and The Results Were Hard to Ignore
Cats have a reputation for watching human chaos unfold without lifting a paw. Researchers decided to put that stereotype to the test by creating a situation where a person clearly needed help finding something. A dishwashing sponge goes into a hiding place, and the cat sees exactly where it went. Then the person that cat…
These Fake License Plate Clothes Were Designed To Confuse Surveillance Cameras
At DEF CON 27 in August 2019, one table stood out for a reason that had nothing to do with hacking laptops or cracking passwords. It was covered in cotton clothing printed with dozens of tiny license plates, each one designed to fool the same automated cameras that quietly track millions of vehicles every day.…
Scientists Put Two Leading Theories of Consciousness to the Test, and the Brain Refused to Cooperate
A face flashes across a screen for half a second, then disappears. A letter follows. Then comes a symbol designed to resemble a letter while carrying no meaning at all. Inside a scanner, a volunteer watches as machines track one of science’s deepest mysteries: the moment a brain becomes aware of what it sees. The…
Giant Pacific Virus Discovered With a Tail Longer Than Many Bacteria
What does it take for something too small to see to find the one cell in the ocean that can keep it alive? For a virus drifting through the open Pacific, the odds are brutally difficult. The water can appear almost empty across enormous distances, leaving a microscopic particle to drift until it either encounters…
Why Female Psychopathy Can Be So Difficult To Spot, According To Researchers
For more than 20 years, Fiona Girkin kept seeing a workplace pattern she could not easily explain. Certain colleagues could appear warm, charming and supportive when they first arrived, yet months later people around them described manipulation, isolation and serious psychological harm. The problem was that raising concerns could backfire. Without a clear framework for…
Why People Once Woke Up in the Middle of the Night and Went Back to Sleep
You wake up at three in the morning, stare into the darkness, and start doing the maths. If you stay awake another hour, tomorrow is going to be brutal. But for much of Western history, waking in the middle of the night was ordinary enough that people barely explained it. Records repeatedly mention a “first…
Over 400 Sickened as CDC Ties Salmonella Outbreak to Jalapeño Peppers
For Kristen Behne, it started with a routine lunch: a chicken burrito bowl ordered on a late June afternoon in Roseville, Minnesota. For three days, everything seemed fine. Then, on June 27, Behne suddenly passed out. Her collapse marked the beginning of a severe illness that would send her to the hospital—and quietly connect her…
Scientists Followed Nearly 4,000 People For 3 Years And Their Brains Kept Improving
Imagine reaching your 80s or 90s and discovering your brain isn’t doomed to just slow down as the years go by. A massive new study is turning what we think we know about aging upside down, showing that people of all ages can actually keep sharpening their minds. Instead of inevitably losing their edge, thousands…
Dolly Parton’s Final Goodbye Will Be Far More Private Than Fans Expected
Dolly Parton spent more than six decades performing for millions, but her final farewell will happen far away from the crowds. The country music legend has requested a small private funeral, with only her immediate family expected to attend. Parton died at 80 on August 25, following months of health problems and more than a…
Blind Musician Taught Himself Six Instruments And Is Now Chasing A Career In Country Music
Angel Paez never let the fact that he was born blind stop him from wondering what music could become in his hands. A fascination that began while listening to instruments at church eventually turned into a remarkable musical path, with Paez teaching himself six instruments entirely by ear and earning opportunities that once seemed far…