Many of us take our sight for granted, though approximately 285 million people worldwide live with low vision and blindness, and 90% of blind people live in low-income...
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Annually, thousands of people lose eyes to disease and accidents. In response, Moorfields Eye Hospital in London makes around 1,400 prosthetic eyes every year, each one...
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The patterns of our pulse have a profound impact on our emotions, and tuning into this rhythm can help us be more intuitive and in tune with our feelings, scientists...
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The word interstitial means "between spaces" and has been used to describe a recently discovered new human 'organ'. It's surprising, that after all our anatomical...
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Navigation apps and GPS are making our brains lazier, scientists say. Researchers from UCL are exploring the physical changes occurring as we use this modern technology
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Lacking definitive ears, anemones are not known for their hearing abilities. Sea anemones use tiny hairs – similar to those in our own ears – to 'hear' their prey, and...
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Cats tongues are surprisingly rough – often being compared to sandpaper. All cats, domestic and wild, exhibit these velcro-like tongues, with formations of tiny barbs of...
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Swedish student Fredrik Leifland has developed a payment method that involves a simple biometric scan of the hand, using our unique pattern of veins as a way of...
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In an ingenious blend of art and science, American company Confluent Medical uses pattern in the design, development, and manufacturing of biomedical textiles. In other...
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As a surface dries or comes under stress, seemingly abstract formations of wrinkles occur. Researchers at MIT have developed a mathematical equation that can predict the...
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Photographer and filmmaker David Oliete has documented the building of the Castells – human towers consisting of over 500 men standing ten men high. In 2010, this...
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On 8 June we celebrate World Ocean Day, and remember our interconnectedness with the water that covers our globe. Take a moment to consider your personal affinity with...
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Many of us take our bodies and minds for granted. Instead of marvelling at them as we might a spectacular galaxy or piece of art, we don't spend time getting to know,...
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You may be, or have met, someone with an unlikely aversion to clusters and holes. The phobia, known as Trypophobia, is not officially recognized in the American...
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A mathematician and scientist has described how “brain waves pattern themselves after the rhythms of nature”. Jack Cowan’s research highlights the similarities in the...
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