Honeybees are good at maths, but it was thought they could only count to four. That is, unless you present them with a task in which they are punished with a bitter-tasting drink for getting it wrong.
Dressing up can be part of the sexual act. Here: fetish nails and make up.
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Fetishes and non-conventional sexual practices are commonly misrepresented and judged by society. It’s time to stop judging and instead embrace and enjoy our sexual lives.
Black or red (or zero), the odds stay the same regardless of previous spins.
Mark Seton/Flickr (cropped)
Imagine yourself, a picture of sartorial elegance and sipping champagne from a crystal flute, in Le Grande Casino at Monte Carlo. It is a Monday night – in fact, the date is August 18, 1913 – and you are…
The headlines BBC: Truth or lie – trust your instinct, says research British Psychological Society: Our subconscious mind may detect liars Daily Mail: Why you SHOULD go with your gut: Instinct is better…
‘Hanging in there’ may well have neurobiological roots.
Ars Electronica
Perseverance is a quality that plays a large role in the success or failure of many pursuits. It has never been entirely clear why this trait seems more apparent in some people than others, but a new piece…
I’m more of a cricket man, really.
Ben Birchall/PA
In the field of animal behaviour, there is one topic that is almost guaranteed to get your study in the popular press: showing how an animal behaves just like humans. This can be solving problems, using…
A game of bowls now, or Premier League tickets in a month? Your hippocampus can help.
Crystian Cruz
Would you prefer a beer right now or a bottle of champagne next week? So begins an interesting new study published today in the journal PloS Biology. Of course these kinds of choices feature throughout…
A person’s social status can influence how we interpret their words, the study found.
Steven Shorrock
A speaker’s social status can affect how we interpret their words, a German study has found. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, involved researchers showing the study’s 18 German participants…
It’s just a fly on a ball, from up close.
Benjamin de Bivort
After many years of research, we still do not completely understand the brains of even the simplest organisms. The human brain with its 80 billion neurons is largely a mystery. But with better tools we…