Are dying plants screaming at you, and what's the scientific difference between a grower and a shower? Plus, x-ray vision could be in sight.
In the future, farmers might use ultrasound to listen to stressed plants vent. While plants can’t chat like people, they don’t just sit in restful silence. Under certain conditions—such as a lack of water or physical damage—plants vibrate and emit sound waves. Typically, those waves are too …
Some people live to be well beyond 100. But what genes and environmental factors contribute to such extreme longevity, and what can we learn from …
A viral video shows a man unwisely—and illegally—feeding an alligator a sandwich while chest-deep in a Florida creek.
• A new study has determined a scientific definition for whether a person's penis can be considered a "grower" or a "shower." • "Growers" are penises that …
With Microsoft's HoloLens and a special application developed by MIT researchers, AR can be used to find hidden objects.
In some of the futuristic tv shows or movies that we watch, we see things that seem small but contain multitudes inside or that are actually big when …
A part of the brain previously not associated with memories may actually play a larger role in retention. If you give a mouse a video game, scientists can learn quite a bit about the mind. More specifically, mice playing virtual reality video games have helped researchers locate the brain circuitry …
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