Genome Shows Humans More Gorilla-like than Thought Sixty scientists worked over five years to sequence the genome of a single female lowland gorilla, the last of the great apes to have its DNA mapped. According to lead author Aylwyn Scally, of the Tr...
For many people around the world a glass of Scotch is their favourite tipple. Scotch whisky can come in blended or single malt varieties. Connoisseurs of the drink debate its tone, taste and its ageing process. Distilleries around the world produce t...
Adam and Constance were very religious. Both had been raised in Catholic families. Except for her uncle Chandler, who was agnostic, all their relatives were devout Catholics. Adams oldest brother was, in fact, a priest. Adam, as a youth, had been an...
Are you Ignoring That Little Thought? Caroline Jalango What happened to that brilliant idea that you once had? Did you ignore it because you thought that it was just a little thought ? Have you ever considered what that little thought would have bec...
By Paul Sisco Washington 13 April 2007 Brain scan illustration of thought formation Researchers studying how the brain works say they have begun to be able to see a thought as it forms in the human mind. Scientists in Germany at the Max Planck Instit...