Why are sight and sound out of sync?

The way we process sight and sound are curiously out of sync by different amounts for…

People who ‘see the glass as half full’ are more likely to fall prey to marketing scams

Consumers who perceive the benefits of large sums of money promised in mass marketing scams (MMS)…

Taking a closer look at ‘electrifying’ chemistry

With the increasing availability of electrical energy from renewable sources, it will be possible in the…

Turbocharge for lithium batteries

A team of material researchers has succeeded in producing a composite material that is particularly suited…

Criticism from parents affects how children’s brains respond to emotional information

Children of highly critical parents show less attention to emotional facial expressions, according to new research.

Pandoravirus: Giant viruses invent their own genes

Three new members have been added to the Pandoravirus family. Researchers offer an explanation to their…

If your eyes wrinkle when you smile or frown, you appear more sincere

Researchers have shown that our brains are pre-wired to perceive wrinkles around the eyes as conveying…

New aircraft-scheduling models may ease air travel frustrations

Flight schedules that allow for a little carefully designed wiggle room could prevent the frustration of…

American sign language and English language learners: New linguistic research supports the need for policy changes

A new study of the educational needs of students who are native users of American Sign…

Wastewater treatment plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics

Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants,…