A macaque grins at the camera. A team of researchers has found an “engine of consciousness” in the brain — a region where, in monkeys at least, even a little jump start will make them wake up from anesthesia. Consciousness…
The reason for the female orgasm has long eluded scientists. Men need them for reproduction; women don’t. So why do female orgasms exist? Scientists studying this issue are divided, said David Puts, a biological anthropologist at Penn State University. Some…
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The child’s frantic dad rushed him to a health centre, but he was already in cardiac arrest. Medics spent an hour trying to revive him, but were unable to save his life n A five-year-old boy died after choking on…