A new study shows that people are able to detect subtle eye movements that indicate another person's intentions. (Image credit: We Are via Getty Images) Recent research confirms that people can interpret intentions in each other's gazes, supporting a common…
Female divers on Jeju Island have been freediving to harvest seafood for generations. (Photo: Melissa Ilardo) A group of women on South Korea's largest island, Jeju, have a unique tradition of diving to depths of about 10
A new computer using human neurons could help treat brain diseases. (Image credit: koto_feja/Getty Images) A new kind of computer that combines traditional silicon hardware and human neurons is now available for purchase. CL1, released March 2 by Melbourne startup…
(Image credit: SEAN GLADWELL/Getty Images) While the ways humans and artificial intelligence (AI) systems think differ greatly, recent research has shown that AI sometimes makes decisions as irrationally as we do. In nearly half of the situations examined in the…
Brazilian-born Mother Aline Pereira Gammachi has her fellow nuns intrigued with her business idea (Photo: Newsflash/NX) A scandal over wine production at a secluded Italian abbey has left a senior nun distraught. The monastery's abbess, Alina Pereira Gammachi, was invited…
A global study explored what makes people most prosperous in different countries. (Image courtesy of Luciano Lozano via Getty Images) What does it mean to live a good life? For centuries, philosophers, scientists, and people from different cultures have tried…