Light-sensitive proteins at the tip of fruit flies' snorkel-like proboscis, which it uses to sample it's environment, also allows it to sense bitter tastes.
False memories of crime found to appear real when they're retold to others. Study participants were just as likely to watch someone recount a genuine memory, then misidentify it as false once told that some of the videos would feature false memories.
Within 100 years of settling the South Pacific, most likely from Tonga or Samoa, humans changed the landscape by burning native forest to make way for crops.
Meta-analysis of 24 years of research finds that mental practice may have a small but significant positive effect on performance, especially for for programs lasting between 1 and 6 weeks.
Forecasting economic impacts of natural disasters through social media
Indirectly estimating the downtime of small businesses via their social media activity may provide a convenient and reliable method forecasting the post-emergency recovery of economic activities.
