Technobiophilia: Can we get all the nature we need in digital form?
Source: Aeon
Digital expert Sue Thomas explains that humans have a genetic attraction to the natural world, but argues that digital representations of nature may satisfy our needs.
Science & Nature
Where the Buffalo No Longer Roamed
Source: Smithsonian
While the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad connected the East coast and the West coast, it also led to the further decrease of the Native American population, as well as that of buffalo herds.
Revenge and the people who seek it
Source: American Psychological Association
Psychologists study what leads people to seek revenge and how they feel after undertaking vengeful acts.
Fake memory implanted in mice with a beam of light
Source: The Conversation
If you can’t trust your own memory, what can you trust? Researchers have discovered a way to change how mice view a location by creating a false memory of it in targeted neurons.
Decision-Making is Still a Work in Progress for Teenagers
Source: Brain Connection
Have parents or teachers ever told you that you’re not old enough to decide? There are differences between adolescent brains and adult brains, so it might be true. Read about the study at the McLean Hospital Brain Imaging Center in Boston, Massachusetts, that used functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare the activity of teenage brains to that of adults.
Floods, Fires, Storms are Fodder for Centuries of Poems
Source: PBS News Hour
Poet and editor Jeffrey Yang reminds us how disasters can stimulate creativity. In this video he discusses a collection of poems about how we heal after disasters and how the beauty and power of nature can help.
Are Cats Smarter Than Dogs?
Source: Live Science
Dogs’ brain structures are larger than cats’. Read why some scientists state that brain size is not the determining factor for animal intelligence.
Acrophobia
Source: Good Therapy
Why are people often naturally afraid of heights? Why are some more fearful than others? This article explains what acrophobia is and how sensible fear of heights is.
How Do Fireflies Glow? Mystery Solved After 60 Years
Source: National Geographic
Scientists at Connecticut College discover the final twist in the tail of the magical lightning bug. Being able to recreate the chemical reaction in a lab might lead to advances in medicine in the future.
Deep-Sea Sub Crushed Under Pressure
Source: International Business Times
Nereus, a highly advanced and costly deep-sea robotic submarine, was about 6.2 miles deep in the ocean when it was crushed under the pressure of the deep waters.