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Easily Hypnotized People Can Hallucinate Colors

December 7, 2011, 8:05 am

Some people can hallucinate colors at will even without the aid of hypnosis, according to a new international study.

Understanding How Phantom Limbs Form

December 5, 2011, 4:27 am

When a phantom limb forms, there is no default position that it moves into, according to new research from Australia.

Quantum Entanglement Observed Macroscopically in Distant Diamonds

December 2, 2011, 5:51 am

Two separate diamonds have been successfully entangled, showing that not only microscopic particles, but also macroscopic objects are subject to the laws of quantum mechanics.

Pre-Stonehenge Pits Hint at Ancient Sun Worship

December 1, 2011, 6:04 am

Two huge pits discovered near Stonehenge might have been part of a route that people used in sun rituals at the summer solstice before the monument was built.

‘Stone Breadcrumb Trail’ Leads to Rethink of Ancient Human Migration

November 30, 2011, 3:09 pm

Stone tools unearthed in Oman show modern humans were living in southern Arabia much earlier than predicted by geneticists’ theories of how humans colonized the world, [...]

New 2012 Reference Revealed on Mayan Brick

November 28, 2011, 1:17 pm

A second reference to the Mayan December 2012 prophecy has been publicized, and is carved on a piece of brick found at Comalcalco in southern Mexico.

Science in Quotes: Resistance to New Ideas

November 27, 2011, 5:53 am

“The mind likes a strange idea as little as the body likes a strange protein, and resists it with a similar energy”

Oldest Evidence of Fishing Found in East Timor

November 25, 2011, 4:34 pm

Researchers have unearthed fish remains, dating to 42,000 years ago, along with fishhooks in East Timor. To date, these fishhooks are the earliest definitive evidence of [...]

Dreaming Can Ease Painful Memories

November 25, 2011, 3:52 am

Dreaming suppresses stress chemicals while the brain processes emotional experiences, reducing the burden of painful memories.

Meditation May Prevent Psychiatric Disorders, Study Suggests

November 21, 2011, 1:27 pm

Experienced meditators can switch off areas of the brain associated with daydreaming, anxiety, and certain psychiatric disorders like autism and schizophrenia, according to a [...]


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