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With advancements in understanding the sciences and the instruments with which we study it, our collective knowledge of what happens inside ourselves is a work in constant progress that involves the most skilled medical practitioners and researchers. They must remain vigilant for any new details in understanding how our bodies work, as well as how our environment interacts with it. Here, Modern Sciences explores the latest developments in the fields of genetics, human biology, epidemiology, and much more.
Something’s Amiss With the “Portal Illusion”
Look at the portal illusion long enough and you may find yourself wondering how this contraption is somehow…
We’re just starting to learn more about aphantasia, the inability to picture things with the mind’s eye
Some people don’t have the ability to create mental images, a condition called aphantasia, but can still experience…
Am I too old to build muscle? What science says about sarcopenia and building strength later in life
Shutterstock David Scott, Deakin University and Robin M. Daly, Deakin University Sarcopenia is the progressive and accelerated loss…
ChatGPT can’t think – consciousness is something entirely different to today’s AI
Illus_man / Shutterstock Philip Goff, Durham University There has been shock around the world at the rapid rate…
Baboon bonds: new study reveals that friendships make up for a bad start in life
Two juvenile baboons passively share information about a food source when one sniffs the other’s muzzle while feeding.…
Perfect perfume or eau de cat’s bum? Why scents smell different and 4 fragrance tips
Pexels/Ron Lach Magdalena Wajrak, Edith Cowan University Mother’s Day is coming up in Australia and that means a…
Here’s how a new AI tool may predict early signs of Parkinson’s disease
AP Photo/George Walker IV Diana Zhang, UNSW Sydney and William Alexander Donald, UNSW Sydney In 1991, the world…
Cold water therapy: what are the benefits and dangers of ice baths, wild swimming and freezing showers?
Heather Massey, University of Portsmouth; Clare Eglin, University of Portsmouth, and Mike Tipton, University of Portsmouth Immersion in…
Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average
David Dunning and Justin Kruger tested psychology students to see whether the least skilled were also the most…
AI has potential to revolutionise health care – but we must first confront the risk of algorithmic bias
Getty Images Mangor Pedersen, Auckland University of Technology Artificial Intelligence (AI) is moving fast and will become an…