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Press release: EdFoC back for its sixth year!
The Edinburgh Festival of Cycling (EdFoC) is back for its sixth year and will be the biggest yet, not only extended to 18 days, but also going on
Seven Reasons Why We Should Not Accept Millions of Years
There is an intensifying controversy in the church all over the world regarding the age of the earth.
Can the year you were born affect your risk of getting serious flu?
The headline sounds like something your clueless relative would forward off social media, but it may be true: Birth year affects flu susceptibility.
Unknown Sixth Toe Discovered in Elephants
Buried beneath the leathery skin of an elephant's foot lies one of anatomy's unappreciated mysteries. Three hundred years ago, a surgeon claimed elephants had six toes instead of the usual five, setting off a debate about whether an extra digit was really possible. Modern anatomists scoffed at the idea, insisting instead that the extra toe was really just a big lump of cartilage. Now a study of scores of elephant feet shows that the lump really does turn into bone. The digit is…
'Sixth sense' protects drivers except when texting
A sixth sense protects distracted drivers when they are being absent minded or upset, but not when they are texting, a new study has found.
The Sixth Sense You Didn't Know You Had
With the naked eye people can sense the polarization angle of light better than most other animals.
She landed a deal with Whole Foods, has a plan to save the bees — and is in sixth grade.
#PromotedPost Mikaila's business and passion for bees is inspiring kids — and adults — everywhere.
Scientists discover a sixth surprising taste
What Is Your Sixth Sense?
Think you know what's your sixth sense? Think again!
What is a light-year?
It's more than just the way we measure the cosmos.
Are We in the Midst of a Sixth Mass Extinction?
Ecosystems of multiple species that interact with one another and their physical environments are essential for human societies.
Do Dancers Have a Sixth Sense?
Are dancers more perceptive than other people? Recent research in the journal Psychophysiology answered this question by putting 20 professi
How to Develop Your Precious Metals “Sixth Sense”
We recently spent a few hours in the company of an expert jeweler, looking through a batch of old jewelry scrap. It was amazing to watch him work. He seemed to have a kind of sixth sense about what he was looking at. He picked up a small chain and said, “This is solid gold.” Then he looked at an old
Is your sixth-grader ranked yet?
Recruiting starts early. It comes at a cost, and not just a price tag in the thousands. It takes time. And travel. And financial sacrifice. In the end, you still wonder: Is it worth it?
How math is our real sixth sense
In this engaging talk, high school math teacher and YouTube star Eddie Woo shares his passion for mathematics, calling it an extra sense that we can all access. Using real-world examples of geometry, he encourages everyone to seek out the patterns around them for "a whole new way to see the world."
How humans are driving the sixth mass extinction
Scientists have been warning for decades that human actions are pushing life on our shared planet toward mass extinction. Such extinction events have occurred five times in the past, but a bold new paper finds that this time would be fundamentally different. Fortunately, there’s still time to stop it.
A 12-year-old had one-sixth of his brain removed. He feels 'perfectly...
It was a solution no parent wants to hear: To get rid of a brain tumor and stop their young son's seizures, surgeons would need to cut out one-sixth of his brain.But for Tanner Collins, it was the best option.
Do Cats Have a Sixth Sense?
Many believe that cats possess a sixth sense or paranormal powers — but is that true? John Bradshaw, author of the book Cat Sense, weighs in.
