Showing posts with label science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label science. Show all posts

Monday, April 6, 2015

The Little Bird that Could

The Little Bird that Could
Hundreds of miles out to sea in a storm, exhausted birds would sometimes land en masse on ships for refuge. Sailors must have wondered at the sight; where did these little birds come from? And what are they doing out here? Did the wind carry them away from the safety of the land? A team of scientists decided to find out.

Saturday, April 4, 2015

Scientists admit they have no idea how the brain works. Maybe they need to question their basic assumption that the brain produces consciousness.
Brain studies galore yet 'nobody really knows'