Lego fans of a certain age were in for a treat last month when pizza delivery girl Pepper Roni – yes, from the smash hit 1997 classic Lego Island – popped up in a trailer for a new video game. The red-haired hero, last seen over two decades ago, has been revived by the Lego … Read more
WASHINGTON — Limb amputations are performed by surgeons when a traumatic injury, such as a war wound or a car accident, causes extensive tissue destruction or in cases of severe infection or disease. But humans aren’t the only ones who perform such procedures. New research shows that some ants will amputate limbs from injured comrades … Read more
Humans are no longer the only species on Earth that can perform surgery to save lives. A new study says that certain species of ants can not only detect injuries to colony members, but also decide whether amputation surgery is necessary to save that ant’s life. Unlike humans, ants don’t need to go to medical … Read more
Often dismissed as an irrational or exaggerated sense of worry, paranoia extends from a very rational ability to keep our wits about us in a chaotic environment. If we can adapt quickly, we can stay alive when circumstances do change. At the extreme, however, delusions in the evil intentions of others can be socially isolating, … Read more
By David Averre 3:02 PM June 13, 2024, updated 4:12 PM June 13, 2024 Share or comment on this article: Passengers on a Boeing 737-800 flight bound for Manchester experienced sheer panic when the pilot was forced to abort takeoff just as the plane took off from the tarmac at an airport in Turkey earlier … Read more