Computing
New App Helps People Remember Faces
An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts
Stories by Agata Blaszczak-Boxe
Behavior
Visualizing Specific Impacts of Climate Change Could Change Behavior
People asked to imagine how flooding or droughts would affect particular people or places were more likely to engage in environmentally friendly actions
Cognition
Some People Suffer from Face Blindness for Other Races
Certain individuals are seriously impaired when it comes to recognizing individuals of another color
Behavior
Too Much Emotional Intelligence Is a Bad Thing
Profound empathy may come at a price
Fitness
Gut Fungus Suspected in Crohn’s Disease
Fungi, like bacteria, are present in everyone’s intestines
Fitness
Thumb-Sucking, Nail-Biting Kids May Have Lower Allergy Risk
Three-decade study suggests oral bacteria influence the immune response
Health
Unexplained "Genetic Superheroes" Overcome Disease Mutations
Scientists focus on people who carry genetic mutations that cause severe childhood diseases—but don’t get them
Biotech
Lab-Grown Skin Sprouts Hair and Sweats
Tissue may help create better skin transplants for patients with severe burns or skin diseases
Health
Ebola May Leave Survivors with Lasting Problems in Brain, Nerves
Among a group of 82 Ebola survivors in Liberia, nearly all had some neurologic problems six months or longer after they were infected
The Sciences
Researchers Grow Vocal Cord Tissue That Can "Talk"
The tissue engineering technique could someday help restore the voices of patients with otherwise untreatable vocal disorders, although more testing must be done
The Sciences
Dogs Can Tell Happy or Angry Human Faces
The dogs in a study chose whether a face was happy or angry by tapping an image with their noses
Health
Prolonged Sitting May Increase Risk of Certain Cancers
More sitting time per day is associated with the risk of colon and endometrial cancer
Evolution
Four-Eyed 'Daddy Longlegs' Fossil Discovered
A spider-like arachnid fossil helps explain the evolutionary path of modern harvestmen, often called 'daddy longlegs'
Evolution
Asian Elephants Console One Another When in Distress
Using trunks and vocalizations, elephants reassure one another when distressed
