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AnecdotesCan fear be switched off using receptors in the brain?

In November 2007, University of Tokyo researchers working with mice reported the results of a curious experiment....

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TriviaTrivia about Animals, Birds and Noses

Earthworms comprise about 80 percent of the American woodcock`s diet. Its 2.5-inch-long bill (whose flexibility allows it...

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TriviaTrivia about Aging, Taste and Smell

By the age of sixty, the average person will have lost 50 percent of his/her taste buds and 40 percent of his/her sense...

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TriviaTrivia about Blindness, Dreams and Smell

People who have been blind from birth have dreams devoid of visual imagery. However, they often contain strong sensations...

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AnecdotesGreat Barrier Reef

"My ship was proceeding inside the Great Barrier Reef in dense fog," Sir Frederic Fisher once recalled, "when I...

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AnecdotesPheromones

While working with International Fragrance and Flavors, the research psychologist Carol Christensen became fascinated by...

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AnecdotesHelen Keller`s Nose

After losing her sight, hearing, and most of her speech in infancy, Helen Keller developed her other senses to...

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