Life Damaged brains escape the material world Increased feelings of transcendence can follow brain damage, a study of people with brain cancer suggests. As feelings of transcending the physical world can be part of some religious experiences and other forms of spirituality, the finding may help explain why some people seem more prone to such experiences than others. The brain region in … 51¶¯Âþ
Earth Jane Goodall: 'There is no problem in having empathy' Video: Jane Goodall imitates chimp calls Showing no signs of slowing down Half a century after Jane Goodall began studying chimpanzees in Tanzania, she talks to her former student Charlotte Uhlenbroek about chimpanzee fire-dancing, the peril of bushmeat and the empowerment of local people "EVERYBODY studying animals in the wild today needs to be aware … Opinion
Life The writing on the cave wall Gallery: Messages from the Stone Age Time to look around the paintings THE first intrepid explorers to brave the 7-metre crawl through a perilously narrow tunnel leading to the Chauvet caves in southern France were rewarded with magnificent artwork to rival any modern composition. Stretching a full 3 metres in height, the paintings depict a … Features
Enigma Number 1583 Have a good day Some years ago I bought a car which had a digital display on its dashboard. The 10 digits displayed showed the date and time, such as 17:05:86 15:32 A "good day " was a day during which the 10 digits displayed were all different. In particular, I recall two good days, … Regulars
Turnips are so boring Turnips are so boring FOUR years ago we noted that the web is a very dynamic place, with some sites changing content every few minutes (4 February, 2006) . But at the same time, some individual web pages stay put forever, no matter how inconsequential they may be. For example, David Viner wrote to us … Regulars