When spring is in the air and there is more natural light, people (and animals) go out more, are more happy and more active. But the opposite also applies. A deprivation of light causes a change in mood, as can be witnessed when the long dark winter nights arrive. People get more irritated or depressed, […]

Sleeping takes up to a third of our time. Newborn babies spend about twice that. It is inordinately difficult to remain awake for more than a full day-night cycle, without artificial substances. In humans, continuous wakefulness of the nervous system results in mental derangement; rats deprived of sleep for 5 of more days die. All […]

A group of wild octopuses have been found, which were engaged in a kinky and violent society of jealous murders, strategy of gender-deception and once-in-a-lifetime sex. A group of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley journeyed to Indonesia to find that wild octopuses are the opposite of the shy, unromantic loners their captive brethren […]

Since 2002, the city of Dubai (capital of the United Arab Emirates) has seen an increase in private real estate investment in recreating Dubai’s skyline with projects as The Palm Islands, The World Islands and Burj Dubai. The Palm Islands is a series of artificial islands for the coast of Dubai on which major commercial […]

Everybody knows that whales are those creatures which can dive extremely deep; the Cuvier’s beaked whale is the winner, diving deep down to 2000 meters in search of prey, the deepest depth known for any mammal. That’s why scientists are having trouble explaining why, in response to naval sonar testing, this champion cetacean sometimes succumbs […]