How good are you at telling if someone’s sick? A new study finds that at least some people are quite good at identifying facial cues. Composite, overlaid images of the 16 individuals, sick (left) and healthy (right). Image credits: Audrey Henderson/St Andrews University. Detecting and avoiding sick people is a vital aspect of limiting exposure to…
On paper, the ketogenic diet sounds great. Every January, fat’s in the crosshairs of health columnists, fitness magazines, and desperate Americans. This year, PopSci looks at the macronutrient beyond its most negative associations. What’s fat good for? How do we get it to go where we want it to? Where does it wander when it’s lost?…
A New Jersey woman won $5 million with a scratch-off lottery ticket she purchased accidentally in New York City and didn’t even bother checking for two weeks. Oksana Zaharov, 46, of Edgewater, told New York Lottery officials she meant to buy $1 scratch-off ticket but was mistakenly issued a $10 Set for Life ticket by the…
Chocolate could reportedly vanish as early as 2050. This revelation has led scientists from the University of California at Berkeley to work with Virginia-based manufacturer Mars, Incorporated to save the cacao plant from disappearing. Warmer temperatures and drier weather conditions are expected to be the root of the cacao plants’ potential disappearance, according to Business Insider.…
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on Christmas Day in Lakewood, reported police, who were continuing to investigate the incident. The person was struck near the intersection of Cedarbridge Avenue and Martin Luther King Drive around 7:30 p.m., according to Lakewood Police Lt. Gregory Staffordsmith. Police did not identify the victim. Authorities were…
Typically, police dash cams are used to gather evidence during traffic stops. However, a New Jersey police officer accidentally captured something quite spectacular on his: a fireball blazing across the sky. Sgt. Michael Virga was on patrol when the camera recorded the bright meteor, at 3:09 am on December 2, according to a statement on Facebook…
