It’s the headline dedicated smokers have been waiting for: their disgusting habit is good for them. At least under certain conditions, though this doesn’t mean you’d be wise to reach for a pack of Players – the benefit is far outweighed by the danger of cancer.
According to latest research, bats can distinguish between calls made by members of their own species and others, even those that are closely related and inhabit similar ecological niches.
The closeness between brilliance and madness may be linked to dopamine receptors, say researchers.
One of the Milky Way’s closest neighbours, the galaxy Messier 83, just became a bit clearer thanks to an infrared image taken by the European Southern Observatory.
