First artificial cornea transplant restores sight to 78-year-old man

– Travel_Adventure / Shutterstock.com Suffering from near total blindness, a 78-year-old man received the first artificial cornea transplant. Thanks to this innovative operation, his vision was greatly improved and he was able to recognize his loved ones again. A significant and immediate improvement in vision Corneal disease is the third leading cause of blindness worldwide, …

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Lying causes you to imitate the body language of your interlocutors, according to this study

Dutch researchers recently determined that lying unconsciously causes us to mimic the body language of our interlocutor. A discovery that could potentially lead to the development of new approaches to detect it. Revealing experiences For this study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, Sophie van der Zee and his colleagues fromErasmus university of …

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This giant dinosaur discovered in Argentina is believed to be the largest land animal of all time

Artist’s impression of Argentinosaurus – Warpaint / Shutterstock.com Excavations carried out in the northwest of Patagonia have led to the discovery of bones belonging to a new species of giant sauropod. According to paleontologists, it could be the largest known land animal. A prehistoric giant Dinosaurs with oversized neck and tail and towering legs, sauropods …

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Wolves would have been domesticated by humans “by accident”

– Mircea Costina / Shutterstock.com New research estimates that wolves were domesticated “accidentally” by our ancestors. During the Ice Age, hunter-gatherers would have had to share their surplus meat with canines, which would later become their pets. An overabundance of lean meat The timing and causes of the domestication of dogs remain somewhat unclear. Currently, …

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