6 d. ago Scientists claim to have found a way to discover ADHD by looking at one body part

Using an AI computer model to predict the condition, researchers in South Korea analysed images of the retina in a study of 323 children and adolescents with ADHD and 323 without it.

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1 week ago Fingerprint made by Neanderthal 43,000 years ago could be world’s oldest portrait

Ochre mark is thought to be oldest complete fingerprint ever found and may suggest Neanderthals were capable of abstract thought

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1 week ago Can YOU see the face? Scientists claim this 'portrait' was created by a Neanderthal 43,000 years ago

As far as art goes, it's not going to win any awards. But this large pebble might be the earliest known representation of a face, experts say.

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1 week ago World’s oldest fingerprint may be a clue that Neanderthals created art

A man 43,000 years ago dipped a finger in red pigment and made a nose on a face-like pebble in Spain, scientists sayOne day around 43,000 years ago, a Neanderthal man in what is now central Spain came across a large granite pebble whose pleasing contours and indentations snagged his eye.Something in the shape of that quartz-rich stone – perhaps its odd resemblance to an elongated face – may have compelled him to pick it up, study it and, eventually, to dip one of his fingers in red pigment and press it against the pebble’s edge, exactly where the nose on that face would have been. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Leonardo da Vinci's DNA holds the key to genius braincells for all, scientists claim

Scientists believe the key to finding out what makes a genius could be buried in the DNA of famous artist Leonardo da Vinci as he 'saw things that you and I can’t see'

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3 w. ago Chimps set up forest hospital to heal each other's wounds as they know 'first aid'

Chimpanzees are more like humans than originally thought, claim scientists, who captured footage of the primates making a makeshift forest hospital to treat wounds

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3 w. ago Original gangster rappers were ancient Greek poets who were like Eminem

Scientists claim that Ancient Greek poets like Homer were just like modern day rappers like Eminem, focusing on 'beefs' between rivals and following similar themes

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