It’s a simple piece, made by my paternal great-grandfather, what one might call a “moveable kitchen counter,” with shelves on top going up to the ceiling. Underneath are four drawers down the center, ...

Whenever we look at something unfamiliar for the first time, it's only human nature that we look for the familiar in it. Even given the huge variety of what turns up in the animal kingdom, it's only ...

The mind is great at spotting potential friends, even when they’re inanimate. Feel emotional after spotting what looks like a face in your breakfast cereal, or perhaps what kind of looks like Virgin ...

Seeing faces in common objects is not unusual. You might have seen the “man in the moon”, or seen faces in electrical outlets or sliced bell peppers. A new study from the National Institute of Mental ...

Humans are hardwired to see faces, even in inanimate objects. We have a lima bean-shaped part of our brains dedicated to facial recognition. But this process of seeing a face and recognizing it isn't ...

Oxytocin may be responsible for new mothers' heightened ability to see faces in inanimate objects, but more research is needed. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Preservation of vision should be a cherished, lifetime goal. So let’s talk high velocity projectiles -- or their avoidance -- chemical splashes, particle fragments and creepy crawlers. “What is that ...

All across Houston, high school teachers are scrambling to teach lessons online, figuring out how best to translate their curriculum to the virtual world. With subjects like math, English, and history ...

Follow these inanimate objects on Instagram. Toys can come to life on Instagram. Follow a Triceratops and a Lego couple for all types of Massachusetts adventures. If you're tired of sunsets, hot dog ...