Two decades of healthy growth, followed by four to eight decades of slow-motion physical and mental collapse — that’s life, for most of us, despite the efforts of various deluded cranks and tech billionaires. Time spares nothing, and seems particularly to have it out for our faces, paying just as…
The upper eyelid is larger, longer and has deeper roots so it can support more luscious lashes. All mammals have this feature, but why have the eyes developed this way? The most significant reason is to protect our eyeballs. But having longer top eyelashes can also help us express our…
Aye-ayes are among the strangest primates on Earth, with their oversized ears, spider-like hands, and — as new research shows — a previously undetected sixth finger.