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Attacks on humans peak after a full moon Web edition : Wednesday, July 20th, 2011 Beware the full moon, for as it fades, hungry lions emerge to reclaim the night - and prowl for human flesh. Scientists studying lion attack trends in Tanzania found that predation peaks in the evenings after a full moon.

The tale starts with an unidentified body found on the roadside. Hit by a car in the wee hours of the morning, investigators puzzled over where it had come from and how it had reached its asphalt resting place.

This is very interesting

ScienceDaily (July 22, 2011) — Taking a trip down memory lane while you are driving could land you in a roadside ditch, new research indicates. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that our visual perception can be contaminated by memories of what we have recently seen, impairing our ability to properly understand and act on what we are currently seeing.

Brain waves make a fast brake Drivers could stop cars just by thinking about it Web edition : Friday, July 29th, 2011 In a fast-moving car, the brain can hit the brakes faster than the foot.

ATLANTA (AP) -- In what's being called the first research of its kind, a study found that HIV-infected women in Africa are more likely to spread the AIDS virus if they use hormone-based birth control.