Sharks may be closer to the city than you think, new study shows
The world’s coastlines are rapidly urbanizing, but how this increased human presence may impact species living in the ocean is not fully understood. In...
Researcher discovers that military cannot rely on AI for strategy or judgment
Using artificial intelligence (AI) for warfare has been the promise of science fiction and politicians for years, but new research from the Georgia Institute...
Study finds a signaling pathway involving neurons responsible for how we understand thermal pain
The world has changed since 1664, when French philosopher and scientist Rene Descartes first claimed the brain was responsible for feeling the sensation of...
Scientist paves the way for faster computers, longer-lasting batteries
University of Queensland scientists have cracked a problem that’s frustrated chemists and physicists for years, potentially leading to a new age of powerful, efficient,...
Powerful Magnets Put New Twist On Phonons
Phonons are collective atomic vibrations, or quasiparticles, that act as the main heat carriers in a crystal lattice. Under certain circumstances, their properties can...
Can’t Find Your Keys? You Need A Chickadee Brain
For the first time, researchers have shown that there is a genetic component underlying the amazing spatial memories of Mountain Chickadees. These energetic half-ounce...
How to Throw an Eco-Friendly Event
If you have been put in charge of throwing an eco-friendly event, you can be forgiven for feeling a little overwhelmed.
Organising a formal...
Measuring Brain Blood Flow And Activity With Light
A new, noninvasive method for measuring brain blood flow with light has been developed by biomedical engineers and neurologists at the University of California,...
How You Can Step Up Your Vaping Game
Vaping, much like any hobby, is something that opens up rapidly after you first break into it, transforming from something that seems simple and...
Mighty Morphing 3D Printing
Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created a new shape-changing or "morphing" 3D printing nozzle that was featured as a Frontispiece in...
