Category Archives: Science

18Jul/20

National Geographic Society Announces Spring 2020 Young Explorers

July 18, 2020ScienceArticles, Civic engagement, national geographic society, Oral literature, Science, Spoken word, Storytellingsmbale

The National Geographic Society is proud to announce the spring 2020 cohort of Young Explorer grantees. These 22 young people, between the ages of 16 and 26, represent six countries and are engaged in impact-driven efforts ranging from scientific innovation and conservation, to education, civic engagement, storytelling and more—all developing solutions to pressing problems within their communities. Read more

13Feb/18

The science of escaping from a vicious predator

February 13, 2018ScienceAcinonyx, Biological pest control, Botswana, Cheetah, Death, Environment, Felids, Fiction, Human Interest, Lion, Mammals, NEXT MEDIA, Predation, Predator, Pursuit predation, Throat clamp, Zebrasmbale

A years-long study has revealed how predators hunt in the African wild, and what tactics their prey use to outmaneuver them. Continue reading →

21Nov/17

Brain activity shows dogs learn in their sleep, say Hungarian scientists

November 21, 2017ScienceAgeing, Biology, Brain, Branches of biology, Budapest, Dogs, Electroencephalography, Eniko Kubinyi, Ethology Department of Budapest, Europe, Geography of Europe, Gerontology, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hungary, Ivaylo Iotchev, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Old age, Sleep, Sleep spindlesmbale

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (NOVEMBER 17, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Hungary say they have measured brain activity in dogs which shows they learn during their sleep.
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10Nov/17

Tech stars split over AI: threat or salvation?

November 10, 2017ScienceAI takeover, Articles, Artificial intelligence, Ben Goertzel, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Doomsday scenarios, Elon Musk, Emily Wither, Existential risk from artificial general intelligence, Future, Futurology, Goertzel, Intelligence, LISBON, Max Tegmark, Philosophy of artificial intelligence, Portugal, Science and technology, Stephen Hawking, Technological singularity, Technology, Technology/Internetsmbale

Artificial Intelligence is a hot topic at a web summit in Portugal, with scientists warning of the risks of creating powerful autonomous machines that are smarter than we are. Emily Wither reports. Continue reading →

08Nov/17

Eurek-baa: Scientists find sheep can recognise human faces

November 8, 2017ScienceBarack Obama, BBC, Branches of biology, Cambridge, Celebrity, Democratic Party United States), Emma Watson, Fiona Bruce, Human Interest, Huntington's disease, Illinois, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jenny Morton, Livestock, Medical specialties, Medicine, Oxbridge, Russell Group, Sheep, United Kingdom, United States, University of Cambridgesmbale

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (UNKNOWN/DATE UPLOADED: NOVEMBER 7, 2017) (JENNY MORTON/UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE) – Sheep have been trained to recognise the faces of celebrities, including former U.S. President Barack Obama, by University of Cambridge scientists who hope it may help with understanding neurodegenerative diseases. Continue reading →

06Nov/17

Deep sleep: Even jellyfish need their slumber

November 6, 2017ScienceAnimals, Branches of biology, California, California Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology faculty, Cassiopea, Cassiopeidae, Contents, Greater Los Angeles Area, Jellyfish, PASADENA, Pasadena California, San Gabriel Valley, Sleep, Sleep deprivation, Sleep in non-human animals, United States, V-12 Navy College Training Programsmbale

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (CALTECH) – A brainless, spineless, pulsating organism has a key behaviour in common with humans: sleep. Continue reading →

09Oct/17

How coffee could power your car

October 9, 2017ScienceBiodiesel, Bioenergy, Biofuel, Biofuels, Biomass, Bright green environmentalism, energy, Environment, Fossil fuel, Fuels, Issues relating to biofuels, Jim Drury, Lancaster University, London, Physical universe, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Sustainable development, Sustainable technologies, United Kingdomsmbale

A new one-step process that turns spent coffee grounds into biofuel could help in the fight to reduce our reliance on diesel made from fossil fuels, say researchers at Lancaster University. Jim Drury reports. Continue reading →

25Sep/17

Computer says no – beauty not in the eye of the beholder

September 25, 2017ScienceAesthetics, Beauty, Beholder, Bradley Cooper, Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder, Face, Fashion, Geometry, George Clooney, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Idris Elba, Interpersonal attraction, Julian De Silva, London, McDill, Medicine, Perception, Physical attractiveness, Plastic surgery, Role-playing video games, Stuart McDill, United Kingdom, United Statessmbale

They say beauty is in the eye of the beholder but now a computer facial mapping technique is proving geometry also plays an important part and the ancient Greeks knew all about it, as Stuart McDill reports. Continue reading →

09Sep/17

Black hole in a ‘bathtub’ makes waves for UK scientists

September 9, 2017ScienceBlack hole, Black hole bomb, Black holes, energy, Event horizon, Hole, Hypothetical astronomical objects, Mechanics, Nottingham, Physical sciences, Physics, SAM PATRICK, Superradiance, Technology/Internet, THÉO TORRES, United Kingdom, University of Nottingham, Vortexsmbale

British-based scientists have recreated the conditions around black holes using a water bath, shedding new light on the extraction of energy from the astronomical phenomenon. Matthew Stock reports. Continue reading →

27Jul/17

Scientists find sunscreen potential in Antarctic plants

July 27, 2017ScienceAntarctic region, Antarctica, Chemistry, Chile, Colobanthus, Colobanthus quitensis, Environment, Flora of Antarctica, Flora of Argentina, Gustavo Zuniga, Ionizing radiation, Natural sciences, Nature, Pearlwort, Physical geography, Physical sciences, Radiation, SANTIAGO, Sunscreen, Ultravioletsmbale

SANTIAGO, CHILE (JULY 25, 2017) (REUTERS) – Scientists in Chile have discovered molecules in two species of Antarctic flowers that protect the plants from solar radiation and could potentially be used in products such as sunscreen for humans and protection for vulnerable crops. Continue reading →