Category Archives: Science

13Feb/18

The science of escaping from a vicious predator

February 13, 2018ScienceDeath, Environment, Fiction, Human Interest, Predation, Predator, Pursuit predation, Throat clampsmbale

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, 2017ScienceBiology, Brain, Budapest, Ethology Department of Budapest, Europe, Geography of Europe, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Hungary, Sleepsmbale

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, 2017ScienceArtificial intelligence, Computational neuroscience, Cybernetics, Future, Intelligence, Science and technology, 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, Democratic Party United States), Human Interest, Illinois, Oxbridge, Russell Group, 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, 2017ScienceCalifornia, California Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology faculty, Greater Los Angeles Area, Pasadena California, San Gabriel Valley, 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, 2017ScienceBioenergy, Biofuel, Biofuels, energy, Environment, Fossil fuel, Fuels, Issues relating to biofuels, Jim Drury, Lancaster University, Physical universe, Renewable energy, Renewable fuels, Sustainable developmentsmbale

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, Dungeons & Dragons, Eye of the Beholder, Geometry, Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals, Julian De Silva, McDill, Perception, Role-playing video gamessmbale

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 holes, energy, Hypothetical astronomical objects, Mechanics, Nottingham, Physics, Technology/Internet, University of Nottinghamsmbale

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, 2017ScienceChemistry, Chile, Environment, Ionizing radiation, Nature, Radiation, Sunscreensmbale

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 →

29Apr/17

Scientist defends fossil study that could rewrite human history

April 29, 2017ScienceHuman, Human evolution, Human migrationssmbale

The California scientist who has proposed humans reached the Americas roughly 130,000 years ago, far earlier than previously thought, defends his study against skeptics.
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