Newswise — CLEVELAND—As the Earth faces unprecedented climate change, a look into the planet’s deep past may provide vital insights into what may lie ahead.
Knowledge of the natural world millions of years ago is…
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Are Mobile Phones Really 10 Times Dirtier Than Toilet Seats? » ScienceABC
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Research shows that phones are some of the dirtiest objects we interact with each day. They carry more bacteria than many other surfaces, and are probably dirtier than your toilet seat,…
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Burning Cancer’s Bridges – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
“Build your enemy a golden bridge to retreat across” is a piece of advice offered by Sun Tzu in his ancient military treatise, The Art of War. It turns out that cancerous growths adopt this strategy in their battle against the immune system….
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Tactile Controls: Why Buttons Are Making a Comeback
Tactile controls are back in vogue. Apple added two new buttons to the iPhone 16, home appliances like stoves and washing machines are returning to knobs, and several car manufacturers are reintroducing buttons and dials to dashboards and
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Padlocked “vampire” died from incurable illness
Archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń have conducted an examination of the “vampire” burial found near Bydgoszcz, a city in northern Poland.
In 2022, archaeologists announced the…
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Smiles tweaked by AI can boost attraction, a speed-dating study shows
A well-timed smile could be the ultimate speed-dating hack. Smiles enhanced by artificial intelligence during video chats led to higher romantic attraction, researchers report October 28 in Proceedings of the National Academy of…
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Revealing causal links in complex systems
Getting to the heart of causality is central to understanding the world around us. What causes one variable — be it a biological species, a voting region, a company stock, or a local climate — to shift from one state to another can inform how…
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2024 Math Prize for Girls at MIT sees six-way tie | MIT News
After 274 young women spent two-and-a-half hours working through 20 advanced math problems for the 16th annual Advantage Testing Foundation/Jane Street Math Prize for Girls (MP4G) contest held Oct. 4-6 at MIT, a six-way…
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A single enzyme can alter the vibrant colors in parrot plumage
One enzyme has a key role in determining whether parrots’ rainbow plumage emerges in vibrant reds, yellows or greens, a new study shows.
Parrot feathers flaunt an array of colors, with yellow, red and orange hues made possible by…
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This marine biologist discovered a unique blue whale population in Sri Lanka
Pooping whales changed the course of Asha de Vos’ career.
The Sri Lankan marine biologist was aboard a research vessel near her home island in 2003 when she spotted six blue whales congregating. A bright red plume of whale waste…
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