Researchers study how birds retweet news
Every social network has its fake news. And in animal communication networks, even birds discern the trustworthiness of their neighbors, a study from the...
Researchers develop device that mimics brain cells used for human vision
University of Central Florida researchers are helping to close the gap separating human and machine minds.
In a study featured as the cover article appearing...
How did dinosaur parents know when their kids had a fever?
From the time that dinosaur fossils were first discovered, these creatures have fascinated scientists and laypeople alike. In the academic world, their remains provide...
5,200-year-old grains in the eastern Altai Mountains redate trans-Eurasian crop exchange
Cereals from the Fertile Crescent and broomcorn millet from northern China spread across the ancient world, integrating into complex farming systems that used crop-rotation...
Deconstructing Schrödinger’s cat
The paradox of Schrödinger's cat -- the feline that is, famously, both alive and dead until its box is opened -- is the most...
NASA flights detect millions of Arctic methane hotspots
Knowing where emissions are happening and what's causing them brings us a step closer to being able to forecast the region's impact on global...
Quantum interference observed in real time: Extreme UV-light spectroscopy technique
A team headed by Prof. Dr. Frank Stienkemeier and Dr. Lukas Bruder from the Institute of Physics at the University of Freiburg has succeeded...
Using noise to enhance optical sensing
In conventional sensing methods, noise is always a problem, especially in systems that are meant to detect changes in their environment that are hardly...
Pancreatic cancer ‘time machine’ exposes plot twist in cell growth and invasion
Pancreatic cancer has one of the worst survival rates among cancers. Patients can expect as low as a 9% chance to live for at least five...
Academics identify 18 reasons why megaprojects often fail, as well as 54 preventative solutions
Academics at UCL have identified 18 reasons why megaprojects such as HS2 and Crossrail often fail, as well as 54 preventative solutions.
For the first...
Stinging water mystery solved: Jellyfish can sting swimmers, prey with ‘mucus grenades’
In warm coastal waters around the world, swimmers can often spot large groups of jellyfish pulsing rhythmically on the seafloor. Unless properly prepared with...
