New research suggests that a giant pterosaur -- a toothless flying reptile with a 10 metre wingspan -- may have been the dominant predator in ancient Romania. Palaeontologists examined the creature's unusual gigantic neck vertebra and believe it was a...
Integrated circuit before (above) and after (below) testing in Venus atmospheric conditions. Credit: NASA A team of scientists at NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland recently completed a technology demonstration that could enable new scientific missions to the surface of...
Tiny though it is, the Heydari lab’s radiator chip boasts the highest power and efficiency of any device in its class, according to its creators.Credit: Steve Zylius / UCI Your doctor waves a hand-held scanner over your body and gets...
Many unique human traits such as high cognition, cumulative culture and hyper-cooperation have evolved due to the social organisation patterns unique to humans.Image credit: Flickr/David Martinez Close friendships facilitate the exchange of information and culture, making social networks more effective...
On a recent afternoon, a small group of students gathered around a large table in one of the rooms at the Stanford Archaeology Center. A collection of plastic-covered glass beakers and water bottles filled with yellow, foamy liquid stood in...
Mathematical equations that model vehicular traffic, similar to fluid flow, are able to capture nonlinear phenomena, such as, traffic jam formation,Image Credit: Flickr/Thomas Hassel Traffic modeling has been of interest to mathematicians since the 1950s. Research in the area has...
Online retail prices mystery. An innovative study by an MIT economist found that in 10 major countries, companies sell their wares at the same prices in stores and online, at the same moments, nearly three-quarters of the time. Credit:...
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science A group scientists have used new genetic sequencing data to understand how an ancient organism that lived alongside the dinosaurs has evolved over millions of years. A four-year effort by a genetic...
An extra mile at work left employees emotionally exhausted and grappling with work-family conflict. Image Credit: Flickr/jaimebisbal Being conscientious at work has long been linked with career success but new University research shows that going above and beyond the call...
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A new technique can better extract correct answers from large groups of people. For a given question, people are asked two things: What they think the right answer is, and what they think popular opinion will be. The variation...
New research finds that misinformation on climate change can psychologically cancel out the influence of accurate statements.Image Credit:Flickr/Takver In medicine, vaccinating against a virus involves exposing a body to a weakened version of the threat, enough to build...