Margaret Davis

Melting Antarctic Ice Sheet May Cause Sea Level Rise Greater Than Anticipated [Harvard Study]

05.02.2021 21:20 PM

Researchers from Harvard University used novel calculations based on the melting West Antarctic Ice Sheets, called water expulsion mechanism, and found that sea level could rise up to 20% by the end of the century.

Ingenuity's Fourth Flight: Mars Helicopter Mission May Be Extended Than Originally Planned

04.30.2021 20:54 PM

NASA is giving the Ingenuity helicopter another month after it aced its fourth flight on Mars to tackle new tough terrain and serve as a scout for the Perseverance rover.

Frogmouth Known as World's Most Unfortunate Looking Bird, Declared Most Instagrammable

04.30.2021 07:00 AM

Frogmouth bird recently topped the overall rankings of the IAA, an algorithm that German scientists made to rank nearly 30,000 bird photos on Instagram.

Pregnant Egyptian Mummy Initially Thought to be a Male Priest from 2,000 Years Ago

04.30.2021 06:50 AM

An Egyptian mummy from 2,000 years ago was initially classified as a male priest but recent analysis dictates that it was actually a woman who was 26-30 weeks pregnant.

Baby Mantis Shrimp Starts Throwing Knockout Punches at Just 9 Days Old

04.30.2021 06:20 AM

Scientists have video recorded a baby mantis shrimp punching using its raptorial appendage at just nine days old for the first time as it is only commonly observed on adult mantis shrimp.

Attractive Voice Makes One Look Competent, Kind and Trustworthy [Study]

04.30.2021 01:01 AM

The tone of voice makes people sexier and therefore more attractive to others. Those with attractive voices form a halo effect, which makes them look competent, kind, and trustworthy.

Acidity of Molecules Measured Using New Technique; Will Help Determine Substance's Chemical Behavior

04.29.2021 22:52 PM

Scientists from the Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien) developed a new technique to measure the acidity of molecules to further understand the chemical behavior of a substance.

Gossiping Could Help People Form Better Relationships and Broaden the Mind, Study Finds

04.29.2021 05:37 AM

Neuroscientists from Dartmouth College experimented on how gossiping will affect people. They found that positive gossip can help people learn through other's experiences and enables them to form better relationships.

Mind-Reading Headphones Work Like an EEG That Increase Noise Cancelling To Help Wearer Concentrate

04.29.2021 04:01 AM

A neurotechnology company has made mind-reading headphones with cloth sensors that track neurons like a mobile EEG. It monitors neural impulses to silence notifications, turn up noise-canceling white noise, or suggest a mental break.

Russia Tests New Space Anti-Ballistic Missile: Four Times Faster Than AK-47 Bullet

04.29.2021 01:57 AM

Russia tested its new anti-ballistic missile that has speeds four times than the bullet of an AK-47 rifle. The test happened at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan.

New Species of Poisonous Pumpkin Toadlet with Glowing Bones Found in Brazil

04.28.2021 23:56 PM

Scientists found a new species of the pumpkin toadlet in the Atlantic Forest along Brazil's coast with bones that glow under fluorescent light.

Deep Earthquake Mystery Finally Uncovered After Almost a Century Since Discovery

04.28.2021 23:09 PM

An engineering professor at UC San Diego solved the deep earthquake mystery decades after its first discovery in 1926. Her discovery gives insight into many other phenomena that share similar geophysical processes.

New Type of Exercise Improves Heart Health, Blood Sugar, and Blood Pressure in Just 15 Minutes

04.28.2021 06:30 AM

A recent review found that a form of HIIT exercise has benefits on cardiometabolic health that induce greater improvements in heart health, blood sugar, and blood pressure than the typical HIIT exercise.

Boy Dies of COVID-19 After Vaccinated Parents Take Him to Hawaii, Recorded as State's First Pediatric Death

04.28.2021 06:10 AM

Hawaii's Department of Health reported the first pediatric COVID-19 death of the state. It is a boy with underlying conditions who traveled with his vaccinated parents to Hawaii.

Adolescents Who Experienced Bullying More Likely to Think Violent Thoughts [STUDY]

04.28.2021 04:12 AM

A new study found that adolescents who experienced bullying are more likely to have violent dreams ad fantasies, including hurting and killing people.

World's Oldest Water Found in Canada Sheds Light on the Beginning of Life

04.28.2021 00:35 AM

A geologist found the world's oldest water at a depth of 2.4 kilometers in Kidd Creek Mine in Canada that sheds light on water and life on Earth.

DNA Analysis of Extinct Horned Crocodile Reveals New Spot in Family Tree of True Crocodiles

04.27.2021 22:33 PM

Scientists at the American Museum of Natural History found clues on the DNA of the extinct horned crocodile, suggesting that it is closely related to true crocodiles, such as the famous Nile crocodile.

COVID-19 Anosmia Cure Found? Smell Loss Can Be Treated Without Using Steroids, Experts Said

04.27.2021 08:12 AM

A group of olfactory experts said that smell therapy could help treat COVID-19 smell loss. They also advise against using steroids that might not work.

Elon Musk Says People Will Probably Die in Mars Mission, Best for Explorers Not the Rich

04.27.2021 08:11 AM

Elon Musk gets candid on Mars tourism in a barefoot interview saying that the mission to the Red Planet is not for rich people, but for explorers who will probably die.

3,000 Robots Working in Ocado’s Automated Warehouse for Faster Online Grocery

04.27.2021 02:52 AM

Ocado's London warehouse has been using a fleet of 3,000 robots that can fill a 50-item grocery list in just five minutes. It relies on the automation technology of an AI air traffic controller for faster online grocery shopping.

Pesticides Exposure Increases Susceptibility to COVID-19, Study Finds

04.27.2021 01:05 AM

A new study in human lung cells found a link between exposure to organophosphate pesticides and susceptibility to COVID-19, suggesting implications for veterans who were exposed to it during wartime.

Modern and Archaic Humans: New Method Reveals Genetic Differences

04.26.2021 22:07 PM

Stanford scientists have found a new method to get more information from the genomes of archaic humans that reveal the genetic differences between them and modern humans.

New Non-Toxic Hydrogels Can Remove Graffiti from Street Art Without Destroying It

04.26.2021 08:06 AM

Italian chemists created new non-toxic hydrogels that can erase graffiti from street art without destroying the latter. This makes restoration less difficult and safer.

Lobster Underbellies Inspired MIT Engineers to Make Better Hydrogel for Artificial Tendons

04.26.2021 05:48 AM

MIT engineers used the architecture of lobster underbellies to make a tough and stretchy hydrogel for artificial tendons, ligaments, and cartilage.

Giant Cloud Rat Twice the Size of a Squirrel Discovered in the Caves of the Philippines

04.26.2021 05:23 AM

Researchers have discovered fossils of three new giant cloud rat species in a series of caves in the Philippines. These animals were twice the size of a gray squirrel that roamed the country thousands of years ago.

Brain Rotates Sensory Information to Prevent Overwriting Short-Term Memory

04.26.2021 01:57 AM

A study on mice showed that sensory information is rotated in the brain by 90 degrees to turn them into memories without the new information overlapping with the short-term memory.

Climate Change, Global Warming Made Earth Shift on Its Axis Since 1990s [Study]

04.25.2021 23:20 PM

Climate change has caused further melting of glaciers that redistributed water that caused a drift in polar wander that shifted Earth's axis eastwards since the 1990s.

Romantic Relationships Lessen Drinking Habits of College Students Stemming From Trauma [Study]

04.24.2021 00:16 AM

A study found that having romantic relationships could help lessen the effects of interpersonal trauma on the drinking habits of college students

Pizzly or Grolar: Hybrid Polar-Grizzly Bears Multiply Due to Climate Change

04.23.2021 22:52 PM

Hybrid polar-grizzly bears are spreading all over the Arctic as starving polar bears are pushed to mate with grizzly bears that have reached the region as its temperatures grow warmer.

Elon Musk Says That by 2024, SpaceX Starship Could Fly Humans to the Moon

04.23.2021 21:22 PM

After winning the $2.9 billion contract from NASA to send humans back on the Moon, Elon Musk said that he is confident the project is doable and Starship would be able to send its first humans to the lunar surface in a couple of years.