Margaret Davis

Elon Musk's Neuralink Has the Tech to Create Super Exotic Dinosaurs

04.07.2021 22:03 PM

Mark Hodak, the co-founder of Elon Musk's Neuralink, said that the firm could create super exotic dinosaurs if they wanted to and create a real-life version of Jurassic Park.

Blue Moor Frog Once Again Seen in the UK After 700 Years in Time for Mating Season

04.07.2021 06:45 AM

For the first time in 700 years, a moor frog that turns blue every spring has turned blue in time of the mating season.

Male Baboons Fighting for Social Dominance, Accelerates Their Aging Process

04.07.2021 06:38 AM

The price that male baboons pay for being on the top of their group is a premature aging process, according to a recent study by researchers from Duke University.

Wally the Arctic Walrus That Drifted to Ireland, Hitching a Ride Home on Passing Ships

04.07.2021 02:25 AM

The Arctic walrus found in Ireland last month is now hitchhiking rides on passing ships on its way back to the Arctic Circle.

Dangerous Algal Toxin Named 'Very Fast Death Factor' Now Also Found in Air

04.07.2021 00:18 AM

Scientists found that the algae bloom toxin anatoxin-a (ATX), otherwise known as the Very Fast Death Factor, can also be found in air and not just in water.

5-Minute Breast Cancer Jab: Less Time at Hospitals, Less Possible COVID-19 Exposure

04.06.2021 21:48 PM

A new breast cancer jab that can be administered in five minutes can replace the current two-and-a-half-hour treatment, which cuts risks of COVID-19 infection by reducing their time in hospitals.

Cherry Blossoms and Climate Change: Japan's Earliest Bloom in 1,200 Years Blamed on Global Warming

04.06.2021 07:05 AM

Japan's cherry blossoms have peaked the earliest this year in over 1,200 years, ten days ahead of the 30-year average of cherry blossoms blooming.

Are Lockdowns Making the Skies Darker? UK Star Count Found Light Pollution Plummeting

04.06.2021 06:50 AM

Lockdowns have greatly reduced light pollution, especially in cities, which creates darker skies. A national star count survey suggests a 10% drop in people seeing fewer stars, an indicator of severe light pollution.

Will Robots Take Over the World? Chinese Firm's Squadron of Four-Legged Robots Moving in Unison [WATCH]

04.06.2021 03:00 AM

Chinese robotics firm Unitree shared a video of their four-legged robots moving in unison which has many people believing that a robot takeover may not be too farfetched.

Do Facial Features Show If One is Smart? Scientists Say No After Studying 76 Genes

04.06.2021 00:53 AM

Researchers from Stanford and KU Leuven identified 76 genes that affect the shape of the brain and face. But these genes do not explain the link between the face and cognitive ability, debunking pseudoscience beliefs between the two.

Emojify Shows How AI Emotion Recognition Technology Works and its Implications to Society

04.05.2021 22:25 PM

Scientists built the Emojify website that urges people to pull faces in front of the camera to help understand how AI emotion recognition technology works.

Empathy: How Bonobos Beat Humans in This Area

04.05.2021 04:18 AM

Bonobos share 99% of DNA with humans and saving them could teach people empathy, an area that these friendly apes are better at than humans.

How to Cook Chicken By Slapping It? This Guy Did It!

04.05.2021 03:10 AM

YouTuber Louis Weisz showed how to convert kinetic energy from slapping into thermal energy that will cook the chicken.

Mummies on Parade: Egypt Dismisses Myth on Pharaoh's Curse for Recent Unfortunate Incidents

04.05.2021 01:11 AM

On April 3, 22 royal Egyptian mummies were paraded in the streets of Cairo to relocate them from the old museum to the new one in al-Fustat.

Hyper-Carnivores: Stone Age Humans Were Top Predators Who Ate Large Animals

04.04.2021 23:30 PM

An Israeli study showed that stone age humans were apex predators in their time and that it was only 85,000 years ago when humans started eating vegetables, contrary to contemporary views.

High Sugar Level Benefits Debunked; Low Sugar Levels Better for Muscle Repair

04.04.2021 21:30 PM

Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University found that the key players in muscle repair proliferate better in low sugar levels after producing pure cultures of satellite cells in vitro.

Blobs of Squid Mucus With Hundreds of Thousands of Embryos Found Near Norway

04.03.2021 03:40 AM

Bizarre blobs are found near Norway are full of squid mucus and embryos based on DNA analysis. Sightings of balls of squid mucus had been reported since 1985.

Triphallia: First Human Case of Baby Born With Three Male Genitalia Reported

04.03.2021 00:03 AM

An Iraqi baby boy has to undergo surgery after doctors found that he has three male genitalia. He is the first recorded case of triphallia in humans.

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Songbirds Sickened 19 People In Eight States

04.02.2021 21:57 PM

The CDC released some guidelines on what to do around songbirds and bird feeders to keep animals healthy and avoid the salmonella outbreak that sickened several people across the country.

Sky Events April 2021: Meteor Showers, Pink Moon, Saturn-Lunar Conjunction, and More!

04.02.2021 07:53 AM

Catch all these exciting sky events this April, like the moon in conjunction with Saturn and the pink moon.

Can Eating Food Quickly Result in Becoming Overweight?

04.02.2021 00:00 AM

Researchers from the University of Roehampton and Bristol University found that those who are eating their food quickly are more likely to become overweight, suggesting that eating slowly is the best way to lose weight.

SCoPEx Balloon Test Flight Aimed at Cooling Earth Canceled, Likely to Launch on 2022

04.01.2021 22:51 PM

The controversial high-altitude balloon test flight of Harvard University's SCoPEx project in Sweden has been canceled by US and European scientists due to environmental concerns.

Reindeer Cyclone Explained: Drone Captures Moment Deers Defending Fawns

04.01.2021 01:29 AM

Watch as a drone captures a video of a reindeer cyclone in Russia's Murmansk region. This formation makes it impossible to even hit a single animal.

Early Humans Collected Unusual Objects Shedding Light on Cultural Evolution, Origin of Homo Sapiens

03.31.2021 23:16 PM

A study suggests that early humans occupied inland areas based on the artifacts found in the site that shed light on the cultural innovation of ancient humans.

Xenobots 2.0: Tiny Living Robots Are Faster, More Capable Than Its First Version Last Year

03.31.2021 22:34 PM

Xenobots 2.0 is the upgraded version of the living robots from the stem cells of frogs unveiled last year. This new version brings a vast array of upgrades that makes it faster and better than the previous version.

Electronic Shark Deterrents Could Save 1,000 People From Bites in the Future

03.31.2021 08:06 AM

A new study showed that using electronic shark deterrents could lessen shark attacks by 60% and save at least 1,000 people from being bitten by sharks in the next five decades.

New Meat-Eating Predator Discovered Named The 'One Who Causes Fear'

03.31.2021 05:34 AM

A peer-reviewed study describes a newly discovered meat-eating predator known as the 'one who causes fear', or Llukalkan aliocranianus.

Worm Tornado Appears in New Jersey After Rain Leaving Scientists Baffled

03.31.2021 05:30 AM

After a rain, hundreds of worms surfaced on the soil and pavement in Hoboken, New Jersey, which formed a cyclone-like pattern that people are now calling the bizarre worm tornado.

COVID-19 PPE Waste Harming Animals Everywhere, Plastic Waste to Increase By 2030

03.31.2021 00:13 AM

The increasing amount of COVID-19 PPE waste is harming the environment and the wildlife. The new review talks about reports of animals entangled and trapped in discarded PPEs.

Pregnant Women Exposed to Industrial Chemicals More Likely to Have Autistic Children

03.30.2021 21:48 PM

Simon Fraser University researchers found a direct link between pregnant women exposed to industrial chemicals and having children with autistic-like behaviors in pre-school.