Mark B.

Pollutants in the Night: The Bonfire Pollution Problem

11.05.2020 22:00 PM

Researchers find evidence of large air pollution from Bonfire Night celebrations, sending soot up into the night sky.

Duckbill Dinosaur Discovery Offers Insights on How Dinosaurs Crossed The Ocean

11.05.2020 20:00 PM

The first discovery of duckbill fossils in Africa offers an insight into how dinosaurs might have crossed the open ocean to arrive at the continent.

"Immense Emotional and Mental Strain": Minority Scientists and Students Exposed to More Risks During Fieldwork

11.05.2020 13:00 PM

Scientists and graduate students who belong to minorities have reported stalking experiences, sexual assault, harassment, threats, guns pulled, and police called on them while conducting fieldwork.

How to Train Your AI: Researchers Teach AI How to Move Around Fantasy Worlds

11.05.2020 11:00 AM

A research team trained its AI agents on how to act and communicate in a fantasy world. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools have grown increasingly complex over the years, being capable of handling a variety of tasks.

Petronas Unveils Target for Net Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050

11.05.2020 10:00 AM

Petronas is the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal. Petronas, the Malaysian state-run oil and gas company, has declared its target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by the year 2050 - the latest in the global oil market to adopt a more environmentally-friendly goal.

Cutting Edge Tech Reveals Bronze Age Migration Routes of Livestock Herders

11.05.2020 07:30 AM

Archaeologists have reconstructed a seasonal migration route herders used in Bronze Age Xinjiang, in China, using an innovative technique.

Leafcutter Bees Using Plastic Might Not Be As Good as Previously Thought

11.05.2020 06:00 AM

With the mounting problem of plastics getting everywhere in the environment, people have been quick to jump at any possible solution - including the use of leafcutter bees.

Tel Aviv University Developed a Shoebox-Sized NanoSat Set For Launch

11.04.2020 19:00 PM

Tel Aviv University Nanosatellite Center has overseen all aspects of the development of the TAU-SAT1 nanosatellite, now undergoing pre-flight testing with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

New Lizard Species Has "Perplexing" Possible Positions in the Evolutionary Tree

11.04.2020 12:00 PM

A graduate student browsing the specimen drawers at Yale's Peabody Museum of Natural History has found a skull of a small lizard - leading to the discovery of a new species.

"Little Rocket Man": Valve President Gabe Newell to Send Garden Gnome to Space

11.03.2020 22:00 PM

In gratitude for New Zealand's hospitality, Valve president Gabe Newell is sending a garden gnome to space.

Data Science and Network Theory Uncovers Why "Game Of Thrones" Was Such a Hit

11.03.2020 19:00 PM

Researchers from five universities teamed up to use data science and network theory in unraveling the secrets behind the cultural phenomenon "Game of Thrones."

Bats Predict Where Their Food Is Going, New Study Suggests

11.03.2020 18:00 PM

A new study suggests that bats do not only locate their food through sounds but also track and predict where their prey is headed.

Researchers Discovered Van Gogh Suffered From Delirium From Alcohol Withdrawal

11.03.2020 12:00 PM

Vincent Van Gogh, the Dutch post-impressionist behind The Starry Night painting, reportedly suffered from two episodes of delirium after experiencing alcohol withdrawals in the hospital.

Researchers Find a 5-Million-Year Old Animal Related to the Honey Badger

11.03.2020 06:00 AM

About five million years ago, the West Coast of South Africa saw its share of dangerous mammals - wolverines, bears, saber-tooth tigers - and now, a small carnivore related to the modern honey badger.

Drones Save Lives By Diving Into Volcanoes - For Science

11.02.2020 21:00 PM

Aerial strategies using remote-controlled drones reduce the risks of ground-based measurements of volcanic emissions, maintaining real-time data transmission in these potentially dangerous environments.

MIT Sloan Professor Analyzes How Markets Can Be Structured

11.02.2020 19:00 PM

Financial markets are complex structures, even after attempts to rationalize them. An MIT Sloan professor offers an insight into how its quirks and behaviors work.

The International Space Station Marks 20 Years of Continuous Human Presence In Space

11.02.2020 12:00 PM

The International Space Station (ISS) has paved the way for many breakthroughs, not just in space exploration but in other fields of study.

Lazarus Taxons: 5 Species That Returned From Extinction

11.02.2020 08:30 AM

"Lazarus taxon" refers to a species that disappears for a time - either from the fossil records or directly believed to be extinct - only to return at a later time.

Not So Secret: US Air Force's Secret Stealth Drone Winds Up on Instagram

11.02.2020 07:40 AM

An unidentified plane captured on camera was later revealed to be the United States Air Force's secret stealth spy drone bat-wing RQ-180.

Researchers Fabricate A Mask That "Deactivates" Pathogens

11.01.2020 21:36 PM

With the practice of wearing masks and regular disinfection becoming the norm in the middle of the global coronavirus pandemic, developing and improving masks have become a point of interest in the scientific community. Now, researchers have fabricated a chemically-altered facemask that can "deactivate" pathogens such as the novel coronavirus.

Researchers Successfully Connected a Human to a Computer Through The Veins

11.01.2020 19:00 PM

A team of scientists and engineers demonstrated a novel approach that could enable humans to control electronic gadgets - by inserting electrodes through the veins.

Algae Learned To Eat Other Organisms, Surviving the Event That Killed the Dinosaurs

11.01.2020 08:00 AM

A new study suggests that prehistoric algae, marine plant life that lived alongside the dinosaurs, managed to survive the extinction event that killed the large reptiles - by learning how to eat other living beings.

Decaying Jellyfish Blooms Serve As Food, Changing Local Food Supplies

10.31.2020 12:00 PM

As jellyfish blooms decay, their remains serve as food to many seawater bacteria, contributing and even changing the water column food web.

Best Friends For Ages: Tracking the Partnership of Dogs and Humans

10.30.2020 19:00 PM

When dogs were still wolves, an unlikely bond formed between them and our human ancestors. At a time when dogs were still wolves, an unlikely bond formed between them and our human ancestors - sometime before the last Ice Age ended, or at least 15,000 years ago.

New Graphene-Based Memory Resistors Mimic the Brain's Network

10.30.2020 11:00 AM

Memory resistors (memristors) fabricated from graphene mimics neural networks through a similarly analog nature as the brain itself.

Google Creates Ghosts Via Augmented Reality for Halloween

10.30.2020 10:00 AM

Google has launched a set of augmented reality (AR) features across its devices ahead of Halloween - including 3D ghosts in your own room.

South Korea to Work Towards Carbon Neutrality by 2050

10.29.2020 19:00 PM

South Korea is the latest country to declare its carbon neutrality target by the year 2050, according to President Moon Jae In.

An Ancient Predator Used Its Small Tail to Float Motionless in the Water

10.29.2020 16:00 PM

Some 240 million years ago, during the time of aquatic reptilian predators, one species used its short, flat tail to balance and float motionless as it hunted for prey.

Song Patterns Among Fin Whale Change Over Time, Surprising Scientists

10.29.2020 14:00 PM

New research suggests that male fin whales change their songs over time - contesting previous theories that these species are just one-track animals.

Physicists Who Worked on Space-Time Distortions Wins PM Prize for Science

10.29.2020 11:00 AM

The Prime Minister's Prize for Science goes to a physicist team that worked in the first direct observation of gravitational waves in 2015.