Bees play an important role in our ecosystem, as we heavily depend on the little insects. However, we do not know as much as we would like about them. For this purpose, scientists wanted to discover how their brains worked. Therefore, they developed an experiment where several bumblebees were trained to play a sort of simplistic soccer. The experiment was detailed in a new study published in … [Read more...]
Larsen Ice Shelf Crack Keeps Expanding
In December 2016, scientists warned the world about the formation and expansion of a massive rift in one of the world’s largest glaciers, the Larsen C ice shelf. Since it was first discovered, scientists have examined its evolution and determine that in the last three weeks the crack has increased in length by 6 miles. Iceberg calvings are becoming increasingly common as the average … [Read more...]
Harvard Scientists Invent the Smallest Radio Receiver
If you ever wondered what enables current technology to develop at this unprecedented pace, then you should know that being able to miniaturize electronics so that components can provide better performance at a smaller size. The computing revolution happened thanks to engineers who were able to fit an increasing number of complex machines into a decreasing amount of space. Industry experts … [Read more...]
High School Experiment Has Been Launched into Space
Many accomplished scientists and engineers are hard at work to develop the next technologies for the future of space exploration through various experiments and tests. However, not many of them can claim that their high school experiment was awarded the privilege to be launched into space. Two high school students, Danielle Gibson and Will Casto, from the Craft Academy for Excellence in Science … [Read more...]
Levels of Ocean Oxygen Drop 2% in 50 Years
Climate change affects our planet in various ways, from melting the polar ice caps to increasing the numbers of extreme weather events. However, a new study has found that climate change has also had a major impact on our oceans, as the levels of ocean oxygen dropped two percent between 1960 and 2010. The study, published in the journal Nature, by a team of researchers from the GEOMAR Helmholtz … [Read more...]
Space Junk Destruction Experiment Seems To Have Failed
JAXA, the Japanese space agency, set out on a mission to clean the space from debris. To this effect, it is currently unrolling a space junk destruction experiment. But according to reports, the mission has missed its mark. Even the vastness of space has started accumulating junk. Satellites, telescopes, spacecraft, these all leave behind debris. Presently, they pose a relatively low risk for … [Read more...]
Scientists Discover Strange Sea Creature from 500M Years Ago
Throughout the long history of Earth, life has taken many forms, some stranger than others. However, one of the most recent discoveries of a sea creature which lived around 500 million years ago is among the most unusual ones you will see. Researchers have discovered the fossilized remains of a lobopodian which is around 500 million years old while digging the Burgess Shale of British Columbia. … [Read more...]
Frogs Use Reversible Spit to Catch and Hold Prey
For humans and the vast majority of animals, saliva serves an important purpose in the first phase of the digestion as it hydrates our mouth cavity and enables us to swallow food more easily. However, it seems that frogs are able to create an incredible reversible spit which is sticky as a way to catch and hold prey. A new study conducted by researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology … [Read more...]
Baby Dolphin Dies Because of Selfie-Taking Tourists
In the ongoing social media craze which has led many people to develop the need to constantly share every aspect of their life through various mediums like videos or selfies, users can do some extreme, foolish or shameful acts for attention. This may have been what motivated a group of tourists in San Bernardo, Argentina, to drag a baby dolphin out of the water and start taking selfies with it. … [Read more...]
Scientists Create Time Crystals as a New Form of Matter
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a new type of matter which they described as time crystals. This form of matter is similar in form with other crystals but its structure can repeat in time. The study, published in the journal Physical Review Letters, was conducted by UC Berkeley researchers led by Norman Yao, an assistant professor of physics. He revealed … [Read more...]
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