A nonprofit organization’s Best Illusion of the Year Contest has a winner for 2020, “Science Alert” reported. The award went to a 3D staircase which, when rotated, can appear to be going up or down in either direction. Perception illusions happen when our brains deceive us. […]
A newly discovered flower species dates back 100 million years, Oregon State University reported. The new species has been preserved in amber all these years and was identified by Oregon State University researchers. The mid-Cretaceous was a big time for floral spread. […]
Einstein’s greatest failure may still prove to be a triumph, “Live Science” reported. Theoretical physicists have taken up his cause of looking for a theory that unifies all known forces of nature. Einstein never finished a unified field theory. […]
Dogs may not understand us as well as we’d like to think they do, “Science Alert” reported. Brain scans of canines showed they reacted similarly to known commands and similar-sounding substitute words. However, verbal cues still work to train dogs. […]
Radiation left over from the Big Bang is still visible in old TV static. It’s also all around us and can be detected throughout outer space. A senior scientist at Fermilab explains. […]
The iconic Arecibo Observatory telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed, “Business Insider” reported. Its suspended platform, which weighed 900 tons, fell into the dish portion of the telescope December 1. Radio telescopes capture radio waves for study. […]
The emerging tech of e-skin has just reached a potentially major milestone, Science Mint reported. Previous hurdles for the technology have included developing a skin that is sensitive to touch yet durable. The sense of touch is a complex system. […]
Human bodies are increasingly falling short of 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, “Science Alert” reported. While previously believed to be confined to the US and UK, the phenomenon was recently found in a remote Bolivian tribe as well. In animals, homeostasis regulates body temperature. […]
A London lab has programmed an artificial intelligence to predict protein shapes, “The New York Times” reported. The program, called AlphaFold, can look at a string of amino acids and accurately predict which 3D shape they will form when they become a protein. Why does protein folding matter? […]
Dinosaurs were still on the rise when the fatal asteroid struck, CNN reported. While many scientists believe dinosaurs were on their way out, new research suggests they would have continued to rule the Earth. Drastic atmospheric change has nearly ended life on Earth many times. […]
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