Using photographs, scientist Andrea Bonilla draws reproductions of the details of the tails of the enormous marine mammals, which can reach up to 18 meters (59 feet) long and weigh about 40 tons. In Antarctica, a scientist waits patiently for two frolicking humpback whales to poke their tails out of the icy waters so she … Read more
Credit: AI-generated image Advanced killer robots are more likely to be blamed for civilian deaths than military machines, new research has revealed. The University of Essex study shows that high-tech bots will be held more responsible for fatalities in identical incidents. Led by the Department of Psychology’s Dr. Rael Dawtry, it highlights the impact of … Read more
The drawing on the left shows the area where heifers were trained. Anticipatory and play behaviors were recorded in the “start box” (area B in the diagram) while cattle were waiting to enter the training area (C and D above). Heifers in the training treatment learned that they would receive a food reward to initially … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain We are all aware of the dangers of pollution to our air, water, and Earth. In a letter recently published in Nature Human Behavior, scientists are advocating for the recognition and mitigation of another type of environmental pollution that poses equivalent personal and societal dangers: information overload. With the internet at … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain In a new study out of Vanderbilt Business, Professor Megan Lawrence explores a common challenge growing organizations face: how to continue to organize and coordinate the work of its growing body of employees. Published in Strategic Management Journal, this study discusses why some organizations may need to expand their hierarchical structures … Read more
Credit: Max Fischer from Pexels A positive relationship with a teacher at an early age may help children to feel more engaged with school, but not necessarily in the long term, new research shows. The finding comes from a University of Cambridge study of more than 3,600 young people in Australia, using data gathered at … Read more
Nine-year-old Lucas Mason Yao loves the Vancouver Canucks, his pet bunny Chomp and pi, the mathematical constant that’s celebrated every March 14 around the world. Yao, from Pitt Meadows, B.C., has memorized the ratio between a circle’s circumference and its diameter to 2,030 digits, far beyond the 3.14 that’s close enough for most people. 4:41 … Read more
Spring-run Chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley were once the backbone of California’s commercial salmon fishery, but are now a threatened species that remain in a few tributaries of the Sacramento River. Credit: Carson Jeffres/UC Davis Restored salmon habitat should resemble financial portfolios, offering fish diverse options for feeding and survival so that they can … Read more
If you are eagerly awaiting the total solar eclipse on April 8, there are some precautions you will want to take to protect your eyesight. Dr. Mark Eltis, a Toronto-based optometrist, told Global News that viewers of the eclipse will need special glasses, with ISO 12312-2 rating, to protect their eyes from any possible damage. … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Kurdish uprisings have become a way for people to assert their identity and challenge their historical and structural erasure in modern Iran, a new study shows. Protests following the death of Jîna (Mahsa) Amini in police custody in Iran led to “remarkable” acts of resistance built on decades of activism, according … Read more
