This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! A specimen of the thistle butterfly on a plant. Credit: Gerard Talavera × close to A painted specimen of a lady butterfly on a plant. Credit: Gerard Talavera In October 2013, Gerard Talavera, a researcher from the Botanical Institute of … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source written by researcher(s) proofread OK! Dikes in Norway cut into older layered sandstone rocks. Credit: Cato Andersen/Mapillary, CC BY-SA × close to Dikes in Norway cut into older layered sandstone rocks. Credit: Cato Andersen/Mapillary, CC BY-SA Our planet was born about 4.5 … Read more
Dikes in Norway cut into older layered sandstone rocks. Credit: Cato Andersen/Mapillary, CC BY-SA Our planet was born about 4.5 billion years ago. To understand this mind-bogglingly long history, we must study rocks and the minerals from which they are made. The oldest rocks in Australia, which are among the oldest on Earth, are found … Read more
Why do people live so long? A new study suggests that a mother’s care could be an important part of that. The Cornell University study says the reason humans and other primates live so long can be at least partially explained by the mother-infant relationship. Maternal care leads to the evolution of “long, slow lives,” … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Researchers have created a new class of materials called ‘glassy gels’, which are as hard as glassy polymers, but – if you apply enough force – can stretch up to five times their original length, rather than breaking. One key … Read more
Described at the time as the ‘biggest change in the history of the oil market’, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) imposed new standards on January 1, 2020 to reduce the sulfur content of their fuels from 3.5% to 0.5%. The rule change resulted in an 80% reduction in sulfur dioxide emissions, a team of scientists … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Levallois core, Late Pleistocene Algeria. Characteristic of 600 kya technologies (third period). Credit: Watt, Emma. 2020. Levallois Core, Algeria. Stone Tool Museum. Retrieved June 10, 2024. From: une.pedestal3d.com/r/JMVajqyz29 × close to Levallois core, Late Pleistocene Algeria. Characteristic of 600 kya … Read more
Not only are we interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) online more than ever, but more than we realize. So researchers asked people to talk to four agents, including one human and three different types of AI models, to see if they could tell the difference. The ‘Turing Test’, first proposed as ‘the imitation game’ by … Read more
The inner core began to decrease in speed around 2010 and moved more slowly than the Earth’s surface. Credit: USC A new study provides clear evidence that Earth’s inner core began slowing its speed around 2010. USC Scientists have discovered that the Earth’s inner core is slowing down relative to the Earth’s surface, a phenomenon … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Diagram of discovered orbits of exoplanets. The orbits of exoplanets close to their parent stars tend to become circular over time, but three of the newly discovered exoplanets, except the lower left one, have retained elliptical orbits despite being in … Read more