Tag: science

diving helmet, lost continent

One We Haven’t Ruined Yet: Geologists Find Lost Continent

02/02/2017

Researchers confirm the existence of a 'lost continent' under Mauritius ...

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papa che by Dan Booth

Failing Upwards: The Perpetual Motion of Elected Fraud

02/02/2017

Trump's repeated 'failing upwards' is only one sort of perpetual motion. ...

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Staggering Scenes: The Fine Art of Neurocinematic Studies

31/01/2017

On the treadmill, no-one can hide. New techniques of pre-testing audience response...

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Jaws, neurocinematic

Neurocinematic Testing: Will It Make You Scream?

24/01/2017

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”I/dropcap t is always hard to predict the response of a massed audience, and almost impossible to objectively assess creative works. In the...

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alternative facts

Alternative Facts and Science Skepticism

23/01/2017

Facts, beliefs, and identity: The seeds of science skepticism ...

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Trump moth

Donald Trump Moth Discovered… On the Mexican Border

18/01/2017

New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president ...

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fast radio burst

Where in the Universe did that Fast Radio Burst Come From?

07/01/2017

Cosmic source found for mysterious 'fast radio burst' ...

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Anti-Aging Therapies – How Close is Immortality Now?

03/01/2017

Anti-aging therapies targeting senescent cells: Facts and fiction ...

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cosmic metamaser

Gaze Thee Upon the Cosmic Metamaser

02/01/2017

The Hubble Space Telescope offers some seasonal images of a newly discovered Cosmic Metamaser...

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Drug-Producing Artificial Leaf Can Grow Paracetemol on Mars

27/12/2016

Artificial leaf serves as mini-factory for drugs ...

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Tastes Like Cabbage: The Deep Origins of Cooked Veggies

23/12/2016

Earliest evidence discovered of plants cooked in ancient pottery ...

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bacteria, scientifically proven

Even Scientifically Proven News Can Be Fake News

22/12/2016

Scientific 'facts' could be false ...

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Blast, Vorticism

Blasting Out of the Vortex: Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism

17/12/2016

From catastrophe comes creativity - Sail into the Vortex....

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Trojan Asteroid

In Search of Trojan Asteroids : The Solar System’s Silent Watchers

15/12/2016

Trojan asteroids are travel companions to planets as they orbit the Sun. It's time to find them....

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nature's roundest thing

Are YOU Nature’s Roundest Thing?

18/11/2016

Max Planck Institute scholars answer the question: what is the roundest thing in the universe?...

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Autumn leaves

Is That Russet, Vermillion or Pheophytin A? The Science of Autumn

26/10/2016

Mendel's Stay-Green gene encodes an enzyme that extracts magnesium from chlorophyll, colouring our Autumn vistas...

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David Cronenberg, Consumed

Consumed By Cronenberg

16/10/2016

For the Canadian master of body horror, novel-writing is a cut too far...

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Where next for the Curiosity Mars Rover? (And will there be explosions?)

04/10/2016

To the Murray Formation - and Beyond! The Mars Curiosity rover sets its GPS for new horizons...

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Analysing a Yorkshire saltmine by Charles Cockell

Life on Moors? Searching for Martians in a Yorkshire Saltmine

29/09/2016

Yorkshire Salt Mine Could Help Shed Light on Martian Life...

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Unusual Martian region

Ancient Eruptions in an Unusual Martian Region

28/09/2016

Unusual Martian region leaves clues to the planet's past...

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sloshing beer

It’s All in Your Head: Beer, Foam and Sloshing

23/09/2016

Analysis reveals capillary effects that dampen sloshing...

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Now That’s Impressive: Water-Powered Satellite to Orbit Moon

18/09/2016

Cornell's quest: Make the first CubeSat to orbit the moon...

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acoustics

Get Yo Head Out Da Bassbin! Moving Objects With Acoustics Alone

13/09/2016

Dances with waves: Breakthrough in moving small objects using acoustics ...

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Gene Sequencing Shows the History of Beer Yeast

11/09/2016

Newly applied sequencing techniques reveal the history of beer yeast...

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Crushing Corncobs for Cleaner Cars

06/09/2016

Making hydrogen fuel using a biological method that greatly reduces the time and money it takes to produce the zero-emissions fuel...

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Seeing With Electric Eyes. Video Recognition goes Disney

06/09/2016

Recognizing objects in images, though often easy for humans, remains a challenge for automated systems. ...

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Sunshine for a Rainy Day: Storing Solar Energy

28/08/2016

An effective and low-cost solution for storing solar energy ...

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Warm or Wet? Where Does Europe’s Eldest Inhabitant Choose?

22/08/2016

Meet Adonis, Europe's oldest known living inhabitant ...

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Dark Matter: New Data on The Real Fifth Element

17/08/2016

UCI physicists confirm possible discovery of fifth force of nature ...

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Superefficient Cubic GaN LEDs Get the Green Light

05/08/2016

New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness ...

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