Field trials indicate that pumping seawater onto the snow on top of Arctic sea ice can make the ice thicker, offering a possible way to preserve sea ice throughout the summer Source link...
A domestic pig in the New Forest, UK9 Deborah Lee Rossiter/Shutterstock Ancient DNA unearthed from a European rock shelter suggests that local herders tended goats and sheep more than 5000 years ago, but switched to primarily pigs 2000 years later...
The playwright, Leslie Kaplan, was gracious enough not only to invite me to meet her in her home tucked up on a hill near the Pantheon, but to read my translation and share her feedback. That spring, I traveled to...
September 23, 20242 min readCave Fish Adolescence Means Sprouting Taste Buds in Weird PlacesCave fish develop taste buds on their heads and chins—and even in humans, taste cells grow in truly unexpected locationsBy Elizabeth Anne BrownBlind cave tetras develop taste...
September 23, 20245 min readMeet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from WithinThe new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutionsBy Cecilia Menjívar & Deisy Del RealViktor Orban, Hungary's prime...
How Pregnancy Changes the Brain, and How Lizards Make DIY Scuba GearThis week’s news roundup explores how the brain is affected by pregnancy, the way “scuba diving” lizards breathe underwater, and much more.By Rachel Feltman, Fonda Mwangi, Anaissa Ruiz Tejada...
Picking fresh chivesShutterstock/TG23 It is an article that seems to come around every year: the promise that the average family can save money by growing their own fruit and vegetables. Whether they echo “dig for victory” wartime nostalgia or romantic...
Humans defy internal clocks; the little penguin (pictured below) lives by themAlex Ramsay/Alamy The Inner ClockLynne Peeples (Out 24 September: Bloomsbury Tonic (UK); Riverhead Books (US)) The little penguin (Eudyptula minor), a tiny, blue bird living off the coast of...
CAPTCHA tests try to sort humans from bots by asking users to identify objects in photoslilgrapher/Shutterstock An artificial intelligence can solve the CAPTCHA puzzles used by websites to distinguish whether browsers are humans or bots 100 per cent of the...
Is It Possible to Clean Graffiti with Laser Cleaning? Graffiti removal has always been a challenge, especially when it comes to preserving the surface underneath. Traditional methods like abrasive chemicals or pressure washing often risk damaging walls and monuments. However,...
