September 16, 20242 min readCaterpillars Sense Hungry Wasps’ Electrical FieldPredators’ electricity gives caterpillars an early warningBy Gennaro Tomma Nigel Cattlin/Alamy Stock PhotoSome animals have evolved an ability to detect the invisible electrical fields that fill the world around us. This...
The back of Neil Harbisson’s head and his sound generatorSideways Film Cyborg: A documentaryCarey BornFirst Born Films In UK cinemas on 20 September; US to be announced Neil Harbisson studied music composition at Dartington College of Arts in the UK. He...
How much liquid is left in this box of white wine?Shutterstock/oleschwander Have you ever found yourself dispensing wine from a box, or beer from a standing keg, and wondered how much liquid is left in the container? If you were...
A leaf chameleon from the newly named species Brookesia nofy, found in MadagascarAndolalao Rakotoarison A species of leaf chameleon new to science, measuring less than half the length of a human forefinger, has been discovered in a tiny patch of...
The long-standing mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so huge so quickly could be solved by decaying dark matter Source link...
Inflows to crypto investment products rose over the past week, but Ethereum continues to lose investors’ interest. Source link...
What sets humans apart from the rest of life, or indeed inert matter? Many people would respond that it is our intelligence. Yet the rise of seemingly intelligent machines challenges this way of thinking. The companies behind these new artificial...
Shuchi Talati: 'I grew up in a context where there was so much shame around female sexuality' About Little White Lies Little White Lies was established in 2005 as a bi-monthly print magazine committed to championing great movies and the...
José Mauro, the overlooked Brazilian singer-songwriter who gained a cult following, in absentia, after disappearing in the 1970s, has died after a short illness. Far Out Recordings, the record label whose reissue of Mauro’s Obnoxius led to the discovery that...
Loneliness is associated with multiple health conditionsMarc Bruxelle RF / Alamy The idea that loneliness leads to certain health conditions is now being called into question. Although loneliness is associated with a range of negative physical health outcomes, including an...
