A Mad Science Experiment Proves a Simple Evolutionary Hypothesis
In a first-of-a-kind study, scientists have figured out exactly how much energy an animal saves by abandoning vision — in this case, anywhere from 5 to 15%.
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In a first-of-a-kind study, scientists have figured out exactly how much energy an animal saves by abandoning vision — in this case, anywhere from 5 to 15%.
If they exist, they’re probably thousands of light years away from us, nestled somewhere toward the centre of our Galaxy.
That means global sea levels would rise as much as 60 metres (200 feet) over the next ten thousand years. Coastal cities from New York to Shanghai would wind up deep underwater.
LOLcats, Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat. Why aren’t dogs as popular as cats in memes and viral videos? The answer, believe it or not, may come from science.
PBS Deep Look calls them tiny water balloons filled with pigment and it’s pretty much their strongest (only?) defence mechanism in the open waters.
Many doubted that such an outrageous procedure would ever see the light of day. Now, Italian neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero has a date on the books.
It's cheap to make, too.
There’s a place for profit, but there’s also a place for philanthropy.
Is their language sophisticated enough to combine sounds into meaning in some grammatical sense? And can they talk about things that aren’t right in front of them?
Phrenology is nonsense, of course, but this cornerstone of anthropology is worth understanding, for history's sake.
Based on scientific models, the tiny Jovian moon’s volcanoes flare up in the “wrong” places. How could that be?
We tend to think of losing consciousness as an abrupt shutting down of our awareness of the world, like flicking a light switch. But it’s actually more of a gradual process.
It converts unused light into heat to boost efficiency by 20 per cent.
Compared to the previous images taken from higher orbits, significantly more details can be seen in this new photo of the Occator crater.
The researchers have dubbed the new species Homo naledi.
Many of the virus particles never actually enter the bloodstream: instead, they’re pumped directly from one T cell to another through what are known as immunologic synapses.
