In the gloom of subterranean tunnels, chonky little mole-rats build their nests, tucked safely away, deep inside the earth. Strangely, one species always carefully builds these nests…… Read more “Virtually Blind Mole-Rats Use Their Eyes to ‘See’ Magnetic Fields, Experiment Shows”
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How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people
COVID-19 poses the greatest threat to older people, but vaccines often don’t work well in this group. Scientists hope drugs that rejuvenate the immune system will help.…… Read more “How anti-ageing drugs could boost COVID vaccines in older people”
Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture
Not many readers of the 21st century seek out the work of popular writers of the 19th century, but when they do, they often seek out the…… Read more “Jules Verne’s Most Famous Books Were Part of a 54-Volume Masterpiece, Featuring 4,000 Illustrations: See Them Online | Open Culture”
Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math
As I discovered, having a basic, deep-seated fluency in math and science—not just an “understanding,” is critical. It opens doors for many of life’s most intriguing jobs.…… Read more “Women in Science & Engineering on Nautilus: How I Rewired My Brain to Become Fluent in Math”
Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse
If the universe, like a box of gas, can exist in only a finite number of available states, theory predicts that we are Boltzmann brains, which conflicts…… Read more “Cosmos on Nautilus: The Crisis of the Multiverse”
Ode to a Flower: Richard Feynman’s Famous Monologue on Knowledge and Mystery, Animated – Brain Pickings
Ode to a Flower: Richard Feynman’s Famous Monologue on Knowledge and Mystery, Animated – Brain Pickings — Read on http://www.brainpickings.org/2013/01/01/ode-to-a-flower-richard-feynman/
Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans | Nature
The origins of the Bronze Age Minoan and Mycenaean cultures have puzzled archaeologists for more than a century. We have assembled genome-wide data from 19 ancient individuals,…… Read more “Genetic origins of the Minoans and Mycenaeans | Nature”
How the Cosmic Microwave Background Reveals the Universe’s Contents | Quanta Magazine
A photograph of the infant cosmos reveals the precise amounts of dark matter and dark energy in the universe, leaving precious little room for argument. — Read…… Read more “How the Cosmic Microwave Background Reveals the Universe’s Contents | Quanta Magazine”
Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia
When people first arrived in what is now Queensland, they would have found the land inhabited by massive animals including goannas six metres long and kangaroos twice…… Read more “Humans coexisted with three-tonne marsupials and lizards as long as cars in ancient Australia”
Pandemic Recovery Requires Post-Normal Science | Issues in Science and Technology
In world-historical terms we also see periodic collapse and regeneration. A half-millennium of European economic and cultural expansion came to its end with the Great War. Its…… Read more “Pandemic Recovery Requires Post-Normal Science | Issues in Science and Technology”
