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Soft Matter Dec 7, 2023

Understanding the formation of minute droplets in microfluidic devices

The detailed physics behind droplet generation in microfluidic post-array devices has been clarified by scientists at Tokyo Tech. Through various experiments performed under different operational conditions, they gained important ...

Education Sep 12, 2023

Analysis finds elite university admissions for athletes benefit white students

High school students wanting to get into an elite university may want to first gain mastery of a sport like golf, fencing, crew, lacrosse, or squash.

Veterinary medicine Jun 15, 2023

Only 30% of show horse owners surveyed in Australia agreed with equine facial hair trimming ban, new study reveals

New research published in the CABI journal Human-Animal Interactions has revealed that only 30% of show horse owners surveyed in Australia agreed with a ban on the trimming of facial hair prior to its implementation in July ...

Evolution Mar 30, 2023

Predatory dinosaurs such as T. rex sported lizard-like lips, suggests study

A new study suggests that predatory dinosaurs, such as Tyrannosaurus rex, did not have permanently exposed teeth as depicted in films such as Jurassic Park, but instead had scaly, lizard-like lips covering and sealing their ...

Education Nov 2, 2022

Study: Schools' social media posts may be compromising student privacy

U.S. schools and school districts have shared an estimated 4.9 million posts that include identifiable images of students on public Facebook pages, unintentionally putting student privacy at risk, according to a new study. ...

Mathematics Jul 25, 2022

Does Amber Heard really have the world's most beautiful face? Why the Golden Ratio test is bogus

Amber Heard has one of the world's most beautiful faces—that is, according to cosmetic surgeon Julian De Silva. The claim has been recycled for some years now, and recently resurfaced in the wake of Heard's (widely reported) ...

Ecology Mar 24, 2022

Research reveals 111 times Australian quolls reportedly chewed on human corpses

In 1878, the body of Sergeant Michael Kennedy lay in the bush in Victoria's Wombat Ranges. He'd been shot by the notorious Ned Kelly gang—but the bush would add its own gruesome ending.

Social Sciences Oct 14, 2021

Many US adults worry about facial image data in healthcare settings

Uses of facial images and facial recognition technologies—to unlock a phone or in airport security—are becoming increasingly common in everyday life. But how do people feel about using such data in healthcare and biomedical ...

Evolution Aug 23, 2021

T. rex's jaw had sensors that made it an even more fearsome predator

Tyrannosaurus rex was not just a huge beast with a big bite, it had nerve sensors in the very tips of its jaw enabling it to better detect—and eat—its prey, a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal Historical ...

Plants & Animals Jan 7, 2021

Research: Round-faced, big-eyed cats are cute, but you can't tell how they feel

For decades, humans have been selectively breeding cats and dogs to exhibit exaggerated features—particularly in their faces. When it comes to cats, the very flat, round faces of the modern Persian and Exotic Shorthair ...

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