Predictive biologist Andrew Reynolds, with Rothamsted Research in the U.K. has found that barrel jellyfish (which live off the coast of U.K.) have developed a food-finding strategy that is far more sophisticated than scientists ...
(Phys.org) —Scientists have many tools for measuring the cosmic structures of the universe, which includes structures such as galaxies, galaxy clusters, and intergalactic gas. Cosmic structures can be observed directly, ...
A strong, shallow earthquake shook the seas off eastern Indonesia on Wednesday, but did not cause major damage.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2014
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Research highlights the wealth of opportunity in social networking sites; for shared academic knowledge, distribution of information, dialogue amongst peers and academic networking. However, with 40% of 300 million tweeters ...
Internet
Aug 6, 2014
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"The way we design computers today," Microsoft researcher Hong Tan says, "it would seem that people only use their eyes."
Hi Tech & Innovation
Aug 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —How do animals see? It's a question that vexes biologists and fascinates anyone who has watched animals go about their business: what does the world look like through their eyes? In a new video, BBSRC-funded ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 6, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A pair of researchers at Lucerne University has created a computer simulation that helps explain how it was that humans evolved from small egalitarian groups to larger societies with control in the hands of ...
Internet radio leader Pandora has come to its first-ever direct licensing deal with artists, a wide-ranging agreement with independent label group Merlin that both said would mean higher payments to artists and more play ...
Internet
Aug 6, 2014
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The magnetic forces in magnetic materials like iron can be rapidly manipulated with light. Rubicon Researcher Johan Mentink, together with Martin Eckstein from the University of Hamburg CFEL/MPSD, has theoretically demonstrated ...
General Physics
Aug 6, 2014
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The current understanding of meteoritics—the study of meteorite samples—has been helped along significantly over the past 200 years by the work of Australian scientists, according to a review.
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2014
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