We taught bees a simple number language—and they got it
Most children learn that written numbers represent quantities in pre-school or junior primary school.
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2019
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Researchers study mechanical properties of mammoth ivory from the Siberian permafrost soils
For the first time, scientists from the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena and the Senckenberg Research Station for Quaternary Palaeontology Weimar conducted a detailed comparison of the mechanical properties of mammoth ...
Archaeology
Feb 28, 2019
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Nothing matters: how the invention of zero helped create modern mathematics
A small dot on an old piece of birch bark marks one of the biggest events in the history of mathematics. The bark is actually part of an ancient Indian mathematical document known as the Bakhshali manuscript. And the dot ...
Mathematics
Sep 21, 2017
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Study shows need for increased protection of world's national animal symbols
The snowy-feathered head and distinctive brown body of the bald eagle is a proud national symbol of the United States, adorning the country's currency and passports. The lion, known as "King of the Beasts," represents national ...
Ecology
May 24, 2017
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Michelangelo's Medici Chapel may contain hidden symbols of female anatomy
Michelangelo often surreptitiously inserted pagan symbols into his works of art, many of them possibly associated with anatomical representations. A new analysis suggests that Michelangelo may have concealed symbols associated ...
Archaeology
Apr 4, 2017
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Interactive editing tool enables personalization of planar linkages
Disney Research has created LinkEdit, interactive software for predictably changing the shape or motion of planar linkages used in such objects as kinetic sculptures, folding furniture and mechanical toys.
Computer Sciences
Aug 5, 2015
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Getting the message across: Can active symbols on road signs save lives?
If you're traveling at 60 miles per hour, just a few milliseconds can mean the difference between life and death when you need to come to a quick stop. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, drivers ...
Social Sciences
Mar 31, 2015
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Stalking the sweet-singing, reclusive wood thrush
The wood thrush's song is one of the most beautiful among eastern birds, and its flute-like warble is one of the reasons Vitek Jirinec picked this species to study.
Plants & Animals
Mar 23, 2015
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Tweeter changes stock symbol after Twitter mix-up
Tweeter is not Twitter. And it's changing its stock symbol to avoid any confusion.
Business
Oct 8, 2013
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Strangers on a bus: Study reveals lengths commuters go to avoid each other
You're on the bus, and one of the only free seats is next to you. How, and why, do you stop another passenger sitting there? New research reveals the tactics commuters use to avoid each other, a practice the paper, published ...
Social Sciences
Aug 1, 2012
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