BiologyRogue Bat Entry Gets New Zealand’s Annual Bird Competition in a Flap Is it possible for a bat to compete in a bird competition? The judgment is out for the Te Manu Rongonui o Te Tau Bird…
BiologyOldest Known Hominin Footprints Found On Crete Date Back 6 Million Years Researchers claim that footprints found on a beach in Crete are genuine, originating from members of the extended human family. Furthermore, they are significantly older…
ChemistryNew Way to Make Molecules Wins 2021 Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2021 has been awarded to Benjamin List and David MacMillan “for the creation of asymmetric organocatalysis” by the Royal…
PhysicsNew Record for Coldest Temperature Is Getting Very Close To Absolute Zero Rubidium gas was cooled to 38 picokelvins (3.8 * 10-11 K), breaking the record for the lowest temperature ever achieved. The research could lead to…
AstronomyNew Radio Technique Reveals Four Likely Planets Around Nearby Stars Several close red dwarfs have been identified via a radio survey of the sky. Astronomers believe that these radio emissions in certain cases imply the…
TechnologyImprove Your Surrounding Air Quality with This Wearable Air Purifier There is no shortage of pollutants in the air. Air quality is not what it could be, from pollution to dust to smoke, and it…
BiologyCrabs Are Spellbound By Electromagnetic Fields Emitted By Underwater Power Cables Brown crabs may be mesmerized by underwater power wires, forcing them to loiter around the seafloor for longer than they should, according to a new…
TechnologyCongress Might Regulate Facebook Following Whistleblower Hearing Following Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen’s testimony before the US Senate Sub-Committee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security on Tuesday, October 5, tighter regulation…
TechnologyChina Has Already Beaten the US to Be AI Superpower, Says Ex-Pentagon Software Chief According to former Pentagon chief software officer Nicolas Chaillan, China has already surpassed the US in the artificial intelligence (AI) arms race and is paving…
AstronomyAstronaut Captures Rare Blue Lightning Phenomenon from the ISS While the International Space Station (ISS) traveled above Italy, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet took a magnificent photo of the Earth at night. However,…