In 1913 in Southern California, two 241-mile-long electric lines began carrying power from hydroelectric dams…
Month: June 2015
New tropical tree species await discovery
Scientists have raised the estimated number of tropical tree species to at least 40,000 to…
Internet privacy manifesto calls for more consumer power
A revolutionary power shift from internet giants such as Google to ordinary consumers is critically…
Tuning friction to the point where it disappears may boost development of nanomachines
Physicists have developed an experimental technique to simulate friction at the nanoscale. Using their technique,…
Evidence against a global warming hiatus?
An analysis using updated global surface temperature data disputes the existence of a 21st century…
Warmer, lower-oxygen oceans will shift marine habitats
Warming temperatures and decreasing levels of dissolved oxygen will act together to create metabolic stress…
Planarian regeneration model discovered by artificial intelligence
An artificial intelligence system has for the first time reverse-engineered the regeneration mechanism of planaria…
Delay of gratification linked to how brain structures are connected
The ability to delay gratification in chimpanzees is linked to how specific structures of the…
Eating less during late night hours may stave off some effects of sleep deprivation
Eating less late at night may help curb the concentration and alertness deficits that accompany…
Why are 95% of people who live to 110 women? You’re as old as your stem cells
Human supercentenarians share at least one thing in common–over 95 percent are women. Scientists have…