Sex differences in heat loss responses are dependent on body size and not sex, meaning…
Month: February 2017
What a Linux Desktop Does Better
After I resolved to adopt Linux, my confidence grew slowly but surely. Security-oriented considerations were…
GE Digital VP Beena Ammanath: For Most Women, STEM Is an Uphill Battle
Beena Ammanath is VP for data and analytics at GE Digital. She has worked in…
SARS and MERS: What’s Next?
It may be difficult to remember now, but when SARS was first recognized in February…
Desks join the internet of things
The internet of things promises to revolutionize the way we live, connecting the objects in…
Researchers develop model for studying rare polio-like illness
Scientists have developed the first animal model for studying paralysis caused by virus linked to…
Understanding the impact of delays in high-speed networks
In a world increasingly reliant on high-speed networks, introducing microsecond delays into such systems can…
Computer bots are more like humans than you might think, having fights lasting years
Bots appear to behave differently in culturally distinct online environments. A new paper says the…
Ball-rolling bees reveal complex learning
Bumblebees can be trained to score goals using a mini-ball, revealing unprecedented learning abilities.
Melting sea ice may be speeding nature’s clock in the Arctic
Spring is coming sooner to some plant species in the low Arctic of Greenland, while…