Celibacy: Its surprising evolutionary advantages
Why would someone join an institution that removed the option of family life and required them to be celibate? Reproduction, after all, is at the very heart of the evolution that shaped us. Yet many religious institutions around the world require exa.....»»
Scientists present evidence for a billion-years arms race between viruses and their hosts
Researchers have proposed a new evolutionary model for the origin of a kingdom of viruses called Bamfordvirae, suggesting a billion-years evolutionary arms race between two groups within this kingdom and their hosts......»»
Sharing WhatsApp statuses with Facebook will be much simpler
An upcoming update to WhatsApp will make it easier to cross-share WhatsApp status updates to Facebook. Since Meta owns several apps that are widely used around the world, it’s not surprising that some of them have cross-share features......»»
Life on land and water teeters between haves and have-nots
In the race to make the world more livable for people and nature, progress on land outpaced successes in the seas, raising red flags that wealthier countries' advantages may be upsetting a balance, a Michigan State University study shows......»»
Companies move to develop 800V quick-charging tech to boost charging efficiency, says DIGITIMES Research
Thanks to the four major advantages 800V high-voltage high-power quick-charging has, and its feature of a charging efficiency close to fueling a gasoline car, EV makers are increasingly devoted to high-voltage quick-charging R&D, according to DIGITIM.....»»
Information "deleted" from the human genome may be what made us human
What the human genome is lacking compared with the genomes of other primates might have been as crucial to the development of humankind as what has been added during our evolutionary history, according to a new study led by researchers at Yale and th.....»»
EV Watch 2Q23: Status of quick-charging techs
Thanks to the four major advantages 800V high-voltage high-power quick-charging has and its feature of a charging efficiency close to fueling a gasoline car, EV makers are growingly devoted to high-voltage quick-charging R&D......»»
New insights into the evolutionary phylogeny of the ciliate order Sessilida
Ciliated protists represent one of the most primitive lineages of eukaryotes, with nuclear dimorphism, a distinctive sexual process (conjugation), and extensive genome rearrangements. Sessilida, among diverse ciliate lineages, is the only group conta.....»»
How schools and families can take climate action by learning about food systems
News about the climate crisis alerts us to the urgent need for drastic global changes. Given this, it's not surprising that one study surveying thousands of young people found most respondents were worried about climate change, and over 45 percent sa.....»»
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will deliver the MCU’s first uncensored F-bomb
We saw Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) drop the F-bomb in one of Marvel’s recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 clips, which was surprising for … The post Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will deliver the MCU’s first uncensored F-bomb appeared firs.....»»
Taiwan IC designers to gain ground in AI chips with low power and latency, says Skymizer CEO
AI chips are not only used in large cloud computing but also increasingly applied to terminal consumer products, providing great business opportunities for Taiwan IC design houses given their solid advantages in particularly consumer devices with low.....»»
A collaborative study of a key property of light may help double screen luminescence
Digital displays comprising organic materials have brought about a new era in consumer electronics, helping to mass produce brighter screens that hold numerous advantages over those made of regular crystalline materials. These organic light-emitting.....»»
How forgotten Colorado fossils may rewrite part of plant evolutionary history
Botanists and paleontologists, led by researchers from CU Boulder, have identified a fossil chili pepper that may rewrite the geography and evolutionary timeline of the tomato plant family......»»
The surprising science behind long-distance bird migration
A team of scientists led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has recently made a surprising discovery, with the help of a wind tunnel and a flock of birds. Songbirds, many of which make twice-yearly, non-stop flights of more tha.....»»
Protein domain common to plants and animals plays role in COVID-19 infection
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists exploring bioenergy plant genetics have made a surprising discovery: a protein domain that could lead to new COVID-19 treatments......»»
Coastal species persist on high seas on floating plastic debris
The high seas have been colonized by a surprising number of coastal marine invertebrate species, which can now survive and reproduce in the open ocean, contributing strongly to the floating community composition. This finding was published today in N.....»»
Taiwanese ICT players keen to develop diverse EV power solutions
Many Taiwan-based ICT and electro-mechanics players, including Foxconn Technology, Delta Electronics and Teco Electric & Machinery, have been keen to roll out diverse EV solutions with their existing manufacturing advantages, aiming to explore the im.....»»
Sideloading fake apps could cost you $50,000!
A man from Singapore lost a whopping $50,000 after downloading a fake app posing as the Google Play Store. Mobile phone scams are on the rise and it’s not surprising, given how much we rely on our phones and how often we use it daily. U.....»»
Reviewing and evaluating recent electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction with ionic liquids
The increasing CO2 emission as the chief culprit causing many environmental problems could be addressed via electrochemical CO2 reduction (CO2R) to the added-value carbon-based chemicals. Due to the unique advantages, ionic liquids (ILs) have been wi.....»»
New iPhone 15 Pro renders show a surprising design change
A fresh iPhone 15 Pro leak suggests Apple just might stick to tactile buttons — but with a fresh design. Here's what it looks like......»»
Taking a lesson in evolutionary adaptation from octopus, squid
Cephalopods such as octopus and squid evolutionarily diverged from mollusks like slugs and snails. These animals have elaborate compact nervous systems located within specialized arm appendages, which can perform a surprisingly diverse group of behav.....»»