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.....»»
The surprising Swiss-army-knife-like functions of a powerful enzyme
Blue-green algae (AKA cyanobacteria) have a superpower which likely helps them be highly successful as invaders of waterways. They have an extraordinary ability to store energy and nitrogen in their cells for times of need. But how exactly they do so.....»»
Exploring the evolutionary benefits of bone weight
If you need to lurk at the bottom of a water body waiting for prey, it is wise to stay motionless without resisting against the buoyant forces of water. To do so you need a kind of diving belt that helps to sink. One large amphibian species Metoposau.....»»
Dead fish breathes new life into the evolutionary origin of fins and limbs
A trove of fossils in China, unearthed in rock dating back some 436 million years, have revealed for the first time that the mysterious galeaspids, a jawless freshwater fish, possessed paired fins......»»
There"s more to the new AirPods Pro than meets the ear
Imagery of the AirPods Pro 2 internals reveals a surprising feature of the case's lanyard anchor.Inside view of AirPods Pro 2Apple released the second generation AirPods Pro during its "Far Out" event on September 9. The update, while nearly identica.....»»
Nvidia’s DLSS 3 could make the monstrous RTX 4090 a little less power hungry
Benchmarks and tests of the upcoming Nvidia GeForce RTX 4090 reveal a surprising side-effect of using DLSS 3 -- lower power draw......»»
Chewing Consumes a Surprising Amount of Energy
Chomping on food takes so much energy that it shaped human evolution. Our ancestors spent many hours a day chewing, which may have shaped our teeth and jaws......»»
Octavia E. Butler"s Legacy of Time Travel
Why evolutionary biology and social justice belong together, the Silicon Valley fatalism that’s ruining our planet, and more.....»»
Get two high-quality drones for $150
TL;DR: As of September 16, you can get the Dual Camera Drones Bundle for just $149.99 instead of $398 — that's a 62% discount.Drones are a spectacle, and it’s probably not surprising if a quadcopter is on your radar for an upcoming birthd.....»»
Best Marketing & SEO Software For Linux
Being one of the safest and risk-free types of operating systems and trusted computer ecosystems on the web, Linux became a popular OS among the vast majority of software developers, programmers, and online marketers. The biggest advantages of Linux.....»»
Frequency-modulated continuous waves controlled by space-time-coding metasurface with nonlinearly periodic phases
Pulse compression is an important technology in modern radar systems and promotes the developments of modern radar technologies towards higher speed and ranging accuracy. The frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) signals, with the advantages of.....»»
380-million-year-old heart illuminates evolutionary history
Researchers have discovered a 380-million-year-old heart—the oldest ever found—alongside a separate fossilized stomach, intestine and liver in an ancient jawed fish, shedding new light on the evolution of our own bodies......»»
Young genes found to adapt faster than old ones
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology in Plön and the University of Sussex in the UK shows that the age of a gene determines how fast they adapt. These findings demonstrate how gene evolution occurs as an "adaptive walk".....»»
Evolution and ecological competition of multicellular life cycles
New studies by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology show that competition between different evolutionary developmental stages of multicellular life cycles can be important for the development of an entire population. Without direct compe.....»»
Earliest gibbon fossil found in southwest China
A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes......»»
iPhone 14 battery replacement costs a lot more than iPhone 13
Getting Apple to replace your iPhone 14 battery will now cost $99, up from the $69 the company has been charging for years.Apple made a big point of surprising people by keeping the prices of the new iPhone 14 range the same as last year's iPhone 13.....»»
Virtual Sessions Made Me a Better Therapist
Forced to use technology during Covid-19, I discovered surprising new ways to help couples. What I learned can make you a better partner......»»
Electric Fish Genomes Reveal How Evolution Repeats Itself
By studying how electric organs arose in different lineages of fish, scientists gain new insights into a long-standing question of evolutionary biology......»»
Treblab’s Z7 Pro takes its inspiration from Sony, but its price from Walmart
Treblab serves up a surprising combo of performance and comfort for a better price......»»
The iPhone 14 Max might launch with a different and surprising name
We might see an iPhone 14 Plus instead of an iPhone 14 Max, if some store listings are to be believed......»»
Corals can pass mutations acquired during their lifetimes to offspring
In a discovery that challenges over a century of evolutionary conventional wisdom, corals have been shown to pass somatic mutations—changes to the DNA sequence that occur in non-reproductive cells—to their offspring. The finding, by an internatio.....»»