Cracking chimpanzee culture
Chimpanzees don't automatically know what to do when they come across nuts and stones. Researchers at the University of Zurich have now used field experiments to show that chimpanzees thus do not simply invent nut cracking with tools, but need to lea.....»»
Newly-named species of tree-dwelling snakes threatened by mining
Five new tree-dwelling snake species were discovered in the jungles of Ecuador, Colombia, and Panama. Conservationists Leonardo DiCaprio, Brian Sheth, Re:wild, and Nature and Culture International chose the names for three of them in honor of loved o.....»»
Asian American shootings: This is "not an exception" and other issues need to be discussed, says professor
Days after two California massacres involving the Asian American community, many are seeking to understand what drove two men to commit these crimes. Primary among questions are the role of culture and society, and whether mental health is a pressing.....»»
Study uncovers widespread unethical practice for assigning authorships to research papers
A recently published survey study of Ph.D. students reveals that an ethically questionable culture for assigning authorships to research papers is widespread within the medical and natural sciences across Europe......»»
Carl Hahn, VW CEO who led automaker"s China expansion, dies at 96
During Hahn's decade-long tenure, VW built factories in China, established the Beetle as an American pop culture icon, and started Audi's transition to the luxury-car segment......»»
Similarities in human and chimpanzee behavior support evolutionary basis for risk-taking
Many important decisions boil down to a choice between the supposed safety of sticking with what we know and the risk of going out on a limb for a chance at getting something even better. Though risk-taking preferences vary between individuals, resea.....»»
What is racial battle fatigue? A school psychologist explains
When William A. Smith, a scholar of education and culture, introduced the term "racial battle fatigue" in 2003, he used it to describe the cumulative effects of racial hostility that Black people—specifically faculty and graduate students—experie.....»»
DNA reveals large migration into Scandinavia during the Viking age
We often think of the Vikings as ultimate explorers, taking their culture with them to far-off lands. But we may not typically think of Viking age Scandinavia as a hub for migration from all over Europe......»»
Trend Micro establishes new subsidiary for 5G cybersecurity
Trend Micro has established CTOne, a new Trend Micro subsidiary focused on advancing 5G network security and beyond. The group’s intellectual capital and leadership come from Trend Micro’s culture of innovation and is the latest incubatio.....»»
Mass production of stone bladelets shows cultural shift in Paleolithic Levant
Analysis of stone tools attributed to the Ahmarian, the first Upper Paleolithic culture of the Near East (dated approximately 40,000 to 45,000 years ago) shows that small, elongated, symmetrical objects (bladelets) were mass-produced on-site. Such a.....»»
Brand new toolbox for better gender balance in academia
Vivian Anette Lagesen, a professor at NTNU's Department of Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture, has been asked many times what works to achieve gender balance in academia. Her answer is always, "It depends.".....»»
App allows global community to explore Indigenous culture
In many cultures, the community's traditions, oral storytelling and art styles represent knowledge passed down from one generation of relatives to the next, but a new app is aiming to share some of that education virtually......»»
Producers getting better at making alcohol-free beer and wine: Here"s how it"s done
Drinking alcohol has been part of Australian culture for at least 240 years, and perhaps millennia prior......»»
Police gun violence is glorified on screen, but more armed and aggressive policing doesn"t actually make us safer
American popular culture dominates international markets. Among its most enduringly successful products are police dramas and movies. Many of these feature frequent and overwhelmingly positive depictions of police gun violence—a popular example, an.....»»
Mastodon is hurtling toward a tipping point
With rising popularity comes rising costs, culture shifts—and potential legal risks. Enlarge (credit: NurPhoto via getty) Rodti MacLeary started a Mastodon instance, mas.to, in 2019. By early November 2022, it had am.....»»
Kiss goodbye to Netflix password sharing in 2023
According to a recent report, it seems that Netflix will begin cracking down seriously on password sharing come 2023. The post Kiss goodbye to Netflix password sharing in 2023 first appeared on Phandroid. Obviously for Netflix, it would be.....»»
Netflix to end password sharing in early 2023
Netflix will begin cracking down on password sharing starting in 2023 in hopes of spurring password piggybackers to create new accounts.Credit: David Balev/UnsplashNetflix says that 100 million viewers watch the service using passwords borrowed from.....»»
Humans continue to evolve: Study tracks the emergence of 155 new genes
Modern humans evolutionarily split from our chimpanzee ancestors nearly 7 million years ago, yet we are continuing to evolve. 155 new genes have been identified within the human lineage that spontaneously arose from tiny sections of our DNA. Some of.....»»
Orangutan communication sheds light on human speech origins
New research from The University of Warwick has revealed that orangutans, the most arboreal of the great apes, produce consonant-like calls more often and of greater variety than their African ground-dwelling cousins (gorillas, bonobos and chimpanzee.....»»
Fatigue cracking mechanism in metals revealed through high-resolution, 3D imaging of large-volume samples
A National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) research team has identified the mechanism by which microscopic fatigue cracks grow in metals, solving a half-century-old mystery. The team found that these cracks grow along the slip planes of metall.....»»
5 tips for building a culture of cybersecurity accountability
In this Help Net Security video, Corey Nachreiner, CSO at WatchGuard, talks about how effective cybersecurity often boils down to doing the basics: patching, updating, and following day-to-day best practices for using applications and systems. Howeve.....»»