Cuttlefish camouflage gets complicated
They receive constant feedback about their skin pattern and adjust camouflage accordingly. Enlarge / This cuttlefish can change its skin pattern to blend in with different background environments. (credit: Stephan Junek, Max Plan.....»»
Exoprimal dev shares the AI trick powering its complicated matchmaking
Exoprimal's technical director gave Digital Trends some insight into how exactly its dynamic dinosaur encounters work......»»
Researchers use isotopic analysis to map territories of jaguars in Belize
How do you study a predator with both camouflage and stealth that make it virtually invisible in the forest?.....»»
Why Is Europe’s Latest Heat Wave Called Cerberus? It’s Complicated
Cerberus, an unofficial name for the current European heat wave, has gone viral—but some meteorologists find it sensationalistic and worry it won't help people take extreme weather seriously......»»
Apple is letting Tesla skip millions of dollars in App Store fees
Tesla's Elon Musk has previously said he'd go to war rather than pay App Store fees, but Apple appears to have long since surrendered one particularly significant charge.Credit: TwitterApple's App Store rules are many and complicated, and they have b.....»»
How we test video game consoles
With the gaming hardware landscape more complicated than ever, our approach to video game console reviews has modernized. Here's how we test gaming devices......»»
Similar to humans, elephants also vary what they eat for dinner every night
Elephants eat plants. That's common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the iconic herbivores eat is more complicated......»»
The science of BBQ: A "complicated circus of chemicals"
Cooking the perfect brisket is a lot like conducting a science experiment. And Dr. Jeremiah Gassensmith should know—he's both a chemist and backyard barbecue chef......»»
Cuttlefish camouflage gets complicated
They receive constant feedback about their skin pattern and adjust camouflage accordingly. Enlarge / This cuttlefish can change its skin pattern to blend in with different background environments. (credit: Stephan Junek, Max Plan.....»»
Clever fly offers lessons on advanced predator adaptations
The saffron robber fly (Laphria saffrana) is an extremely fast bee-colored hunter that has to determine, while perched, which insects it wants to chase and eat. This is complicated by the fact that its eyes have poor resolution, especially at distanc.....»»
Report: Hyundai finally adding wireless CarPlay support to more cars starting this year
Hyundai’s complicated relationship with CarPlay might soon get a little bit easier to understand. A new report this week suggests that Hyundai plans to add support for wireless CarPlay and Android Auto to its cars that are also equipped with integ.....»»
Zoos and universities must work together to safeguard wildlife and improve conservation, say researchers
The word "zoo" is complicated and can have different meanings to different people. For some, a zoo is an organization committed to animal well-being and wildlife conservation that offers its visitors a fun and educational experience. To others, it is.....»»
Gloss is less effective camouflage in beetles compared to matte, according to study
When combined with iridescent coloration, a matte target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found......»»
This innovation in RAM is great news for your PC
Non-binary memory is making memory purchasing more complicated, but perhaps a little bit cheaper. Here's everything you need to know about these new RAM sticks......»»
Cuttlefish brain atlas first of its kind
Anything with three hearts, blue blood and skin that can change colors like a display in Times Square is likely to turn heads. Meet Sepia bandensis, known more descriptively as the camouflaging dwarf cuttlefish......»»
Level 3 presents a complicated, "mushy middle" in automated driving
Can motorists read a book while using Mercedes-Benz's new Level 3 automated driving system? Text friends? Watch TV? Level 3 brings many questions and legal risks, experts say......»»
Every version of The Flash movie that didn’t happen
With The Flash finally in theaters, we look back at the complicated history behind bringing the beloved DC character to the big screen......»»
How the Paragon Board works in Diablo 4
After level 50, things will get complicated. Don't get stun-locked by this massive system and let us show you exactly how the Paragon Board works in Diablo 4......»»
What deer mice can tell us about high-elevation pregnancies and fetal growth
Biologist Kate Wilsterman is amazed by pregnancy. This essential mammalian life process is both complicated and dynamic: In addition to creating the next generation, pregnancy requires changes in nearly every organ of the gestational parent; dramatic.....»»
When water temperatures change, the molecular motors of cephalopods do too
Cephalopods are a large family of marine animals that includes octopuses, cuttlefish and squid. They live in every ocean, from warm, shallow tropical waters to near-freezing, abyssal depths. More remarkably, report two scientists at University of Cal.....»»
A simple solution for nuclear matter in two dimensions
Understanding the behavior of nuclear matter—including the quarks and gluons that make up the protons and neutrons of atomic nuclei—is extremely complicated. This is particularly true in our world, which is three dimensional. Mathematical techniq.....»»