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Does the Coriolis Effect Cause Your Cowlick?

No, but the direction of our hair whorls could teach us about human development.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamOct 31st, 2024

Study: Why Aztec “death whistles” sound like human screams

The basic mechanism relies on the Venturi effect, producing a unique rough and piercing sound. Archaeologists have discovered numerous ceramic or clay whistles at Aztec sites, dub.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Compound weather events found to have greater effect on wetland methane emissions than discrete weather extremes do

Human-caused climate change is driving an increase in extreme weather. Heat waves, droughts, and extreme precipitation are occurring more frequently, growing more intense, and directly affecting ecosystem function. For instance, the 2003 European hea.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Do pipe organs create an auto-tune effect? Understanding largest class of music instrument"s effects on concert halls

The pipe organ, with its strong timber base and towering metal pipes, stands as a bastion in concert halls and church sanctuaries. Even when not in use, the pipe organ affects the acoustical environment around it......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 20th, 2024

Novel AI algorithm captures photons in motion

Close your eyes and picture the iconic "bullet time" scene from "The Matrix"—the one where Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, dodges bullets in slow motion. Now imagine being able to witness the same effect, but instead of speeding bullets, you're watchi.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 19th, 2024

Award-winning dataset aids in earthquake liquefaction research

No one knows exactly when or where an earthquake will strike. But computer simulations are helping scientists and engineers improve predictions for liquefaction—a sometimes deadly earthquake effect where the soil loses its stiffness, thus toppling.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 16th, 2024

Five ways that climate change threatens human health

As the U.N.'s climate summit, COP29, gets underway in Azerbaijan this week, the effect of climate change on human health is high on the agenda. And rightly so, amid some alarming emerging statistics. By the end of this century, climate change could b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Save up to $250 on every M4 Mac mini, plus get M2 early Black Friday deals from $449

Apple's new Mac mini is eligible for promo code savings, with every M4 and M4 Pro spec up to $250 off. Plus, grab closeout deals on M2 models, with prices starting at $449.Coupon savings are in effect on every M4 Mac mini.The early Black Friday deals.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Study finds humidity diminishes daytime cooling gains in urban green spaces

Urban green spaces provide shade for city dwellers facing rising temperatures brought on by climate change, but how much relief from the heat island effect do they provide when humidity is factored in?.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsNov 15th, 2024

Asus ROG Falchion Ace HFX review: too expensive for plastic

Asus finally has a Hall Effect keyboard with the Falchion Ace HFX, but its high price and all-plastic build hold the keyboard back......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 14th, 2024

Computational method pinpoints how cause-and-effect relationships ebb and flow over time

A new computational method can identify how cause-and-effect relationships ebb and flow over time in dynamic real-life systems such as the brain......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 12th, 2024

Mass Effect TV show in development at Amazon MGM Studios

Amazon MGM Studios is taking a swing at another video game franchise, Mass Effect, to adapt into a television show. .....»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Amazon’s Mass Effect TV series is actually going to be made

The pedigree of the producers and writers involved is cause for concern, though. Confirming previous rumors, Variety reports that Amazon will be moving ahead with producing a TV s.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 8th, 2024

Early Black Friday deals: save up to $300 on every M4 MacBook Pro 14-inch & 16-inch

Early Black Friday deals are in effect on Apple's 2024 MacBook Pro M4, with every configuration — retail and CTO — eligible for a coupon discount.Save up to $300 on Apple's new MacBook Pro M4 - Image credit: AppleUnlock savings of up to $300 off.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Airborne microplastics aid in cloud formation

It turns out microplastics have an effect on the weather and climate. Clouds form when water vapor—an invisible gas in the atmosphere—sticks to tiny floating particles, such.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

A causal theory for studying the cause-and-effect relationships of genes paves the way for targeted treatments

By studying changes in gene expression, researchers learn how cells function at a molecular level, which could help them understand the development of certain diseases......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 7th, 2024

Defibrillation devices can still save lives using 1,000 times less electricity, optimized model finds

In a paper published in Chaos, researchers from Sergio Arboleda University in Bogotá, Colombia, and the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta used an electrophysiological computer model of the heart's electrical circuits to examine the effect o.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 5th, 2024

Study reveals effect of slope position on nonstructural carbohydrates in biological soil crusts

Nonstructural carbohydrates (NSCs) provide energy for metabolic processes in plants and play a key role in plant growth, defense and osmoregulation. However, the regulation of NSC in biological soil crusts across different slope positions remains unc.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Cobalt-copper tandem system offers sustainable approach for converting carbon dioxide to ethanol

The continuing release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is a major driver of global warming and climate change with increased extreme weather events. Researchers at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU) have now presented a method for effect.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 4th, 2024

Specific mask mandates go into effect in 6 Bay Area counties

Specific mask mandates go into effect in 6 Bay Area counties.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024

Researchers study effect of phosphorous and irradiance on the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata

Resource competition is an important factor affecting the invasion success of alien plants, and environmental factors influence the competition outcomes between invasive and native plants. Chromolaena odorata has been listed as one of the main invasi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsNov 1st, 2024