Honey bee behavior from within the hive
Unique video from within beehives provides special insight into honey bee behaviors, according to a study published March 17, 2021 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Paul Siefert from Goethe-Universität, Germany, and colleagues......»»
Lie detection tests have worked the same way for 3,000 years, and they"re still hopelessly inaccurate, say researchers
Popular culture is fascinated with the ability to detect liars. Lie detector tests are a staple of police dramas, and TV shows such as "Poker Face" feature "human polygraphs" who detect deception by picking up tell-tale signs in people's behavior......»»
How to customize your touchpad in Windows 11
Learn how to make adjustments to your trackpad's behavior that will improve your productivity......»»
Palo Alto Networks enhances cybersecurity capabilities with AI-powered ITDR module
Palo Alto Networks released new Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR) module for Cortex XSIAM, enabling customers to ingest user identity and behavior data and deploy AI technology to detect identity-driven attacks within seconds. The module.....»»
New framework on honest behavior suggests it is a process that goes beyond not lying
Most people value honesty while also recognizing that it is sometimes beneficial to be dishonest. This tension leads individuals to engage in behaviors that stretch the boundaries of honest behavior, such as strategically avoiding information, dodgin.....»»
Do masks work? It’s a question of physics, biology, and behavior
A recent review from a prominent scientific source has reignited the debate over masks. Enlarge / Asian woman with protective face mask using smartphone while commuting in the urban bridge in city against crowd of people (credit:.....»»
Vulnerabilities of years past haunt organizations, aid attackers
Known vulnerabilities – those for which patches have already been made available – are the primary vehicle for cyberattacks, according to Tenable. The Tenable report categorizes important vulnerability data and analyzes attacker behavior to help.....»»
Social animals should limit individuality to conform with the behavior of the group, says study
Scientists at Bristol's School of Biological Sciences have observed that group safety was improved when animals paid attention to the behaviors of each other......»»
This new Microsoft Bing Chat feature lets you change its behavior
Microsoft's ChatGPT-powered Bing has had some strange responses in the last few weeks. The latest update addresses that in a way that gives you the reins......»»
Mysterious new behavior seen in whales may be recorded in ancient manuscripts
In 2011, scientists recorded a previously unknown feeding strategy in whales around the world. Now, researchers in Australia think they may have found evidence of this behavior being described in ancient accounts of sea creatures, recorded more than.....»»
Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows
A new study of New Zealand blue whales' vocalizations indicates the whales are present year-round in the South Taranaki Bight and their behavior is influenced by environmental conditions in the region......»»
Exploring chaos on the nanometer scale
Chaotic behavior is typically known from large systems: for example, from weather, from asteroids in space that are simultaneously attracted by several large celestial bodies, or from swinging pendulums that are coupled together. On the atomic scale,.....»»
Robotic bees and roots offer hope of healthier environment and sufficient food
The robotic bee replicants home in on the unsuspecting queen of a hive. But unlike the rebellious replicants in the 1982 sci-fi thriller Blade Runner, these ones are here to work......»»
Using the power of AI, new open-source tool simplifies animal behavior analysis
A team from the University of Michigan has developed a new software tool to help researchers across the life sciences more efficiently analyze animal behaviors......»»
Tolerance to strong winds and storm avoidance strategy found to differ among seabird species
Hurricanes are becoming more intense due to the climate crisis. Therefore, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Germany and Swansea University in the United Kingdom have studied the wind speeds that different seabird speci.....»»
Signaling proteins shown to play key role in tuberculosis biology
A set of 10 signaling proteins found in the microbe that causes tuberculosis (TB) play a far larger role in regulating the bacterium's growth, development and behavior than previously thought, according to recent research. The study was led by UW Sch.....»»
Examining heat transfer in granular materials
Granular materials contain large numbers of small, discrete particles, which collectively behave like uniform media. Their thermal conductivity is crucial to understanding their overall behavior—but so far, researchers haven't considered how this v.....»»
How queuing leads to city center violence and what research says about preventing night-time brawls
People go out at night because they want to socialize, drink and be entertained. Unfortunately, all too often that leads to violent behavior in our towns and city centers. But the events that lead to such violence are poorly understood......»»
Why people-driven remediation is the key to strong API security
If an organization relies on automation and tools to highlight API security issues, it is still up to a trained developer to manage API behavior. Since there is no standard for managing APIs, organizations must rely on more than tools to solve their.....»»
Tesla to recall 362,758 cars because Full Self Driving Beta is dangerous
NHTSA has concerns about four different kinds of FSD behavior. Enlarge / If you own a Tesla with FSD Beta, there's a recall in your future. (credit: Tesla) On Thursday Tesla had to issue a recall for nearly 363,000 of it.....»»
Slow motion: Scientists investigate tectonic plate boundary earthquake behavior
Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci demonstrated frictional forces slow down the motion of surfaces in contact. Friction, he determined, is proportional to normal force. When two objects are pressed together twice as hard, friction doubles......»»