How "ice needles" weave patterns of stones in frozen landscapes
Nature is full of repeating patterns that are part of the beauty of our world. An international team, including a researcher from the University of Washington, used modern tools to explain repeating patterns of stones that form in cold landscapes......»»
The secret lives of Darwin"s finches reveal daily commutes equal to the area of 30 soccer fields
Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by McGill University researchers reveals daily movement patterns covering an area equivalent to the size of.....»»
Scientists use technology to look at the personalities and predictability of farmed calves
Using state of the art sensor technologies, experts at the University of Nottingham have found that calves reared on farms not only vary significantly in their movement and space patterns, but also that some calves are more predictable in their behav.....»»
Unfreezing waters in ligand binding sites to aid in drug discovery
Cryogenic (frozen) protein structures are central to understanding function and developing drugs. Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created an algorithm to reveal when freezing the proteins may create "artifacts,"—errors that.....»»
Scientists address the imbalance of the "Asian Water Tower"
The Third Pole, which is centered on the Tibetan Plateau, stores most of the frozen water in the world after the Antarctic and Arctic. As a reliable water supply for almost 2 billion people, it has become known as the "Asian Water Tower." However, ac.....»»
Unique gift ideas for Dad that are way better than a tie
If you've Googled "gifts for dad," you've likely been greeted with an overwhelming number of whiskey stones and knives. But do dads even like those? What about the dads who are fed up with the constraints of toxic masculinity? What about the dads who.....»»
Snag a Nutribullet blender for $99 during Walmart+ Weekend
SAVE $50: Did someone say frozen margaritas? Scoop up the handy Nutribullet blender and personal blender combo for just $99 — a 33% discount — as of June 2. This deal is a part of Walmart+ Weekend, so grab it while it lasts.Don't want to.....»»
Canada ranks third worldwide in permeable landscapes for wildlife
Canada ranks third in the world for animal movement between protected areas, finds new UBC research......»»
Tobacco hawkmoths always find the right odor
A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has discovered how tobacco hawkmoths are able to detect odors that are important to them against a complex olfactory background. By looking at the specific activity patterns that the od.....»»
How intricate patterns arise in developing tissues
Early development is like a carefully choreographed dance, with uniform swaths of cells arranging themselves into elaborate patterns—a first step toward the formation of functional organs. A flat layer of skin cells, for instance, must transition i.....»»
How artificial intelligence "blew up" tennis
Coaches now have powerful tools which can find patterns in play that humans would struggle to see......»»
Global biogeographical patterns and correlates of floral longevity
The length of time a flower remains open (i.e., from anthesis to flower senescence) is called floral longevity. Floral longevity is one of the most important reproductive traits, as it determines opportunities for pollen dispersal and capture of poll.....»»
Researchers aim X-rays at century-old plant secretions for insight into Aboriginal Australian cultural heritage
For tens of thousands of years, Aboriginal Australians have created some of the world's most striking artworks. Today their work continues long lines of ancestral traditions, stories of the past and connections to current cultural landscapes, which i.....»»
How to tie-dye cotton with acorns and rust
Tie-dyeing is a fun activity that can spice up clothes with colorful patterns. Although kits are available in stores, nature provides dyes that can be extracted from items found in one's yard—for example, acorns and rust. In ACS's Journal of Chemic.....»»
Weaveworks integrates with Microsoft to increase developer productivity
Weaveworks announced a new integration with Microsoft to enable continuous and trusted delivery for enterprise application teams and continuous control for operations teams. Weave GitOps Flux v2 is now an extension to Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Servi.....»»
Evolution experiment with bacteria challenges conventional wisdom about size and the cost of production
In 1988, a biologist at Michigan State University, Richard Lenski, set up 12 flasks of E. coli and his group has maintained and followed their evolution ever since. Periodically, subsamples are frozen, enabling scientists to compare the bacteria at d.....»»
This refrigerator is $480 in the Best Buy Memorial Day sale
Save $100 on this Insignia refrigerator that offers plenty of room for all your chilled and frozen essentials......»»
An exploration of global patterns of trade in arachnids reveals 1,264 species from 66 families
A small team of researchers with members from Thailand, Finland and China, has found that there is a very large and active trade in arachnids across the internet. In their paper published in the journal Communications Biology, the group describes the.....»»
Scientists hone long-range forecasting of US tornadoes, hail
Scientists at Northern Illinois University continue to hone extended-range weather forecasting, identifying patterns halfway around the globe that will heighten the probability weeks later for hail- and tornado-producing storms in the United States......»»
Popularity of online payment goes hand-in-hand with fraud
NICE Actimize has released a report that identifies and analyzes the leading fraud threats and patterns that impacted leading global financial institutions in 2021. Noting that banking fraud continues to rise, the data-driven research study found a 4.....»»
Novel meteorological mechanisms behind severe drought in southwestern China during spring 2021
Southwestern China (SWC) is a region on the southeastern side of the Tibetan Plateau, in which both southwesterly and southeasterly winds influence weather patterns during the summer monsoon period. Spring drought before the onset of the summer rainy.....»»