Nigeria tackles publishing in predatory journals
Higher education institutions in Nigeria need to train academics to spot fraudulent journals, researchers say......»»
Atari is publishing its first VR game, and it’s coming to PSVR2
Atari will publish its first VR game this summer: the nostalgic Pixel Ripped 1978. It's coming to both Meta Quest 2 and PSVR2......»»
Numerical simulation of materials-oriented ultra-precision diamond cutting: Review and outlook
Publishing in the International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing , researchers from Harbin Institute of Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Guizhou University and Ruhr-University Bochum present a brief review on the application.....»»
Apple pushes tech careers for women in developer interview feature
Apple is attempting to encourage more women into a career in technology, by publishing a feature on four women who are attempting to "create change and drive culture" via the App Store.[Apple]Tuesday's feature piece, arriving one week after Internati.....»»
Viewpoint: Nigeria needs to take science more seriously—an agenda for the new president
Nigerians voted to elect a new president on 25 February and he will be sworn in on 29 May 2023. One of his responsibilities must be to lead the country in taking science more seriously. Science should be the fulcrum of Nigeria's development......»»
Fingerprint collaborates with Spec to help businesses combat fraud
Spec and Fingerprint joined forces to provide companies with an solution that tackles fraud while ensuring a seamless customer experience. By integrating Fingerprint’s device identification technology into its no-code Trust Cloud platform, Spec.....»»
Nigeria"s election was nearly derailed by technology, but biometric devices weren"t the problem, says researcher
Technology nearly derailed the conclusion of the 2023 presidential elections in Nigeria. The Independent National Electoral Commission could not fulfill its promise to transmit election results from the polling units on its result viewing portal (IRe.....»»
Bacteria rely on cooperation and evolution to defend against predatory protists, finds study
Eating and being eaten is a normal process in nature. These predator–prey dynamics help to stabilize ecosystems. It ensures that individual species do not become too abundant, controls their populations, and prevents damage caused by overpopulation.....»»
Russia fines Wikipedia for publishing facts instead of Kremlin war propaganda
Third fine since Ukraine invasion targets articles about Russian military units. Enlarge / Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a ceremony at the Eternal Flame and the Unknown Soldier's grave in Alexander Garden in Moscow, Ru.....»»
Investigating factors that affect consumer attitudes about organic food
Researchers, publishing in the International Journal of Green Economics, have investigated the many factors that affect consumer attitudes and buying habits when it comes to organic food products. Mohd Farhan of the Mittal School of Business in Punja.....»»
Study shows some dinosaurs used their claws for digging and others for display
Dinosaur claws had many functions, but now a team from the University of Bristol and the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) in Beijing has shown some predatory dinosaurs used their claws for digging or even for display......»»
Conflicts of interest need to be avoided in publishing publicly available crop information, says study
Satellite-driven crop monitoring has become a main method to derive crop information at local, regional and global scales......»»
Researchers reveal evolution of oldest spinosaur brains
Researchers from Ohio University and the University of Southampton have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment......»»
In the far-from-diverse publishing industry, sensitivity readers are vital, says researcher
Publishing houses have set the cat among the pigeons. They have introduced "sensitivity readers." Some authors are claiming this amounts to censorship. But what is the truth of this relatively new practice?.....»»
Researchers reveal the oldest spinosaur brains
Researchers from the University of Southampton and Ohio University have reconstructed the brains and inner ears of two British spinosaurs, helping uncover how these large predatory dinosaurs interacted with their environment......»»
Cockatoos know to bring along multiple tools when they fish for cashews
Goffin's cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport toolsets. In a study publishing in the journal Current Biology on February 10, researchers show that the cockatoos carry multiple tools to their worksite.....»»
Plastic pollution in Nigeria: Whose job is it to clean up the mess?
Take a walk or drive through the streets of most Nigerian cities, and you will see plastic waste everywhere. The country's rivers, lakes and ocean are also full of discarded plastic. Nigeria is estimated to generate about 2.5 million tons of plastic.....»»
ChatGPT: Study shows AI can produce academic papers good enough for journals—just as some ban it
Some of the world's biggest academic journal publishers have banned or curbed their authors from using the advanced chatbot, ChatGPT. Because the bot uses information from the internet to produce highly readable answers to questions, the publishers a.....»»
New method can determine how much a predatory fish eats, which can contribute to more sustainable fishing
Imagine that in the future, we know exactly how many fish we can catch without negatively impacting either the stock of predatory fish or their prey—and that we can actually regulate the amount of fish if an excess of, say, cod suddenly occurs in a.....»»
A Space for the Unbound is a young adult novel in video game form
Indonesian adventure game A Space for the Unbound tackles the anxiety of growing up through pixel art and cats......»»
20,000 premature US deaths caused by human-ignited fires
Over 80% of premature deaths caused by small smoke particles in the United States result directly from human-ignited fires. This is the outcome of a study published today in IOP Publishing's journal Environmental Research Letters......»»