Seals have a sense of rhythm
Rhythm is important for human music and speech. But are we the only mammal with a sense of rhythm? In an experimental study published in Biology Letters, a team of researchers led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen and Seal.....»»
Sense the solar eclipse with NASA"s eclipse soundscapes project
When darkness sweeps across the landscape during a total solar eclipse, unusual things start happening. Fooled by the false dusk, birds stop singing, crickets start chirping, and bees return to their hives......»»
Retail H2 stations close in California while H2 heavy trucking expands
Hydrogen still makes sense for fixed-route heavy vehicles—but not passenger cars. Enlarge (credit: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Shell has closed all seven of its retail hydrogen filling stations in Calif.....»»
Light duty: Distinct molecular pathways control growth, flowering in plants
It's well known that plants have a fine-tuned ability to sense changes in the season by how much daylight they're exposed to, yet scientists observed more than a century ago that plants sometimes grow during one season and flower in another. Most res.....»»
Weather v climate: How to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever
Earlier this year, the UK's weather and climate service, the Met Office, announced average global temperatures in 2023 were 1.46°C above pre-industrial levels. This made it the hottest year on record, 0.17°C higher than the previous record in 2016......»»
How fruit flies control the brain"s "steering wheel"
When we walk down the street, we have an internal sense of which way we are heading from looking at street signals and physical landmarks and also a sense of where we'd like to go. But how does the brain coordinate between these directions, doing the.....»»
Hall effect uncovers hidden symmetry in spin-ice
Physicists from the University of Augsburg succeeded in distinguishing chiral orders with similar magnetization but an opposite sense of rotation through electrical measurements at low temperatures. This is relevant for fundamental research on comple.....»»
Can Nicolas Cage’s new film Longlegs be the scariest movie of 2024?
Not much is known about Longlegs, the new horror film starring Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe, but the first trailer gives a sense of just how scary it will be......»»
Mathematical model reveals how a pit viper is able to find its dinner in the dead of night
In the animal kingdom, there are many grand examples of species that make sense of their world by expertly deciphering even weak signals from their surroundings......»»
OpenAI and Common Sense Media partner to protect teens from AI harms and misuse
Site gave ChatGPT 3 stars and 48% privacy score: "Best used for creativity, not facts." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) On Monday, OpenAI announced a partnership with the nonprofit Common Sense Media to create AI guidelin.....»»
Zebrafish usp3 loss found to promote hypoxic tolerance
Oxygen is an essential element for survival. Ocean warming, circadian rhythm, eutrophication, high-density aquaculture, power failures and long-distance live animal transportation can all lead to low oxygen levels in water. This reduction in oxygen c.....»»
Scientists investigate the sensory information hummingbird hawk moths rely on to control their proboscis
Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz biologists......»»
Locusts" sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles
Our sensory systems are highly adaptable. A person who cannot see after turning off a light in the night slowly achieves superior power to see even small objects. Women often attain a heightened sense of smell during pregnancy. How can the same senso.....»»
Marine biologist shows how computers are quick and reliable in counting seals
Computers can count seals from aerial photographs with lightning speed and reliability. Based on their spatial patterns, the tiny dots on the aerial images can even be assigned to one of the two major species of seals in the Wadden Sea. That is shown.....»»
New tool reveals gene behavior in bacteria
Bacterial infections cause millions of deaths each year, with the global threat made worse by the increasing resistance of the microbes to antibiotic treatments. This is due in part to the ability of bacteria to switch genes on and off as they sense.....»»
Organic electronics lead to new ways to sense light
The past few decades have seen astonishing advances in imaging technology, from high-speed optical sensors that process over two million frames per second to tiny lensless cameras that record images using a single pixel......»»
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Today's top deals include 50% off an Anker PowerExpand 12-in-1 media dock, 14% off an Apple Magic Mouse, 50% off Apple Watch Series 6, 56% off a Shark 3-in-1 Clean Sense HEPA air purifier, and more.Save $200 on an M3 Pro MacBook ProThe AppleInsider s.....»»
Palworld type chart: How elemental types work in Palworld
Pals are a lot like Pokemon in the sense that each one has a corresponding element. Here are all the types and how they interact so you know how to battle......»»
How winter storms stress San Luis Obispo County elephant seals in the midst of birthing season
The late December morning rain left droplets on Christine Heinrichs' glasses as she stood among a throng of tourists and watched dozens of elephant seals tussle and sleep on a beach just south of the Piedras Blancas Light Station......»»
Apple Vision Pro accessories: $200 Travel Case, $200 Battery, $200 Light Seal, and more
Apple Vision Pro is now available for pre-order, and so are lots of accessories for Apple’s first spatial computer. The price for most things? $200 each. That’s how much extra light seals, batteries, and the Vision Pro carrying case costs. There.....»»
Watch Godzilla Minus One in dazzling black and white during limited US run
"By eliminating color, a new sense of reality emerges." Enlarge (credit: Toho Inc.) The critically acclaimed film, Godzilla Minus One, hit US theaters in early December and racked up $51 million in the US alone and over.....»»