New zone could expand search for habitable planets
Researchers suggest a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered.
Knitted ‘sweater’ acts like skin for robots
A new knitted fabric that senses contact and pressure could help robots to better interact with humans, researchers report.
Knitted ‘sweater’ acts like skin for robots
A new knitted fabric that senses contact and pressure could help robots to better interact with humans, researchers report.
About 70% of avocado oil is rancid or impure
Tests find that only 31% of avocado oil samples tested were pure, and just 36% were of advertised quality.
About 70% of avocado oil is rancid or impure
Tests find that only 31% of avocado oil samples tested were pure, and just 36% were of advertised quality.
Are human dads oddly egalitarian? Not really
A new study looks at whether human males are more egalitarian than are males among other mammals.
Device ‘sniffs’ eggs to sort them by sex
A modified suction cup device is effective at sexing chicken eggs early in incubation, report researchers.
Huge Jorō spiders are actually gentle giants
Don’t freak out if you happen to see a humongous yellow and black Jorō spider. They’re “really more afraid of you than the reverse.”
Marsupial joeys could clarify human brain development
New research finds features of early human brain development in the brains of marsupials called fat-tailed dunnarts.
Lakes, not just caves, hold clues to human survival of ice age
New findings expand the range of livable regions in interior South Africa nearly 200,000 years ago, during an ice age called MIS6.