Does your dog like toys? What do you think she imagines when thinking of her favorite toy? In this new study, published in the Journal of Animal Cognition, we examine how typical family dogs and dogs... continue reading

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When humans first populated North America and how they arrived has long been a matter of spirited debate. A recent study detailing what archeologists believe are the oldest known footprints in the United... continue reading

posted by newtboy 3 months 4 weeks ago • 197 views • 6:26

Axolotls are one of science’s most studied animals. Why, you ask? These extraordinary salamanders are masters of regeneration: they can flawlessly regenerate body parts ranging from amputated limbs and... continue reading

posted by newtboy 10 months ago • 117 views • 5:22

We're in a communist revolution here in the USA - and 95% of the public are completely in the dark. The mainstream media will never call out communists - no matter how blatant they are. That's why our... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 year 7 months 2 weeks ago • 33 views • 27:31

YouTube description: Around 750-1250 CE, the Islamic empire made incredible scientific advancements that still influence many fields of research today. What we know about some of the great minds of... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 9 months 2 weeks ago • 80 views • 10:44

https://www.iter.org/ In southern France, 35 nations* are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 1 week ago • 922 views • 7:59

Createk third-arm : Supernumerary robotic arm powered by magnetorheological clutches and an hydrostatic transmission. Fast enough to compensate for human motions while being safe for physical human-robot interaction. ... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 111 views • 2:51

A recent study had a lot of negative things to say about diet sodas, but how seriously should we take that study? Observational research can be powerful and useful, but it can also lead to shaky outcomes.... continue reading

posted by eric3579 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 512 views • 6:17

In a quiet corner of Kent State University, scientists are exploring innovative ways to study the past. We joined our friends at Gizmodo to visit Kent State University's Experimental Archaeology lab, where... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 9 months 1 week ago • 44 views • 7:30

Ice lost in Greenland means higher sea levels around the world. "Oceans Melting Greenland," a NASA program in its fourth year, is studying the melt. So far, measurements indicate a rate of melt exceeding... continue reading

posted by newtboy 2 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 325 views • 3:27

YouTube description: The Citicorp Center repair is a classic engineering case study of how mistakes must be avoided in engineering and construction of public works. A skyscraper in New York City needed... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 2 months ago • 1,277 views • 8:24

Kimberly Noble: How does income affect childhood brain development? Neuroscientist and pediatrician Kimberly Noble is leading the Baby's First Years study: the first-ever randomized study of how family... continue reading

posted by notarobot 3 years 4 months 1 week ago • 52 views

YouTube description: A recent study has concluded that people all over the world are probably ingesting microscopic plastic all the time. Now scientists want to know where this plastic is coming from,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 5 months 4 weeks ago • 350 views • 5:06

"Elevator. It’s a fascination and a fear for many. Countless action movies and TV shows feature stuck elevators, fights in elevators, and, of course falling elevators. How many times when an elevator... continue reading

posted by ant 3 years 9 months ago • 214 views • 7:36

YouTube description: A new technique is allowing researchers to study the inner workings of a cuttlefish brain by tracking colour changing cells in their skin. These cell are directly controlled by... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 9 months 1 week ago • 461 views • 6:19

YouTube description: In the last 20 years it's been surprisingly common for space probes to end missions early because reaction wheels have failed, moreover there's been a large number of failures associated... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 3 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 565 views • 7:10

YouTube description: They may be dressed in black, but crow funerals aren't the solemn events that we hold for our dead. These birds cause a ruckus around their fallen friend. Are they just scared,... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 4 years 2 months 3 weeks ago • 857 views • 4:35

The Crisis of Meaning [humans are not cats] YouTube: Studies have shown that people with jetpacks were on average 92.4% much happier with their lives.

posted by PlayhousePals 4 years 3 months 1 week ago • 485 views • 9:43

OK. A thing I didn't say, that I probably should have, is that we haven't actually had a chance to do as much research on marijuana as we should have. Edibles have different effects than smoking which... continue reading

posted by eric3579 4 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 589 views • 3:40

"... Even the parts of our brains that don't control physical movement show a lot of rhythm, and that might be integral to how our brains work..."

posted by ant 4 years 9 months ago • 213 views • 2:55