Physicists are studying gravitational waves from neutron stars for clues about quarks, “quark matter,” and their role in the universe’s evolution.
Amazon Echo Show 5 and Alexa Privacy Hub: Price, Details, Release Date
The $90 smart device launches alongside a new set of tools for managing—and deleting—all the data Alexa collects.
The Wagon Wheel Effect Shows the Limits of the Human Brain
This famous optical illusion, ubiquitous in car commercials and movies, helps neuroscientists study how the mind perceives the world.
Iconic Milanese Pastry Shop Marchesi Opens in London
Londoners can now get a sweet – and very chic – taste of Milan at home, at the new Mayfair location of the iconic Milanese bakery and cafe Marchesi 1824.First Look: Quique Dacosta’s Arros QD, London
First look at three Michelin star chef Quique Dacosta’s first restaurant outside Spain, ArrosQD in London which specialises in rice as well as local ingredientA student’s disability status depends on where they go to school
A new study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with an educational disability depends on the characteristics of their school and how distinctive they are from their peers.
Climate driving new right whale movement
New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food availability and rising temperatures in Gulf of Maine’s deep waters. Right whales have been showing up in unexpected places in recent years, putting the endangered species at increased risk. The study provides insights to this key issue complicating conservation efforts.
Could some chimps’ crustacean crave yield clues about human evolution?
Researchers report on chimpanzees in Guinea fishing and consuming freshwater crabs, something previously undiscovered. The article describes how this is a potential clue in explaining how our primarily fruit-eating ancestors began eating aquatic life, and supplementing their diet with nutrients critical for brain development.
Energy drinks may increase risk of heart function abnormalities and blood pressure changes
Three to four hours after drinking 32 ounces of energy drinks, the heart’s electrical activity was abnormal compared to drinking a placebo drink. Two different commercially available energy drinks produced the same results, suggesting that energy drinks as a class should be consumed with caution.
Striped maple trees often change sexes, with females more likely to die
Although pollen has covered cars for weeks and allergy sufferers have been sneezing, we think of sex as being the realm of animals. But plant sex can be quite interesting, especially in species that can have male or female flowers. Researchers have now found that striped maple trees can change sex from year to year.