Oxford University faces growing criticism after failing to acknowledge the three Indonesian researchers who were important in the discovery of the rare Rafflesia hasseltii bloom in Sumatra. The exploration, which required trekking through dense, tiger-patrolled rainforest, was a collaborative effort between local experts and Dr. Chris Thorogood of Oxford’s Botanic Garden. While the group successfully […]
Social encounters are made more humane by the warmth of another person, whether it be through a simple handshake or a full-body hug. Now, researchers have developed a prosthetic system that enables amputees to feel similar natural temperature sensations. A group of researchers in Italy and Switzerland invented a device called MiniTouch, which can give […]
Earth will eventually face its death in the future, just as what happened to a distant Jupiter-sized planet. The atmosphere of the alien star has begun inflating outward towards the orbiting planet since it burned the last of its hydrogen fuel, leading to its swelling 100 times its original size. The planet, meanwhile, was spiraling […]
Our battle against coronavirus is still not over, yet another strain of viruses is on the horizon and can *possibly* plague us in the future. French scientists have raised alarm bells over “zombie viruses” as they recently discovered strains of ancient viruses that pose a threat to both human health and wildlife. This discovery comes […]
The decision to wear a mask largely depends on how safe or unsafe a person feels in certain settings. But for some, it might rely heavily on how attractive they are. 1,030 people were surveyed for a study, and the participants were asked to “self evaluate their facial appearance,” and indicate how likely they are […]
Look up in the sky! It’s a bird… it’s a plane…or is it some kind of both? Scientists in New Mexico are doing something quite unique and kind of ghoulish over there as they are turning dead birds into drones that could be used to spy on wildlife and people. Yup, you’re reading that right. […]
Submitted by Russell Y. Rojas Imagine you’re in a house where billions of people are living in it, one day the house burnt down, but the problem is that you’re the only house the people can live in. Wouldn’t it be nice to have another house you can move to? This is the same concept […]
Every year, around 17,000 pieces of space debris fall on the Earth’s surface, making it highly unlikely to discover all of them, as a large number of meteorites fall into deep bodies of water or in secluded areas. But sometimes, scientists get lucky. Just this January, a group of research scientists stumbled upon a ‘rare’ […]
It seems like we’ll be seeing the stars less and less as skyglow from the artificial lighting continues to outshine them in the night sky. A recently published study revealed that stars in the night sky are getting more and more difficult to see as skyglow continues to increase since 2011. Skyglow is the “most […]