Collaborate Disseminate
We may only ever have 47 of the 207 bones that made up the skeleton of this 3.18-million-year-old Australopithecus afarensis specimen known affectionately and widely as Lucy, but it’s been enough to make some incredible discoveries (and stir up more th… Continue reading Lucy the ancient human walked fully upright, and she was ripped
Whether you’re after a hand in home renovating, a quick path to tinnitus or a surefire way to sour your marriage and estrange your neighbors, this Fender guitar pedal designed by My Bloody Valentine’s sonic mastermind Kevin Shields may be able to help…. Continue reading The guitar pedal that threatens to bring the house down, literally
A genetic ‘bad’ cholesterol protein has been flagged as a hidden problem in coronary heart disease (CHD), with current medication that treats low-density lipoproteins (LDL) having little effect on this particular variant.Continue ReadingCategory: Medic… Continue reading ‘Silent’ killer in cholesterol more firmly linked to heart disease
Nearly 42% of adults across the US have obesity, according to the most recent reporting from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And while size and poor health outcomes aren’t always connected, adults with obesity also have a much higher ri… Continue reading Losing weight and keeping it off involves more than willpower
With the world in a state of unrest as to what impact AI will have on our working life, there’s one job it’s claiming – and scientists are more than happy to hand it over. The technology is proving to be an unlikely hero in conservation, sorting throug… Continue reading AI becomes an unlikely wildlife warrior
With the world in a state of unrest as to what impact AI will have on our working life, there’s one job it’s claiming – and scientists are more than happy to hand it over. The technology is proving to be an unlikely hero in conservation, sorting throug… Continue reading AI becomes an unlikely wildlife warrior
If evolutionary biologists are the detectives of the natural world’s past mysteries, then the phylogenic tree is their version of a cork board of crime-scene suspects linked together with red string and thumbtacks.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, Sci… Continue reading Insects pollinated the first flower 140M years ago, and it wasn’t a bee
It’s no secret that we’re not all equal when it comes to skills in – or the inclination to spend time in – the kitchen. It’s one of the key drivers behind the push to use new AI developments to shape the future of the home and commercial kitchen. (That… Continue reading This AI chef has learned to make you a salad, but do you want it to?
Infamous drug lord Pablo Escobar may be long gone, however he’s still wreaking havoc on his native Colombia thanks to his thriving hippos.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Cocaine, Colombia, Ecosystem, Environmental, Biodiversity Continue reading The “cocaine hippos” have become a huge headache for Colombia
In a world first, scientists from 24 countries have mapped the DNA of more than 233 different primate species, more than quadrupling the existing genetic data, providing crucial new insights into disease-causing genetic mutations in humans.Continue Rea… Continue reading Primate AI provides breakthrough in predicting human diseases