Nikola, the empathetic android child, is here to meet you
Nikola, an artificial youngster created by researchers, is capable of expressing six fundamental emotions: happiness, sorrow, fear, rage, surprise…
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Is it possible for a planet to have its own mind? Experiment with your thoughts
Astrophysicists ask: if a planet with life has a life of its own, can it also have a mind of its own?
A new research sheds light on how small fly navigate through difficult situations
The Gnat Ogre is a small predator that catches other insects out of the air with pinpoint accuracy. New study demonstrates how nature-inspired ideas work…
Solar cells are being used by researchers to provide speedy underwater wireless communication
Researchers have shown that solar cells may be utilized to enable high-speed underwater wireless optical communication.
The Wyoming impact crater field is an example of secondary cratering on Earth
In southwestern Wyoming, a number of minor impact craters ranging in size from 10 to 70 meters have been identified.
The key to exposing the explosive strength of underwater volcanic eruptions is pink pumice
The discovery of pink pumice in the gigantic pumice raft of the 2012 Havre, which traveled across the southwest Pacific Ocean…
The development of life on Earth was governed by supermountains
According to a recent study by experts at The Australian National University, giant mountain ranges at least as high as the Himalayas and reaching up…
Nights that are hotter and drier cause more wildfires
According to a new research, recent decades have seen a rise in hot, dry evenings, which has resulted in midnight wildfires becoming more severe and frequent.
The results of a calorie restriction study indicate important elements in maintaining human health
Limiting calorie intake in flies, worms, and mice has been demonstrated to extend life span in laboratory circumstances for decades.
A supermassive black hole has been discovered hidden in a ring of cosmic dust
The Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has discovered a cloud of cosmic dust at the center of the galaxy…
Atomic clocks keep track of time. On a millimeter scale, Einstein's general relativity
Physicists have tested Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, or more precisely, the phenomenon known as time dilation, at the lowest scale ever…
Memory organization in time is aided by key brain systems
Scientists discovered the underlying workings of the hippocampal area of the brain as it organizes memories into temporal sequences using tests and a deep…