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Eating away at efforts to alleviate climate change
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Even Chimps Trust Friends
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Trust plays an important part in any friendship.
We trust that our friends will be there for us in a time of need, even if it means sacrificing something themselves. This sometimes seems self-destructive, especially if we place our trust within the wrong people but also seems as something that makes us human.
However, a recent study on chimpanzees has shown that trust is not a uniquely human characteristic; showing that chimpanzees place special trust in their friends compared to their...
A 300-year old mystery solved!
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Professor Andrew Wiles (pictured above), faculty at the Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford has won the most prestigious award in Mathematics- Abel prize, in recognition for his solution to a 300-year old mathematical problem- famously known as Fermat's Last Theorem!
This particular problem, in a branch of mathematics called Number Theory, has baffled many mathematicians over the past three centuries.
So who is Fermat and what exactly is this problem with an elusive solution?
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A bright window into our past, present and future
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
When the sea comes marching in
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Climate change may not alter Southeast Asian Monsoons
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Gravity waves a 'Hello! I am here!'
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Computers of the future may have eyes of an insect
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Hold a pencil in front of you and look at it with one or the other eye closed: it appears to shift a little. That's the key to three-dimensional vision (scientifically called stereopsis): each eye has a slightly different angle of view, then our brains "figure out which bit of the left eye's image corresponds to the same point in space as a given bit of the right eye's image," explains Jenny Read, Professor of Vision Science at the University of Newcastle. It might seem mundane, but it's a...
Why you won't lose weight with exercise alone
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
If magazines and health clubs are to be believed, the new year should coincide with a whole new you. Many gyms see up to a 50% increase in memberships in January and, in some places, up to two thirds of these memberships are cancelled by the end of the month. For those of us wanting to shed more than just a few pounds gained over the over-indulging season that is Christmas, we often think that sweating it out on a treadmill is the only way to go. Dr. Herman Pontzer of the City University of...
Power for a charger-free world
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
A team of engineers at the University of Washington devised a system that uses regular WiFi to power small electronics at a distance- All without affecting your ability to stream your favorite show or read The Munich Eye. The system, called PoWiFi (short for Power over WiFi), works because wireless signals also carry power. Specifically, the routers broadcast electromagnetic waves on certain frequencies, like a radio, which the antennas in laptops and smartphones collect and turn into an...
Religiosity as a predictor of a child's kindness
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
A recent study on the influence of religion on altruistic behavior among children was conducted by Dr. Jean Decety, at the Department of Psychology from University of Chicago along with an international team of scientists.
To test the correlation between religion and acts of kindness among kids, the scientists selected 1,170 children aged from five to twelve.
This large population of children belonged to six countries- Canada, China, Jordan, Turkey, USA and South Africa, creating a diverse mix.
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Cooperation catalyzes the evolution of cleaner cars
April 22, 2025 • 03:00 PM
Cars generate lots of pollution, as the Volkswagen Diesel scandal lately reminded us. From the same two countries where the incident emerged---the US and Germany---come some recent advances that bring us closer to a long-awaited clean alternative: hydrogen cars. Capitalizing on the combined efforts of many scientists from several different fields, in fact, huge strides are being made in the development of nano-structured materials, particularly useful as catalysts. Catalysts are a general...
From militant to president, has Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa gained legitimacy?
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South Korea Reports Ballistic Missile Launches from North Korea
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No let-up in outrage against Pakistan a week after Pahalgam terrorist attack
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Inside the Conclave: 10 Fascinating Facts About the Secretive Process to Elect a New Pope
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Study Finds Significant Eating Disorder Prevalence Among Boys and Men
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Practical Strategies for Avoiding Mosquito Bites
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Civilization: Wie wir heute leben
The exhibition 'Civilization' explores the multifaceted aspects of our incredibly complex coexistence, ranging from humanity's significant achievements to our collective failures. It examines cultures from all continents, highlighting how we produce and consume, work and play, travel and live, think...