Algae blooms discovered beneath Arctic ice
A NASA mission to study the tiny algae vital to the ocean’s food chain has turned up a massive amount of phytoplankton where scientists least expected it – under the Arctic ice.
In a project that uses both satellites and on-site [...]
Transit may shine light on enduring mysteries of Venus
Experts want to know what happened to oceans? Why a super-fast atmosphere? And so on
Skywatchers around the world will get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Venus cross in front of the sun Tuesday. The so-called transit of Venus is more than [...]
The Transit of Venus: Viewing Tips from an Astronomer
Invited guest post by Summer Ash
On Tuesday June 5th, Venus will pass between the Earth and the Sun for the second time in eight years and the last time for another 105 years. The transit of Venus, as it is called, is a very rare event in our [...]
Silicon trick for next-gen memory
Researchers have revealed details of a promising way to make a fundamentally different kind of computer memory chip.The device is a “memristor”, a long-hypothesised but only recently demonstrated electronic component.A memristor’s [...]
Young scientists, inventors and mathematicians score big
Cancer sensor, a better way to search tweets, and quantum teleportation are among research highlights at a global high-school-science competition
Gordon E. Moore Award winner Jack Andraka is flanked by Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award [...]
Good science is not possible without freedom of thought: Ramakrishnan – The Hindu
‘Empirical view has shaped modern outlook of science that has the capacity to transform societies’
The idea of favouring experiment and observation over belief, and the empirical over the anecdotal, which was at the core of the evolution [...]
Science decodes ‘internal voices’
The studies focused on a part of the brain associated with sounds called the superior temporal gyrusResearchers have demonstrated a striking method to reconstruct words, based on the brain waves of patients thinking of those words.The technique [...]
Take my enemy, please
Relocated kangaroo rats can thrive when territorial rivals move with them
Stephens’ kangaroo rats relocated to this new habitat were more likely to survive and have more pups when moved with their dear familiar enemies.Ken Bohn, San [...]
Trumpets of outrage over outback
An Australian biology prof is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting that his country should import elephants and other foreign species into its wild interior.Rhinos and even giant Komodo dragon lizards could be imported, David [...]
The mind’s eye revealed
New technology uses brain scans to see what a person is watching
Researchers have just wrapped production on a special movie of the mind that stars a brain scanner, a sophisticated computer program and millions of YouTube videos. By monitoring [...]
