Category: Life
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Cute. (Death)
It’s the outside that counts: Their charisma has an impact on the introduction and image of alien species and can even hinder their control. An international research team have investigated the influence of charisma on the management of invasive species. (1) So beautiful. And yet. Lethal. The story of our life. Trusting. To our death.…
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A story told…
Meteorites tell story of Mars’ water history. (1) But who else can tell your story? But someone else? You cannot ever know thyself. Except those who see you. And when they do, they will tell it to someone else. And you will be liberated. From the burden of Being. And you will be liberated. From…
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Grain… Seed… Born!
Researchers examined stable isotopes from bone collagen and dental enamel to reconstruct the diets of ancient Mongolians. Findings challenge the popular notion of a completely nomadic prehistoric population, linking grain cultivation with the success of the Xiongnu Empire (c. 200 BCE-150 CE) and showing continual grain consumption during the Mongol Empire of the Khans (c.…
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Touching with light…
In a lab at Columbia University, engineers have developed a strange yet clever way for robots to feel: Let’s call it the finger of light. It’s got a 3D-printed skeleton embedded with 32 photodiodes and 30 adjacent LEDs, over which is laid a squishy skin of reflective silicone, which keeps the device’s own light in…
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Trust not the face…
Facial expressions might not be reliable indicators of emotion, research indicates. In fact, it might be more accurate to say we should never trust a person’s face, new research suggests. (1) Trust your feelings. Not your senses. Trust you. Not others. Trust the cosmos. Not the stars. There is nothing to see in the waves.…
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