If you’ve ever lived with someone who snores, you know firsthand how a lack of sleep can negatively affect your day. You are tired, irritable and not functioning at your best. This goes for anyone missing out on some much needed reprieve – snoring or not. Luckily, there are some simple things you can do …
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The huge, slime-covered carcass of a giant squid washed up on the rocky shore of Scarborough Beach in Cape Town, South Africa, on Tuesday (August 16). The beast, which was nearly 14 feet (4.3 meters) long, was the second giant squid to appear on a beach in the area this year, according to the South …
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A humanoid robot called Walker X, developed by Shenzhen-based startup UBTech Robotics, plays Chinese chess at the World Congress on Artificial Intelligence in Shanghai in June 2021. CHINA DAILY China’s science communicators have been encouraged to find more original, creative and better-quality ways to popularize science, using everything from books to video games, drawing inspiration …
With an emphasis on experimentation and calculation, Girls Get Math introduces students to math concepts not often included in the traditional high school curriculum. Head of school Katharine Ott, who has run the program since 2014, hopes it can show how studying maths can be exciting and fun to spark girls’ enthusiasm for maths and …
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A team of scientists, led by Xiling Shen, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, and Professor at the Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation (TIBI), has reached new levels in the development of patient models. They have developed improved methods for the generation of microorganism spheres (MOS) and have shown that these MOS have superior potential for a …
Piero Angela, Italian writer and journalist, Milan, Italy, September 11, 2015. (Photo by Leonardo … [+] Cendamo/Getty Images) Getty Images Piero Angela, Italy’s most famous science journalist and TV presenter, died earlier this week, aged 93. A central figure in the country’s broadcasting sector, he was regarded as a knowledgeable, well-rounded science presenter and, more …
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Holden Thorpe Following a high-profile recall that followed in-depth investigations by Science News team Holden Thorp, the journal’s editor-in-chief, says it’s time to improve the process of proofreading the scientific record. In an article published today, Thorp, a former university professor, describes the often time-consuming and frustrating process involving journals, universities and government agencies that …
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It’s been nearly 100 years since the Tasmanian tiger went extinct – but the marsupial may live again. Earlier this year, scientists at the University of Melbourne set up a research lab dedicated to developing technologies that could bring the carnivores back marsupial, officially known as the thylacine, that went extinct in the 1930s and …
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Breadcrumb trail links News Local news Local business Business Nobel laureates Kip Thorne, Jim Peebles and Sir Roger Penrose are helping Vancouver’s Quantum Gravity Institute inspire the next generation. Nobel laureates Jim Peebles and Kip Thorne at a conference in Vancouver. Photo by Francis Georgia /PNG Content of the article Explaining quantum gravity, a theory …
Gravity is a fundamental interaction that causes everything that has mass or energy to attract each other. The Gravitational Constant The gravitational constant G determines the strength of gravity, the force that pulls the Earth into its orbit around the sun or causes apples to fall to the ground. It is a component of Isaac …
