Great lakes on Mars help rewrite the Red Planet's history
Liquid water existed on the surface of Mars more recently than previously thought, according to a new study that found several lakes, some as large as the Great Lakes of North America, that were formed between 2 billion and 3 billion years ago.The study, which is set to be published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, Planets, was conducted through NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The new discovery not only suggests that water remained on Mars once it lost its magnetic field it started los..>> view originalNew research shows pigeons can be taught to read - kind of
A new study has suggested that pigeons can be taught to read, and might be able to distinguish ‘words’ from ‘non-words’. This makes pigeons one of the few animals on Earth that have been taught to read – an exclusive club including humans, monkeys, and a dog called Willow. Scientists from the University of Otago in New Zealand started off with 18 pigeons (Columba livia), and whittled them down to the smartest four using a type of conditioning called autoshaping. Autoshaping involves flashing ..>> view originalOpen-plan offices might be making us less social and productive, not more
“If we all work side-by-side in an open-plan office or ‘hot desk,’ moving from place to place, it’s sure to increase collaboration!” It turns out that may be wrong. If you don’t have your own space, perhaps you are better off working remotely with your cat for company. Our research found that there were increases in “employee social liabilities” in shared working spaces: distractions, uncooperativeness, distrust, and negative relationships. More surprisingly, both coworker friendships and perce..>> view originalThis NASA probe will reach record speeds and withstand blistering temperatures as it gets dangerously close to the Sun
Blazing hot temperatures. Sizzling space dust and subatomic particles flowing at supersonic speeds. Solar storms ejecting billions of tons of material as fast as 1,240 miles per second. These are just a few of the insane conditions NASA's Solar Probe Plus spacecraft will face as it plunges into the sun's corona, or outer atmosphere, moving as fast as 450,000 miles per hour - venturing where no manmade object has been before, moving multitudes faster than any manmade object h..>> view originalAustralia's largest species discovery program makes discovery near Roxby Downs
A NEW species of teddy bear bee may have been found by experts in the South Australian outback. Bee expert Dr Remko Leijs was one of 16 scientists and eight BHP employees who have been searching the region around Roxby Downs for new species over the past two weeks.The search, which is part of the Bush Blitz — Australia’s largest species discovery program — includes plants, reptiles, spiders and bees.An Australian native bee, the teddy bear bee uses “buzz pollination” while honey bees don’t “buzz..>> view originalUniversity of Bristol Reveals Most Lifelike Depiction of a Dinosaur
University of Bristol researchers reveal the most lifelike depiction of a dinosaur ever. The dinosaur, called Psittacosaurus, was found to have a light underside and darker top. As reported in the journal Current Biology, the dinosaur, which is ...>> view original
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