The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to Benjamin List and David W.C. MacMillan for their development of a new tool to build molecules, work that has spurred advances in pharmaceutical research and lessened the impact of chemistry on th…
Russia tells its space reporters to stop reporting on the space program
“Will it affect the coverage of Roscosmos? For sure it will.”
イカは“記憶力”をもち、しかも加齢では衰えない：研究結果
イカの一種であるヨーロッパコウイカが、ある種のエピソード記憶の能力をもつことが研究で明らかになった。しかもどうやら、その記憶力は人間とは異なり年をとっても低下しないというのだ。
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Terrawatch: how climate change alters impact of volcanic eruptions
Cooling impact of very explosive eruptions could be amplified while moderate eruptions have less effectIt’s well known that volcanic eruptions alter the climate but can human-made climate change alter volcanic eruptions? Curiously, the answer appears t…
サハラ砂漠周辺に増えゆく「円形菜園」は、砂漠化を食い止められるか
アフリカ西海岸のセネガルに、まるで人間の目のような形をした円形菜園が次々にできている。その狙いは、緑を増やすことで進行する砂漠化を食い止めることにある。
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Scientists discover Welsh ‘dragon’ dinosaur – the size of a chicken
Pendraig milnerae was related to T rex and likely to have been apex predator despite its size, say expertsA dinosaur distantly related to Tyrannosaurus rex – but with a body the size of a chicken – that would probably have ruled the roost about 200m ye…
D-Wave announces new hardware, compiler, and plans for quantum computing
In addition to its standard roadmap, D-Wave will try building gate-based systems.
‘Genius dogs’ can learn names of more than 100 toys, study finds
Six canines, all border collies, have proved some possess a remarkable grasp of human languageYour dog might follow commands such as “sit”, or become uncontrollably excited at the mention of the word “walkies”, but when it comes to remembering the name…
Physics Nobel goes to complexity, both general and climatic
An award for understanding complex systems, including the climate.
Vaccine holdouts are just 1.8% of NY’s largest health provider—now they’re fired
Unvaccinated workers say they’d rather quit than get shots—but few actually do.