Science in the media
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For Evolving Brains, a ‘Paleo’ Diet Full of Carbs
A new report suggests that our ancestors were able to fuel the evolution of our oversize brains by incorporating cooked starches into their diet.
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Dali’s reinterpretation of Rembrandt’s Self-Portrait
Some of the ways in which Dali made old art new, while preserving the original image in his reinterpretation.
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World food supply at growing risk from severe weather
Weather-related crop disasters will become more likely with climate change, warns a detailed report released today by the Global Food Security (GFS) program, a network of public research funding agencies […]
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Metal ez-magnetikoak magnetiko bihurtu dituzte
Berez magnetikoak ez diren metalak magnetiko bihur daitezkeela erakutsi dute Leeds Unibertsitateko ikertzaileek, gaur Naturen argitaratu duten lanean. Kobrea eta manganesoa magnetiko izatea lortu dute, molekula organikoekin konbinatuz. Magnetismoa ahula […]
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Watching Quasicrystals Grow
In situ high-resolution transmission electron microscopy has been used to witness quasicrystals in the act of growing.
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Octopus genome holds clues to uncanny intelligence
With its eight prehensile arms lined with suckers, camera-like eyes, elaborate repertoire of camouflage tricks and spooky intelligence, the octopus is like no other creature on Earth. Added to those […]
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Friction Fighters
Vuletic and his lab group spent years setting up this maze of a room in order to study technology so new we’re not quite sure if it really exists yet: […]
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¿Cuáles son los límites de la visión humana?
Mira a tu alrededor. ¿Qué ves? Los colores, las paredes, las ventanas… son obviedades que están allí. Por eso quizá te resulte raro pensar que vemos lo que vemos gracias […]
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Attack on the pentagon results in discovery of new mathematical tile
Joy as mathematicians discover a new type of pentagon that can cover the plane leaving no gaps and with no overlaps. It becomes only the 15th type of pentagon known […]
