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A 13-year-old Austrian cow has just nudged cattle a little higher up the intelligence ladder. Veronika, a pet cow in the Alpine village of N tsch im Gailtal, caught the attention of animal cognition researchers after her owner, organic farmer Witgar Wiegele, noticed she liked to play with sticks and had...
War of 1812 veteran Shadrack Byfield's second book describes a grittier life story and a hook for a hand. The post British soldier’s long-lost memoir rediscovered in Cleveland appeared first on Popular Science .
Alien lifeforms | Power of prayer | Corned beef | Remembering birthdays | Celebrity old-age home Your article ( Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight, 18 January ) quotes the crew commander of Artemis II, Reid Wiseman: "They are so fired up that we are headed back to the moon. They just want to see humans as far away from Earth as possible." I imagine that most of Earth's lifeforms would agree. Pete Stockwell St Buryan, Cornwall Ravi Holy's...
The answers to today's puzzles Earlier today, I set you these three geometrical puzzles. Here they are again with solutions. 1. Bonnie Tiler Continue reading...
Research finds being optimistic produced more antibodies, hinting at future potential of mental strategies to health Being optimistic may boost the immune system according to research that points to a connection between the mind and our body's natural defences. Scientists have found people who used positive thinking to boost activity in the brain's reward system responded better to vaccination, with their immune systems producing more antibodies than others after having the shot. Continue...
A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore the fact that these animals have minds, says Marta Halina...
Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition...
Discover Magazine - 5 hours 1 min agoLearn more about the gene linked to the evolutionary loss of human tails, and how, in rare cases, some people are still born with them.
The 13-year-old bovine is crushing stereotypes of bovine intelligence. The post Veronika the Cow shocks scientists by using a tool appeared first on Popular Science .
A "living glue" used by barnacles to attach to underwater surfaces could also seal gut wounds caused by inflammatory bowel disease...
As tensions over Greenland rise, some Europeans are asking whether it is time to disentangle themselves from US tech dominance but from smartphones to cloud services, rejecting US tech is easier said than done...
Discover Magazine - 7 hours 1 min agoLearn more about the number of satellites circling Earth and the multiple ways they are changing the sky.
A new study investigated the source of a leak in a miracle measurement' from 2010 and engineers found a potential solution.
A rover recently captured sounds of lightning crackling on Mars, over a decade after scientists uncovered the first evidence for electric discharges on the planet.
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Retraction Watch - 8 hours 1 min agoIn a new memoir, Kangaroo Dreams, Tuan V. Nguyen, D.Sc., Ph.D., provides a unique perspective on medical research. Nguyen escaped Vietnam in 1981 as part of the mass "boat people" exodus of refugees, taking to dangerous waters just a few months after his older brother attempted the same and disappeared. Making his way to Australia … Continue reading Corrections, biases, and humility in science: Q&A with Tuan V. Nguyen...
New analysis of bone growth rings shows the 'tyrant lizard king' grew very slowly. The post Tyrannosaurus rex took 40 years to reach full size appeared first on Popular Science .
Advanced microscopy technique enables scientists to peer into follicles in real time...
From surveys of the pre-Sputnik skies to analysis of interstellar visitors, scientists are rethinking how and where to look for physical traces of alien technology.
One of the dog teams of the Byrd Expedition resting in the foothills near the Axel Heiberg Glacier on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 1930.
A research team has successfully imaged a nova in high resolution and the images suggest that the nova was not a single, impulsive explosion.
Last Word On Nothing - 12 hours 1 min agoI'm writing a book about mountain lions and it’s down to weeks, days, pages flying, margins scratched and scribbled, when news comes of a 46-year-old woman killed by such a cat a couple hundred miles from where I live. She'd been hiking alone on New Year's Day, forensics consistent with a mountain lion attack, asphyxiation […] The post Life and Death by Mountain Lion appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Higher surface roughness of polythene cups may account for greater microplastic shedding, scientists say...
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