Mud and sponges probably aren’t high on most divers’ bucket lists. But scientist and explorer Professor Brian Murphy, based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has his sights set on sediments lurking at the bottom of lakes and slimy animals clinging to submerged shipwrecks. And for good reason. When he brought back a drop …
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A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. And when we’re not really outdoors, we like to dive into the discoveries of the places we live and travel. Here are some of the best natural history links we found this week. Scientists use YouTube to study elephants: There are many stories of …
When the Korean War ended in 1953, South Korea faced the dual challenge of rebuilding its devastated cities and modernizing its largely agrarian economy. He bet on becoming a fast and agile developer of already profitable technologies. Industrial infrastructure – including the construction of highways and light-water nuclear reactors producing cheap electricity – led to …
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The Science Near Me blog is a partnership between Discover magazine and ScienceNearMe.org. Move over, trivia. Here is a new idea for your next evening: A science café. So grab your friends and call the babysitter, because somewhere near you there’s an opportunity for fun and entertainment – adult drinks are optional. Fun with science …
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Budget matters: 2023 budget for science and technology is mixed Illustration from iStock The Defense Department’s fiscal year 2023 budget proposal is a big win for research, development, test and evaluation — especially the science and technology portion of funding — according to senior officials. However, further analysis of demand and the impact of inflation …
An interrogatee – whether a captive of war, a terrorist apprehended in a counter-terrorism operation, or a petty criminal – will use deception as their primary interface with the controlled environment to which he will be submitted. Interrogation room. Image courtesy of Noh Mun Duek/Wikimedia Commons Interrogation is based on the premise that lying is …
A passion for the natural world drives many of our adventures. And when we’re not really outdoors, we like to dive into the discoveries of the places we live and travel. Here are some of the best natural history links we found this week. Dolphins identify their friends by tasting urine: Marine biologist Jason Bruck …
The monkeypox outbreak has captured the attention of an anxious public struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic and on high alert for the next virus that could turn our lives upside down. Fortunately, the professionals are much calmer about monkeypox than the armchair experts. “Over the past two years, everyone has become a virologist,” …
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image: Sheila Ochugboju joins the Boyce Thompson Institute as the new executive director of the Science Alliance. see After Credit: Supplied Image/Sheila Ochugboju The Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) is pleased to welcome Sheila Ochugboju as the new Executive Director of the Alliance for Science (AfS), a global communications initiative dedicated to promoting access to scientific …
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What does a failed multi-million project in the city of Aurora have to do with Iran’s hostage crisis? Despite being thousands of miles apart, there is a key connection between the two events that some might find a bit science fiction, but rest assured there is nothing fictional about what really happened at Aurora in …
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