A researcher has pioneered a way to measure how the brain makes sense of sound, suggesting that the brain’s ability to process sound is influenced by everything from playing music …read more Source:: Science
Day: December 14, 2015
Chitchat, small talk could serve an evolutionary need to bond with others
by
•Idle conversation could be a social-bonding tool passed down from primates, suggests new research. The investigators found that lemurs use vocalizations far more selectively than previously thought, primarily exchanging calls …read more Source:: Science
Study documents sea lion brain damage due to algae’s toxin
by
•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A toxin produced by marine algae is inflicting brain damage on sea lions along California’s coast, causing neurological and behavioral changes that can impair their ability to …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Precise method underlies sloppy madness of dog slurping
by
•Using photography and laboratory simulations, researchers studied how dogs raise fluids into their mouths to drink. They discovered that sloppy-looking actions at the dog bowl are in fact high-speed, precisely …read more Source:: Science
First brain scans of sea lions give clues to strandings
by
•Brain scans and behavioral tests of California sea lions that stranded on shore show how an algal toxin disrupts brain networks, leading to deficits in spatial memory. …read more Source:: Science
Small fish species evolved rapidly following 1964 Alaska earthquake
by
•Evolution can happen quickly. Consider a tiny fish species that evolved within decades — both in its genome and external phenotypic traits — after the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. …read more Source:: Science
Evidence for more recent clay formation on Mars discovered
by
•Clays and other minerals formed when rocks are altered by water have been found in multiple locations on Mars. It’s been assumed that these minerals probably formed in the earliest …read more Source:: Science
Bomb-proof bag could suppress explosion on aircraft
by
•A controlled explosion in the luggage hold of an aircraft was successfully contained by a bomb-proof lining developed by an international team of scientists. The technology shows how a plane’s …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Hands-On: Ubuntu MATE on the Raspberry Pi 2
by
•The faster and more powerful Raspberry Pi 2 makes it possible to run more and different operating systems than with earlier versions. Here is my first-hand experience loading and running …read more Source:: Linux