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Space and astronomy
A University of Tübingen study published in Science found that crows can identify the direction of moving visual patterns and respond in about 235 milliseconds—roughly half the time needed by humans and monkeys.
Space and astronomy
Researchers found that PNGaseA enables some Bifidobacterium species to release specific sugars from breast milk compounds, offering new insight into the development of the earliest infant gut microbiome.
Space and astronomy
A new account of nineteenth-century “race science” describes how flawed studies were challenged and ultimately discredited through better scientific practices, while their social effects continue to be felt.
Space and astronomy
British physicist Cyril Hilsum helped develop the materials and technology behind liquid crystal displays, now used in flat-panel televisions, laptops and smartphones.