How many ETs are in our galaxy? Ask the Alien Civilization Calculator
Researchers at Omni Calculator have created the Alien Civilization Calculator, a unique combination of two different methods of trying to determine how many advanced alien civilizations may exist in our galaxy.
Owner behavior affects effort and accuracy in dogs’ communications
Researchers have found that dogs adapt their communicative strategies to their environment and that owner behavior influences communicative effort and success. Experimental results found no evidence that dogs rely on communication history or follow the principle of least effort and suggest that owner behavior has a bigger impact on canine communication than previously thought.
Global e-waste surging: Up 21% in 5 years
(Terry Collins Assoc) The UN’s 3rd Global eWaste Monitor reports 53.6 million metric tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced last year — substantially more than the weight of all adults in Europe. Global e-waste has risen 21% by weight in just five years, fueled by higher consumption rates of electric and electronic equipment, short life cycles, and few repair options. In 2030 the world is projected to produce about 50% more e-waste per capita compared with 2014.
To listen is to survive: Unravelling how plants process information
Researchers mapped the signaling network in plants and discovered novel insights about how plants process information about their environment. This gives new potential to strategies to protect crops and help them thrive in the time of increasing droughts.
Hints at jaw evolution found in marsupials and monotremes
(eLife ) Infant marsupials and monotremes use a connection between their ear and jaw bones shortly after birth to enable them to drink their mothers’ milk, new findings in eLife reveal.
Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water
(eLife ) New insight on how four species of seabirds have developed the ability to cruise through both air and water has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.
Itâs summer. Whatâs noon to you?
What do you mean by noon? Do you define it by your clock or wristwatch? Or the gnawing in your stomach? Here’s how astronomers think about noontime.
A new social role for echolocation in bats that hunt together
To find prey in the dark, bats use echolocation. Some species, like Molossus molossus, may also search within hearing distance of their echolocating group members, sharing information about where food patches are located. Social information encoded in their echolocation calls may facilitate this foraging strategy that allows them to find food faster.
An ant-inspired approach to mathematical sampling
Researchers have observed the exploratory behavior of ants to inform the development of a more efficient mathematical sampling technique.
An ant-inspired approach to mathematical sampling
Researchers have observed the exploratory behavior of ants to inform the development of a more efficient mathematical sampling technique.
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