Technology - general
Mind wandering is common during driving
01 Sep 2017
Apes' abilities misunderstood by decades of poor science
01 Sep 2017
A new analysis argues that what we think we know about apes' social intelligence is based on wishful thinking and flawed science seeking the perpetuate the belief that humans are at top of the evolutionary ladder
Distant galaxy sends out 15 high-energy radio bursts
31 Aug 2017
Whether or not fast radio bursts turn out to be signatures of extraterrestrial technology, the mystreious radio bursts left space scientists agog
Mathematical mystery of ancient clay tablet solved
29 Aug 2017
Scientists have discovered the purpose of a famous 3700-year-old Babylonian clay tablet, revealing it is the world’s oldest and most accurate trigonometric table
Babylonians had mastered trig 1,500 years before Pythagoras
26 Aug 2017
A fresh study of the Babylonian tablet known as Plimpton 322 – discovered some 100 years back - shows that the ancient Babylonians, and not the Greeks, were the first to study and master trigonometry
Radiological crimes investigation
24 Aug 2017
Scientists find why whiskey tastes better with water
21 Aug 2017
A new study has found that a little water goes a long way in enhancing the taste of whiskey