Bristol academic cracks Voynich code, solving century-old mystery of medieval text
A University of Bristol academic has succeeded where countless cryptographers, linguistics scholars and computer programs have failed - by cracking the...
What happens if the liquid deuterium is compressed at pressures of up to five...
Researchers have discovered a way to turn a liquid metal into a plasma and observe the temperature when a liquid under high-density conditions crosses over to a plasma state.
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What’s the brightest star in the night sky?
At night you can't miss the spectacle of looking for and seeing Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Is it the brightest star? Yes and no. For...
NASA records Mars earthquake for the first time
The seismometer installed on Mars has detected the first seismic tremor on the red planet.
It was last April 6 and a soft but distinctive seismic signal was detected, similar...
Israel sends a probe to the Moon but crashes into the satellite
The 'Beresheet' probe, Israel's first privately financed probe in the world destined for the lunar surface, crashed into the satellite on Thursday after presenting a series of technical faults...
There’s still hope for coral reefs
Management that takes evolution and adaptation into account can help rescue coral reefs from the effects of climate change, according to a new study.
Importantly, the results show that by...
A name is sought for a new planet in our Solar System
Planet 2007 OR10 was discovered on July 17, 2007, during a search for distant bodies in a region of space known as the Kuiper Belt. Now, the three astronomers...
Would you like to know what the ancient Greeks thought about robots and artificial...
Thousands of years before machine learning and self-driving cars became reality, the tales of giant bronze robot Talos, artificial woman Pandora, and their creator, the god Hephaestus, filled the...
Climate change even affects the Earth’s gravity
On March 17, 2002, the German-US satellite duo GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) were launched to map the global gravitational field with unprecedented precision. After all, the mission...
Which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular?
Cross-referencing a decade of Google searches and citizen science observations, researchers have determined which of 621 North American bird species are currently the most popular and which characteristics of...
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‘Phyjama’, the sleeping wearable
Scientists expect that in the future, electronically active garments containing unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring heart rate and respiratory rhythm during sleep, for example,...
France warns that the EU will not authorise Facebook crypto currency
The French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, warned on Thursday that the European Union (EU) will not authorise the crypto currency Facebook wants to...
More than twenty Android apps have been affected by a malware called Joker
New malware has circumvented the security of the Google Play Store and infected more than 20 applications with more than thousands of downloads worldwide.
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A little competition improves the results of your exercise
Wearables might not offer enough motivation to get your daily steps, but a little competition might work.
Researchers combined behavioral insights, gaming elements such as...
Seating position and movements predict a eSports player’s skill level in 77% of cases
A group of scientists from Skoltech's Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering Center (CDISE) won the Best Paper Award at the prestigious 5th IEEE...
How friction causes static electricity?
A new model shows how rubbing two objects together creates static electricity, the answer to a mystery that has confounded scientists for more than...
Risks and advantages of raising chickens in your backyard
When it comes to backyard poultry farming, there are some basic do’s and don’ts for keeping both you and your animals safe.
Backyard poultry farming...