African wild dog packs vote democratically by sneezing
How do animals that hunt in packs make group decisions? African wild dogs have it gured out: they sneeze. African wild dogs are one of the most cooperative...
Uber rival Taxify launches, then halts operations in London
An up and coming Uber competitor recently launched its service in London, then took it down a mere three days later. The Estonian ride- hailing app has...
Research Spotlight: Researchers are adding fairness to automated systems
Anupam Datta, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon, is taking on the challenge of adding fair- ness to automated...
How Things Work: Powerful hurricanes are powered by warmer seas and climate change
Hurricane Harvey inundated much of Houston in several inches of water in a matter of days. This week, Hur- ricane Irma’s 185 mph winds are devastating...
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23,000 year-old evidence of homo sapiens discovered A rock shelter in Santa Elina, Central Brazil is now the interest of archeologists and historians....
The brain becomes very ‘flexible’ as a person learns more
The process of learning has baf ed scientists for many years. Previous approaches to studying how the brain works involved monitoring processes, such...