Smell and behavior: The scents of taking action
In all animals, including humans, smell -- the oldest of the five senses -- plays a predominant role in many behaviors essential for survival and reproduction. It has been known since ancient times that...
Zoo’s Animal X-Rays Reveal Spooky, Scary Skeletons
If you run a zoo and your animals are scheduled for an annual visit to the veterinarian that involves X-rays, what do you do? Share the images on social media, of course.The Oregon Zoo recently...
‘Phantom’ Archaeopteryx, One of the World’s 1st Birds, Could Probably Fly
After years spent sitting in private collections, a "phantom" fossil of one of the world's first known birds has finally seen the light of day. Now, scientists have determined that it's a previously unknown...
For Microsoft, AI Is About Empowering Billions to Overcome Disabilities
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is the big buzzword in the tech world as it promises to change the way we live and communicate with our devices.But for Microsoft, there is nothing 'Artificial' about delivering on...
Japanese Billionaire Yusaku Maezawa to Be First SpaceX Tourist to Moon
The US private space firm SpaceX has announced that the company's first ever private passenger to the Moon will be Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa."The first private passenger to fly around the moon aboard BFR...
NASA Decodes Hazards of Human Spaceflight to Mars
In a bid to make an organised effort to overcome the hindrance that lies before a human journey to Mars, NASA has deciphered some hazards that astronauts can encounter on a continual basis on...
Microsoft Partners with SRL in India to Expand AI Network to Detect Cancer
After the training, its artificial intelligence (AI) system for cardiology and eye care, Microsoft India announced on Tuesday their partnership with SRL Diagnostics to expand the 'AI Network for Healthcare' to pathology to detect...
Harvard, Google AI predicts earthquake aftershocks up to a year later
Google and researchers with Harvard University have teamed up to develop an artificial intelligence model capable of predicting aftershocks that may happen up to a year after the earthquake took place. The AI was...
Bizarre Fusion body surrogacy system lets you dive into someone else’s body
One of the stranger movies that I have seen in recent memory is the flick called “Gamer” where a gamer is able to take over the body of a human prison inmate and use...
Planet Nine might be invisible for at least 1,000 years
Scientists have long believed that our solar system might have a ninth planet orbiting well beyond Neptune and Pluto. Scientists hypothesize that the mysterious planet would be between five and 20 Earth masses and...
