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Environment 8 hours ago

Researcher: Climate models can run for months on supercomputers—but my new algorithm can make them ten times faster

Climate models are some of the most complex pieces of software ever written, able to simulate a vast number of different parts of the overall system, such as the atmosphere or ocean. Many have been developed by hundreds of ...

Other 11 hours ago

Saturday Citations: Parrots on the internet; a map of human wakefulness; the most useless rare-earth element

We field a torrent of science news updates every week and on Saturday morning, we highlight three or four of them based on the observed preferences of a panel of dogs as shown by the Paired-Stimulus Preference Assessment, ...

Astronomy May 3, 2024

Solar orbiter takes a mind-boggling video of the sun

You've seen the sun, but you've never seen the sun like this. This single frame from a video captured by ESA's Solar Orbiter mission shows the sun looking very fluffy! You can see feathery, hair-like structures made of plasma ...

Ecology May 2, 2024

Citizen science project finds that respectful boat users are rewarded with magical dolphin encounters

A citizen science project reveals that most boat users along the North-East coast in the U.K. do not disturb dolphins and are often rewarded with close-up encounters.

Social Sciences May 2, 2024

Cyberflashing is now a criminal offense—but the normalization of this behavior among young people needs to change

In March 2024, a 39-year-old man became the first person in England and Wales to be convicted of the new offense of cyberflashing, part of the Online Safety Act. He had sent unsolicited photos of his genitals to a 15-year-old ...

Plants & Animals May 2, 2024

Pet parrots prefer live video-calls over watching pre-recorded videos of other birds

Pet parrots given the choice to video-call each other or watch pre-recorded videos of other birds will flock to the opportunity for live chats, new research shows.

Plants & Animals May 1, 2024

Baby orangutan born at Tampa's Busch Gardens via C-section is a rare feat

Luna loved the ultrasound game. The 26-year-old orangutan at Busch Gardens would come up to the mesh screening that separates the primates from the humans that care for them and happily present her belly.

Social Sciences May 1, 2024

Rap music is being used as evidence to convict children of serious crimes: Report

New research from the University of Manchester has found that children are being swept up in murder and attempted murder cases—and being tried in adult courts—partly due to rap music culture being used as evidence against ...

Social Sciences May 1, 2024

Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books—even if they don't call themselves 'readers'

Identifying with an activity is different from actually doing it.

Education Apr 30, 2024

Should online educational platforms offer courses following a schedule or release them on demand?

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pennsylvania have published a new Journal of Marketing study that examines online educational platforms and the question of whether they should release content ...

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