Monthly Archive: August 2020
Fitness information from wearable devices can reveal when the body is fighting an infection. Nico De Pasquale Photography/Stone via Getty Images – Author Albert H. Titus, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 2020 Aug 07 – …
Authors Lorrie Cranor, Professor of Computer Science and of Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University Hana Habib, Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute for Software Research, Carnegie Mellon University 2020 Jul 30 – Many people look for more privacy when they browse …
We have developed a very unique way of expressing ourselves. – If you’re talking to someone from another country and they’re looking at you like you’re a few roos loose in the top paddock, it’s likely they literally have no idea what you’re …
These commonly-used expressions may seem innocent in Australia. But their origins are surprisingly sinister. – by Gavin Fernando 2018 Sep 10 – YOU’RE walking down the street and run into an old mate you’re morally obligated to say hello to. “Oh my God, …
Poorer, hotter parts of the world will struggle to adapt to unbearable conditions, research finds. – A woman drinks as children cool off in a public fountain in Milano, Italia, on 31 July. 2020 is set to be hottest or second hottest year …
The federal government has used military-grade border patrol drones like this one to monitor protests in US cities. Jonathan Cutrer/Flickr, CC BY-SA – By Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, Associate Professor of Political Sociology, University of San Diego 2020 Jul 28 – Drones of all sizes …
Are cats really to blame for the worldwide loss of biodiversity? Dzurag/iStock via Getty Images Plus – 2020 Jul 30 – Authors: William S. Lynn, Research Scientist, Clark University Arian Wallach, Lecturer, Centre for Compassionate Conservation, University of Technology Sydney Francisco J. Santiago-Ávila, …
Are there places in the body where SARS-CoV-2 can hide from the immune system? fotograzia / Getty Images – By William Petri, Professor of Medicine, University of Virginia – 2020 Jul 31 – As millions of people are recovering from COVID-19, an unanswered …
Palo Verde Nuclear Plant. Unit 3, scene of the drone incursions, is on the right. WikiMedia – Cuhlik – By David Hambling, Contributor, Aerospace & Defense – I’m a South London-based technology journalist, consultant and author – 2020 Jul 30 – Documents gained …
Harvard researchers have developed HAPPI, a material that can stop injured patients bleeding out. beawolf/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Aug 02 – Blood loss from traumatic injuries is a major killer, but it’s relatively easy to treat in a hospital environment. The problem …
