They stuck tiny computers onto the snails to understand how it evaded predators. SnailBot 9000 Scientists from the University of Michigan took an unusual approach to wildlife conservation: turning the threatened animals into cyborgs so they could keep track of them and study how they survive. Back in the 1970s, scientists introduced an invasive snail… Continue reading Scientists Turned Snails Into Tiny Cyborgs
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Watch This Terrifying Segway on Steroids Backflip Using Its Tail
Keep it away from me. Do a Backflip Tencent Robotics X Lab, a subsidiary of Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent, has unveiled a terrifying new “novel wheel-legged robot” called Ollie that can drive around on two wheels-wielding, leg-like appendages, as IEEE Spectrum reports. Thanks to plenty of muscle power and a creepy tail, Ollie can jump… Continue reading Watch This Terrifying Segway on Steroids Backflip Using Its Tail
Learn The Infrastructure Of The Internet With This Cisco Training Bundle
The modern world thrives on the internet, even if there are some bizarre unintended consequences from tying everything to an Ethernet cable or wireless signal. And as networks grow, the demand for people who know how to design, build, maintain, and protect them becomes even more important. The 2021 Cisco CCNA & CCNP Certification Training… Continue reading Learn The Infrastructure Of The Internet With This Cisco Training Bundle
Free School Lunch Linked To Better Health, Higher Salary
Image by Futurism Providing schoolchildren with nutritious lunches for free seems to have outstanding benefits that last throughout their lives, according to a new study. A team of Swedish scientists decided to investigate the country’s free lunch program to see what impacts it actually had on kids. Their research, which was published last month in… Continue reading Free School Lunch Linked To Better Health, Higher Salary
Experts Decide That Earth Has Five Oceans, Actually
The Southern Ocean gets its due. Big Promotion Finally, experts in the National Geographic Society have determined that Earth actually has five oceans, not the four that it already officially recognized. Joining the crew is the Southern Ocean, the National Geographic publication reports, a circular body of water that envelops Antarctica. While the Southern Ocean… Continue reading Experts Decide That Earth Has Five Oceans, Actually
Corporations Want to Put Advertisements In Your Dreams
“Our dreams cannot become just another playground for corporate advertisers.” Targeted Dream Incubation Scientists have a stark warning for us: Companies want to target your dreams with advertisements — and they’re already doing it. 40 sleep researchers have signed an open letter calling on legislators to regulate “targeted dream incubation (TDI),” according to Science Magazine.… Continue reading Corporations Want to Put Advertisements In Your Dreams
BlockFi Lets You Earn Compound Interest on Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Over the past few years, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have exploded in popularity. This is due to the extremely lucrative gains that have been made by those who have bought (or mined) and held over the course of many years. But while you’re holding on to crypto with the hopes of making big gains,… Continue reading BlockFi Lets You Earn Compound Interest on Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies
Restore Your Body Clock and Sleep Schedule With AYOlite’s Wearable Technology
While someday our robot avatar will do the commuting for us, right now, we’re a species that tends to travel long distances quickly. And our internal clock doesn’t always keep up, so we’re constantly adjusting our sleep schedules, struggling to stay awake at work or to sleep at night. The AYOlite was designed to help… Continue reading Restore Your Body Clock and Sleep Schedule With AYOlite’s Wearable Technology
Physicists Find Particles That Switch Between Matter and Antimatter
This could change much of what we know about the Universe. Back and Forth Oxford physicists have discovered a subatomic particle that can transition between matter and antimatter, and that could have a huge impact on how we look at the Universe. Using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, the researchers discovered that charm mesons… Continue reading Physicists Find Particles That Switch Between Matter and Antimatter
Arizona Has Fixed Up an Old Gas Chamber So It Can Kill Prisoners Again
Refurbished Gas Chamber Arizona is planning to execute death row inmates using its old gas chamber again, despite criticisms that the method of execution is excessively cruel and brutal. The state has refurbished the old gas chamber to ensure it’s operability, according to PBS. Correction officials say this is to allow prisoners on death row… Continue reading Arizona Has Fixed Up an Old Gas Chamber So It Can Kill Prisoners Again