Category Archives: Science

The Incredible Biology Powering Autumn Colors|Leaf Senescence

[…] 🍂 You’ve probably learned why leaves change color and drop from trees in the fall. But what actually causes these color changes? This is the single grandest and most visible moment of PURE BIOCHEMISTRY we get in this life … Continue reading

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Quanta Magazine (@quantamag) | Biofilms

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This Single Rule Underpins All of Physics

29 Oct 2024 The single principle that underpins all of physics. Head to https://brilliant.org/veritasium to start your free 30-day trial and get 20% off an annual premium subscription. A massive thank you to Prof. Steven Strogatz for his expertise and … Continue reading

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How Humans Became (Mostly) Right-Handed

[…] No other placental mammal that we know of prefers one side of the body so consistently, not even our closest primate relatives. But being right-handed may have deep evolutionary roots in our lineage. And yet, being a leftie does … Continue reading

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Scientists Discuss New Theories on The Origins of Life in the Universe

StarTalk Podcast Full Episodes Go to https://ground.news/startalk to stay fully informed on the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off through our link for unlimited access to the Vantage plan this month. What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and … Continue reading

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The future of ultrafast electronics

Physicist Matthias Kling studies photons and the things science can do with ultrafast pulses of X-rays. These pulses last just attoseconds – a billionth of a billionth of a second, Kling says. He uses them to create slo-mo “movies” of … Continue reading

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8 science theses that shook the world

Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: / tibees Editing by Noor Hanania Co-written by Sarah Wells Support me with a monthly donation on Patreon and receive a gift from me: / tibees Buy me a coffee … Continue reading

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This poem is heading to Jupiter

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Ten years of neuroscience at Google yields maps of human brain | Google Research – Blog

May 2, 2024 Viren Jain, Research Scientist and Technical Lead, Connectomics at Google Researchers built a 3D image of nearly every neuron and their connections within a small piece of human brain tissue. The left [top] image shows excitatory neurons … Continue reading

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Whistles, songs, boings, and biotwangs: Recognizing whale vocalizations with AI | Google Research – Blog

September 18, 2024 Lauren Harrell, Data Scientist, Google Research We introduce our new whale bioacoustics model, which can identify eight distinct species, including multiple calls for two of those species. The model also includes the “Biotwang” sounds recently attributed to … Continue reading

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