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New device simulates feel of walls, solid objects in virtual reality – ScienceBlog.com

Today’s virtual reality systems can create immersive visual experiences, but seldom do they enable users to feel anything — particularly walls, appliances and furniture. A new device developed at Carnegie Mellon University, however, uses multiple strings attached to the hand and … Continue reading

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Coronavirus: Good for the environment? | Covid-19 Special

Animals have begun reclaiming the empty streets and without us humans in the way nature is thriving. The lockdowns have caused nitrogen dioxyde pollution levels to dive in Italy and China. From a climate perspective, the coronavirus pandemic is not … Continue reading

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Deserted Venetian lagoon

Italy’s efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease has led to a decrease of boat traffic in Venice’s famous waterways – as captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission. The Italian government imposed a nationwide lockdown on 9 March … Continue reading

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The weird history of the “sex chromosomes” | Molly Webste

Visit http://TED.com to get our entire library of TED Talks, transcripts, translations, personalized talk recommendations and more. The common thinking on biological sex goes like this: females have two X chromosomes in their cells, while males have one X and … Continue reading

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30 Years of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope

On 24 April 1990 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the first space telescope of its kind. It offered a new view of the Universe and has, for 30 years, reached and … Continue reading

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Intrusive Clowns, Preserved Cats, and Centuries-Old Hair: Museums Are Sharing Their Creepiest Objects

If you’re not into clowns, taxidermied creatures, or centuries-old piles of hair, you probably should avoid the #CreepiestObject hashtag on Twitter. In recent days, museums worldwide have been digging into their nightmare-inducing archives to uncover the most disturbing pieces their collections … Continue reading

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Gorilla And Human Cohabitation

Transcript: Troy: Niklas Maak is a longtime collaborator of Rem and AMO. Niklas: It was in 2010 when I went to the Virunga Mountain area, which is where the last mountain gorillas live. Mountain gorillas are still seen as a … Continue reading

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Leftovers from Older English

 

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Who Are The San Bushmen? | The World’s Oldest People

Who are the San Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert? A people that lived in the same way for about 100,000 years up until very recently. These San Bushmen give us a glimpse into the world of our ancestors, the world … Continue reading

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Why Covid-19 Quarantine Dreams Are Taking Over the Internet

The coronavirus pandemic is causing some truly bizarre, and horrifying, night visions. Sharing them helps.   A CALIFORNIA WOMAN in her seventies was dreaming of a grocery store. Her cat had instructed her to buy a specific brand of chicken, … Continue reading

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