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Astrophysicists Construct Most Complete 3D Map of the Universe, Fill Gaps in Cosmological History
An international consortium of scientists has analyzed, as part of a vast program of cosmological surveys, several million galaxies and quasars, thus retracing a more continuous history of the Universe and offering a better understanding of the mechanisms of its … Continue reading
Genetic impact of African slave trade revealed | BBC News
A major DNA study has shed new light on the fate of millions of Africans who were traded as slaves to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries. More than 50,000 people took part in the study, which was … Continue reading
A taste for humans: How disease-carrying mosquitoes evolved to specialize in biting us – ScienceBlog.com
There are two paths. One leads to the arm of Noah Rose, a postdoctoral research fellow at Princeton University. The other leads to a guinea pig. For some species of mosquitoes, their preference for humans reveals something about their evolution … Continue reading
What happens when biology becomes technology?
“We’ve been promised a future of chrome — but what if the future is fleshy?” asks biological designer Christina Agapakis. In this awe-inspiring talk, Agapakis details her work in synthetic biology — a multidisciplinary area of research that pokes holes … Continue reading
MIT engineers develop “blackest black” material to date
Made from carbon nanotubes, the new coating is 10 times darker than other very black materials. Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office September 12, 2019 With apologies to “Spinal Tap,” it appears that black can, indeed, get more black. MIT … Continue reading
Artist Amy Karle: Philosophy and Selected Works
Amy Karle is an internationally award winning bioartist whose work can be seen as artifacts of a speculative future where digital, physical and biological systems merge. amykarle.com She leverages body-based investigation, science and technology to create art that catalytically examines … Continue reading
DEEP TIME AND THE FAR FUTURE (series of 3 sculptures), 2020 | Amy Karle @ The Smithsonian
biocompatible polyamide, gold, copper, silver, paint Extinction seems so finite, but is it? “Scan data” is not just about capturing images or forms, it can also include capturing biological data such as DNA and include processes such as machine learning … Continue reading
Scientists discover ultra-black fish that absorbs 99.5% of light that hits its skin
These ultra-black fish absorb light so efficiently that even in bright light they appear to be silhouetted. BYAMIT MALEWAR JULY 19, 2020 The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus). Credit: Karen Osborn, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian scientists and a team of … Continue reading
When Scientists Studied Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs, They Found An Amazing Secret Inside Their Shells
When Scientists Studied Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs, They Found An Amazing Secret Inside Their Shells
New Species of Darkling Beetle Larvae Degrades Plastic – ScienceBlog.com
There floats an enormous plastic garbage island in the North Pacific that is seven times the size of the Korean Peninsula. The island, called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, is the result of 13 million tons of plastic that flow into … Continue reading
