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The movies Pacific Rim and Pacific Rim Uprising are chock full of robot-versus-monster fights. Inside those massive bots are humans controlling every step, punch and kick — these are incredibly outdated assumptions about the future of ass-kicking robots.
It is assumed that as a robot gets bigger it gets harder to control, so more operators are needed.But science shows that’s not really how it works, argues Robin R. Murphy, the Raytheon Prof ...read more
It comes as no surprise to regular readers of mine that I have a special place in my heart for parasites. I have waxed poetic about their global dominion, but usually, I focus on the animal kingdom’s most malicious moochers. Today, though, is all about plant parasites. Specifically, this lovely orchid:
光合成やめた植物「クロヤツシロラン」が、地下で& ...read more
Some organs, maybe. (Credit: Komsan Loonprom/Shutterstock)
Humans might have a new organ, and the press is all over it—again.
In brief: It’s called the interstitium, or a layer of fluid-filled pockets hemmed in by collagen and it can be found all over our bodies, from skin to muscles to our digestive system. The interstitium likely acts as a kind of shock absorber for the rest of our interior bits and bobs and the workings of the fluid itself could help explain everything from ...read more
The seven planets that tightly orbit TRAPPIST-1 likely underwent an inward migration over time, influencing the state of water on the planets’ surfaces. (Credit: NASA/JPL-CalTech)
Hope was ignited in the science community when researchers discovered that three of the seven Earth-size planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, a cool red dwarf about 40 light-years from Earth, are within the star’s habitable zone and could have flowing water on their surfaces.
But while the presence of water undou ...read more
Human footprints such as this one, known as Track #17 and digitally enhanced on the right, suggest people were walking along North America’s Pacific Coast 13,000 years ago. (Credit Duncan McLaren)
Nearly 30 human footprints from at least three different individuals, found at a remote island off Canada’s Pacific Coast, could be the latest evidence that people arrived in North America by sea. At about 13,000 years old, the tracks pre-date the end of the last ice age.
Ancient ...read more
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