Last month, Oscar Hernández couldn’t sleep. The cook, who worked at a restaurant located inside of a Las Vegas casino, had found that after coming home from his shifts, his body would not properly cool down. The air conditioning at work had been broken for about four months. Hernández worked eight-hour shifts during the restaurant’s…
Around two million years ago, Earth was a very different place, with our early human ancestors living alongside saber-toothed tigers, mastodons, and enormous rodents. And, depending on where they were, they may have been cold: Earth had fallen into a deep freeze, with multiple ice ages coming and going until about 12,000 years ago. Around two…
Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now capable of inserting or substituting entire genes in the genome in human cells efficiently enough to be potentially useful for therapeutic applications. Scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have improved a gene-editing technology that is now…
It’s no secret that a warming world will drive food prices higher, a phenomenon increasingly known as “heatflation.” What’s less known, but a growing area of interest among economists and scientists alike, is the role individual extreme weather events — blistering temperatures in Texas, a destructive tornado in Iowa — may have on what U.S….
A lot has happened to the economy since COVID struck, and reading the economic tea leaves has become more difficult. A lot has happened to the economy since COVID struck, and reading the economic tea leaves has become more difficult. Economics & Business Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
The cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands is fantastic, and cyclists in my hometown of Utrecht would have been the happiest in the world if it wasn’t for one thing: pigeons. The cycling infrastructure in the Netherlands is fantastic, and cyclists in my hometown of Utrecht would have been the happiest in the world if it wasn’t…
The horse transformed human history—and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse. The horse transformed human history—and now scientists have a clearer idea of when humans began to transform the horse. Archaeology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Renowned for a thriving and intricately studied population of around 900 red deer, the Isle of Rum, part of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, is often considered an outdoor laboratory for scientific research. But the earthworms on Rum are equally remarkable. These invertebrates act as “ecosystem engineers”, actively shaping the landscape, often after humans have left their…
How scientists are discovering secrets of Antarctic climate change in the bodies of giant humpback whales. How scientists are discovering secrets of Antarctic climate change in the bodies of giant humpback whales. BBC News
Prospective memory is a skill that can be practiced, making it more likely that someone can remember an appointment or meet a deadline Prospective memory is a skill that can be practiced, making it more likely that someone can remember an appointment or meet a deadline Scientific American Content: Global