SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

[ad_1] One stormy Monday in March, 1827, the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven passed away after a protracted illness. Bedridden since the previous Christmas, he was attacked by jaundice, his limbs and abdomen swollen, each breath a struggle. As his associates went about the task of sorting through personal belongings, they uncovered a document Beethoven […]

[ad_1] Off the coast of Chile and Peru, along the entire western length of South America, the seafloor takes a sharp, steep plunge deep into the Pacific Ocean. Known as the Chile margin, the region is defined by three tectonic plates sliding underneath the continental plate of South America. This process generates some interesting activity.

[ad_1] If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “Gee I sure would like to see some vampire bats on treadmills,” then do we have the science for you. That’s exactly what a team of scientists has done, and it’s not because little Vladi needed to get his chiropteran steps in. Rather, the new research reveals how

[ad_1] While Waymo is now providing over 150,000 autonomous rides every week, Tesla still has a long way to go until its controversial “Full Self-Driving” software is ready for the EV maker’s competing robotaxi service. Just this week, a Tesla driver plowed through a deer without even a hint of slowing down with the $8,000

[ad_1] The constant ebb and flow of hormones that guide the menstrual cycle don’t just affect reproductive anatomy. They also reshape the brain, and a study has given us insight into how this happens. Led by neuroscientists Elizabeth Rizor and Viktoriya Babenko of the University of California Santa Barbara, a team of researchers tracked 30

[ad_1] Compared with the arms of an octopus, our own bony limbs are about as flexible as old tree branches. It stands to reason that the anatomy within the cephalopod’s sucker-speckled appendages ought to be as unique as the animals themselves. Mapping the weave of nerves and muscles within octopus arms has until now been

[ad_1] Tesla’s “We, Robot” robotaxi event last week left plenty of glaring questions unanswered. The flashy event, which appropriately took place on a Hollywood movie lot, saw the Elon Musk-led company show off an early prototype for a “Cybercab,” an autonomous, steering wheel-less vehicle that’s designed to essentially be an Airbnb you can rent out

[ad_1] Animals have come up with a variety of extraordinary senses worthy of superheroes. Scientists have now discovered that geckos boast a hidden ‘sixth sense’ that lets them pick up deep, low vibrations. Like other lizards, tokay geckos (Gekko gecko) have hearing that’s specialized towards higher frequency sounds – they’re most sensitive between 1,600 and