Pigeons have quite a way with words: Otago research Posted on September 21, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News Pigeons can learn to distinguish real words from non-words by visually processing their letter combinations, surprising new research from the University of Otago in New Zealand and Ruhr University in […]Read more Pigeons have quite a way with words: Otago research
Families of plausible solutions to the puzzle of Boyajian’s star Posted on September 21, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News Good explanations for the unusual light curve of Boyajian’s Star have been hard to find. Recent results by Montet & Simon lend strength and plausibility to the conclusion of Schaefer […]Read more Families of plausible solutions to the puzzle of Boyajian’s star
Edmonton scientists study some of Earth’s oldest rock Posted on September 20, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News Edmonton scientists hope the discovery of some of world’s oldest rock will provide unique insight into how the planet’s first continents formed. At 4.02 billion years old, the ancient rock comes from the Acasta gneiss […]Read more Edmonton scientists study some of Earth’s oldest rock
Stunning Videos of Evolution in Action Posted on September 17, 2016 by Chantal Jager In News The MEGA-plate allows scientists to watch bacteria adapting to antibiotics before their eyes. You’ve undoubtedly seen this plot before: a cast of characters gets slowly whittled down over the course […]Read more Stunning Videos of Evolution in Action