A New Collection of Nature Illustrations Is a Window Into 19th Century Science
Credit to Author: Becky Ferreira| Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 13:00:00 +0000
Gaze upon the dazzling prints of Ernst Haeckel, Darwin’s artistic popularizer
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This AI Taught Itself to Play Go and Beat the Reigning AI Champion
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 17:00:00 +0000
DeepMind’s new neural net learned to play Go without any human input and is a far better player than its predecessor.
Read moreScientists Inflated Dead Dolphin Dicks to Simulate Cetacean Sex
Credit to Author: Kate Lunau| Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2017 23:01:00 +0000
“The degree of coevolution is astounding.”
Read moreI Guarded an Arctic Base Against Polar Bears at the Frontline of the Apocalypse
Credit to Author: Duncan Ferguson| Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:00:00 +0000
The DEW Line was built in the fifties to warn of a nuclear threat. I guarded six workers there from polar bears.
Read moreNearly Half of Canada’s Monitored Wildlife Populations Are In Decline
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 01:00:00 +0000
They include woodland caribou, lake whitefish, and swift fox.
Read moreScientists Used Nanoparticles to Turn a Window Into a Mirror and Back Again
Credit to Author: Daniel Oberhaus| Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2017 15:05:01 +0000
For the first time, a reversible nanoparticle array can transition between a window and a mirror.
Read moreThis Space Station Footage of Hurricane Irma Shows Just How Massive It Is
Credit to Author: Kaleigh Rogers| Date: Wed, 06 Sep 2017 19:20:11 +0000
Something about seeing it from above makes it all the more real.
Read moreHunt Moose to Save Caribou That Are Killed By Wolves, Scientists Say
Credit to Author: Jacob Dubé| Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2017 11:00:00 +0000
Canada’s caribou are under threat.
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