University of Edinburgh

2024-11-01 @ 8.51.16 ∈ In English

Research confirms stereotypes about job-related traits

Stereotypes about which personality traits are associated with different jobs are largely true, an extensive study by psychologists suggests. The findings help to explain why some people thrive in creative professions, others aspire to leadership roles, and still others work in care and counseling.

2024-06-27 @ 11.17.36 ∈ In English

Search iNaturalist Photos With Text · iNaturalist

This demo enables you to search a snapshot of 10 million iNaturalist photos using text queries. For instance, typing in ‘a bird eating fruit’ will return matching photos ranked by their relevance to your query.

2024-02-21 @ 18.56.02 ∈ In English

Analysis shows butterfly and moth genomes are mostly unchanged despite 250 million years of evolution

The team found not only were chromosomes incredibly stable, but the order of genes within them was too. […] However, researchers uncovered a rare subset of species such as the blue butterflies—Lysandra—and the group containing cabbage white butterflies—Pieris—that underwent extensive chromosome reshuffling[.]

2019-01-24 @ 11.25.18 ∈ In English

Freak wave created in lab mirrors Hokusai’s ‘Great Wave’

A team of researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Edinburgh have worked out how freak waves can happen. […] The experiments were carried out in the FloWave Ocean Energy Research facility at the University Of Edinburgh.