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2024-04-03 @ 16.18.15 ∈ In English
I wonder if this is (at least partly) explans different people’s different video framerate prefences (30 vs 60 fps).
I spy with my speedy eye – scientists discover speed of visual perception ranges widely in humans
Some participants in the experiment indicated they saw the light as completely still when it was in fact flashing about 35 times per second, while others were still able to perceive the flashing at rates of over 60 times per second.
2024-04-03 @ 16.14.06 ∈ In English
After 10 years of work, landmark study reveals new ‘tree of life’ for all birds living today
The largest-ever study of bird genomes has produced a remarkably clear picture of the bird family tree. Published in the journal Nature today, our study shows that most of the modern groups of birds first appeared within 5 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
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Why It’s Time to Stop Saving the Planet*
Western cultures — and even some climate scientists and sustainability advocates — often share the idea that there is the “natural world” and the “human world.” The natural world is seen as pristine and untouched, while the human world is chaotic and ever changing. But all living things change the world around them in order to build homes, eat, drink and move around.
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Bladderwort: How a Carnivorous Plant Could Be Used in Mosquito Control
Bladderwort is a rootless, aquatic plant that uses small sacs to ingest and feed on small underwater creatures, including mosquito larvae. A new study in India finds that the bladderwort Utricularia aurea placed in stagnant pools of water could reduce mosquito larvae abundance by more than 70 percent.
