2024-10-10 @ 11.26.53 ∈ In English
Researchers find dragonfly species with darker wings have evolved to withstand heat and attract partners
Dark wing ornaments cause additional heating of 1°C to 2°C, which roughly equals the increased thermal maxima of ornamented species. Of the species studied, the arch-tipped glider (Tauriphila argo), a tropical species with very dark wing color patches near their core body, could tolerate the highest temperatures.
2024-10-10 @ 11.13.23 ∈ In English
2024-10-09 @ 11.42.23 ∈ In English
The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
On October 3, the British government announced that it was giving up sovereignty over a small tropical atoll in the Indian Ocean known as the Chagos Islands. […] The decision to transfer the islands to their new owner will result in the loss of one of the tech and gaming industry’s preferred top-level domains: .io.
2024-10-08 @ 11.21.42 ∈ Suomeksi
Kännykkäsi varastamisesta tulee lähiviikkoina huomattavasti vaikeampaa
Androidin uudet varkauksia ehkäisevät toiminnot ovat nyt valmiit ja osalle käyttäjistä ne ovat jo saapuneet käyttöön. Toiminnot ehkäisevät puhelinten varastamista siten, että puhelin muuttuu varkaan näkökulmasta käytännössä arvottomaksi.
2024-10-08 @ 11.19.00 ∈ In English
Bias found when drug manufacturers fund clinical trials
Psychiatric drugs are reported to be about 50% more effective in clinical trials funded by the drug’s manufacturer than when trials of the same drug are sponsored by other groups, new research shows. […] "The addition of unpublished trials reduces the effect of sponsorship, and most of the sponsorship effect can be explained by publication bias," [says the author.]
2024-10-04 @ 16.01.08 ∈ In English
Live UNIX timestamp counter
The Unix timestamp is a 32-bit signed integer format that holds the number of seconds since 01.01.1970, 00:00:00 UTC. It is an internationally accepted measure of time that is used as a fixed reference for time all around the globe. […] Below you see a binary representation of the UNIX timestamp.
2024-10-02 @ 16.54.14 ∈ In English
(From the ”Nature is metal” dept.)
2024-10-02 @ 16.50.06 ∈ In English
Clearwing tropical moths travel 4,500 miles from Guyana to Port Talbot
[The moths] were spotted on a windowsill in the winter by ecologist Daisy Cadet and her mother Ashleigh in what scientists have described as an "improbable event" that "defies rational explanation". Through DNA analysis, the scientists confirmed the moths were not only a non-UK species, they were also previously unknown to science.
2024-10-01 @ 16.37.25 ∈ Suomeksi
Tähdet ja avaruus: Vastalöydetty komeetta saattaa koristaa yötaivasta marraskuussa
Komeetta näyttäisi olevan kohtuullisen suuri ja kuuluvan niin sanottuihin auringonhipojiin. Alustavien arvioiden perusteella se alkaisi näkyä paljain silmin marraskuun alussa. Komeettojen kirkkauden kehittymistä on kuitenkin vaikea arvioida, ja etenkin näin uuden löydön kohdalla se on erityisen haastavaa.