Chemical poisons are often used by farmers to control animals that destroy their crops but these chemicals are very harmful to the environment. An innovative project called LIFE Laser Fence is addressing this problem by substituting the use of poisons with lasers that will shoo animals away.
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What would energy without a particle to attach itself to even look like? “It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on […]
UNESCO recognized the Manden Charter in 2009.
There’s a lot to learn about other worlds, but you can’t learn it all without looking up. “One should not need a teleportation device to decide whether a newly discovered object […]
The Middle Ages see a resurgence of interest among the alt-right and some conservative thinkers.
A neuroscientific approach to maintaining emotional well-being.
America’s most popular conspiracy theories and the science behind them.
As a society we place a high value on the practical nature of science and business degrees. But what about the practical nature of the humanities?
The Justice Department announces the end of privately run Bureau of Prisons jails, and activists are excited.
A recent report covered in Runner’s World says the sweet spot might just be forty miles a week.
How the James Webb Space Telescope was made. “One way or another the first stars must have influenced our own history, beginning with stirring up everything and producing the other chemical […]
How Polling botched the 2016 election “Distinguishing the signal from the noise requires both scientific knowledge and self-knowledge.” –Nate Silver On the eve of the 2016 election, Nate Silver’s 538 site […]
A new pipeline could ruin their water supply and sacred sites, say the Standing Rock Sioux and other tribes.
The work of Kremlin-approved philosopher Alexander Dugin provides key insights on the longterm strategy behind Russian hacks of the American elections.
Researchers have new evidence showing preference and “cheating” for those who are most like us, even when we don’t directly benefit.
If you thought the Kuiper belt was just icy worlds of various sizes orbiting like Pluto, think again. “There have only been two true planets discovered since ancient times, and this […]
A live-blog event of an incredible public lecture by a scientist on the inside of James Webb’s team. “The [James Webb] telescope is basically designed to answer the big questions in […]
If we’re going to send a probe to another star at 20% the speed of light, what hope do we have of slowing it down? “Yes, now there is this technological […]
A Tibetan artist explains what’s at the center of a Buddhist wheel of life.
Could the secret to understanding gravity be held in reducing, not increasing, the number of dimensions? This article is written by Sabine Hossenfelder. Sabine is a theoretical physicist specialized in […]
A mysterious, unidentifed, low-frequency hum as been baffling people for years.
And if it is, what does that mean for dark energy, and our Universe’s fate? “Until the 1990s, there were few reliable observations about movement at the scale of the […]
Most teaching textbooks aren’t evidence-based according to a new report, so where should teachers go to keep their skills up to date?
The United States is not only a country of immigrants, but its composition is dramatically changing.
You’d think in the age of Uber and Airbnb someone would have figured out how to put Big Textbook in its place. Unfortunately, it’s a lot more complicated than just waving a magical disruption wand and putting Follett out of business.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended the tenets of encryption and privacy yesterday in an event in Spain. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates was much more opaque when asked to describe his opinion.
And the story you heard about their origin being solved? It’s 100% wrong. “From a little spark may burst a flame.” –Dante Alighieri Although it was recently reported that a mysterious […]
In Albuquerque and London, organizations are using small-scale employment to give homeless people another chance.
Narrative is the backbone of any successful podcast, although there’s a whole lot more to great audio entertainment than just the stories.
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