One crafty bird species may be the latest example of social learning in nonhuman animals. In an experiment with great tits (Parus major), a team of scientists found that when the birds move to a new environment, they pay very close attention to what the other birds are doing. This ultimately leads them to quickly […]
Lights break up the sillouette of seals into smaller shapes which are more difficult for sharks to identify as prey. Credit: Macquarie University Surfers could be protected from future shark attacks following new discoveries about how to trick sharks’ visual systems made by Professor Nathan Hart, head of Macquarie University’s Neurobiology Lab, Dr. Laura Ryan […]
Full-height tempered glass and sculpted mesh panels are practically ubiquitous now, so it’s rare for a case to really catch my eye like the Hyte Y60 and its three-piece panoramic window. It feels like we’re entering a new era of computer case design, though the three panels raise more issues than you might imagine. The […]
Moms are people, too. They love their kids but also have plenty of their own hobbies (cooking! running! gaming!), and they deserve gifts that honor them as people, not just as parents. Gifts for Mom shouldn’t be about giving her a vacuum or anything related to the stereotypical cleaning tasks of parenthood—a perfect gift for […]
If you’re looking for a TV that maximizes picture performance with a minimal hit to your budget, you may want to keep the lucky number 7 in mind. For the past few years, Hisense’s U7 series TVs have offered some of the best performance you can get for the money, including this year’s punchy U7N […]
A diver surveying Magnetic Island in Queensland. Credit: Maya Srinivasan A study has found concerning new evidence of long-term declines in coral reef fish around highly visited inshore islands of the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists surveyed reefs at 100 sites around the Palm Islands, Magnetic Island, Whitsunday Islands, and Keppel Islands over a 14 year […]
At 24, Jesse “Bam” Rodriguez is anything but your typical up-and-coming boxing superstar. Already a two-division champion, which includes a run to unified titleholder status at 112 pounds, the native of San Antonio has used the past two years to take apart one legend after another at 115 pounds. Along the way, Rodriguez (20-0, 13 […]
Willie Nelson looked back at the career of his longtime friend and collaborator Kris Kristofferson, remembering the legendary songwriter as he released his 76th album The Last Leaf On the Tree on Friday. “He was a great songwriter,” Nelson told the Associated Press in an interview published on Friday. “He left a lot of fantastic […]
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is managing director at Crossborder Capital and author of ‘Capital Wars: The Rise of Global Liquidity’ If bull markets always climb a wall of worry, then financial crises often smash into a wall […]
