deepai Gravity feels reliable — stable and consistent enough to count on. But reality is far stranger than our intuition. In truth, the strength of gravity varies over the Earth’s surface. And it is weakest…
A new twist in airplane wing design
"Morphing" wing could enable more efficient plane manufacturing and flight [caption id="attachment_10458" align="alignnone" width="611"] A newly developed wing architecture could greatly simplify the manufacturing process and reduce fuel consumption by improving the wing’s aerodynamics. It…
Humans Proven to Recognize Partially Obscured Snakes More…
A Nagoya University research team uses new image processing tool to confirm human visual system has evolved specifically to detect snakes. [caption id="attachment_10455" align="alignnone" width="603"] Examples of a Random Image Structure Evolution (RISE) sequence for…
Researchers Detail Cannabinoid Receptor Structure
[caption id="attachment_10450" align="alignnone" width="610"] The molecular structure of CB1 (yellow ribbon) bound with AM6538 (orange stick structure). THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, is shown as well (yellow stick structures). (Credit: Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya, Stevens Laboratory,…
Most British scientists cited in study feel Richard…
[caption id="attachment_10447" align="alignright" width="640"] Photo credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University.[/caption] HOUSTON – Controversial British evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins is well-known for his criticism of religion, but a new Rice University study of British scientists reveals that a majority…