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- How patient-led research could speed up medical innovationby Betsy Ladyzhets on March 28, 2024 at 4:00 pm
People with long COVID, ME/CFS and other chronic conditions are taking up science to find symptom relief and inspire new directions for professional scientists.
- Earth’s oldest known earthquake was probably triggered by plate tectonicsby Lucas Van Wyk Joel on March 28, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Billion-year-old rocks in South Africa hold evidence for the onset of plate tectonics early in Earth’s history.
- Climate change is changing how we keep timeby Carolyn Gramling on March 27, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Polar ice sheets are melting faster, slowing Earth’s spin. That is changing how we synchronize our clocks to tell time.
- A new image reveals magnetic fields around our galaxy’s central black holeby Adam Mann on March 27, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Astronomers have captured polarized light coming from the Milky Way’s central supermassive black hole, giving insight into its magnetic fields.
- A teeny device can measure subtle shifts in Earth’s gravitational fieldby Adam Mann on March 26, 2024 at 3:45 pm
No bigger than a grain of rice, the heart of the instrument is the latest entrant in the quest to build ever tinier gravity-measuring devices.
- An extinct sofa-sized turtle may have lived alongside humansby Jake Buehler on March 26, 2024 at 12:30 pm
Peltocephalus maturin was one of the biggest turtles ever, but unlike similarly sized prehistoric freshwater turtles, it lived thousands of years ago.
- By fluttering its wings, this bird uses body language to tell its mate ‘after you’by Darren Incorvaia on March 25, 2024 at 2:00 pm
New observations suggest that Japanese tits gesture to communicate complex messages — a rare ability in the animal kingdom and a first seen in birds.
- AI learned how to sway humans by watching a cooperative cooking gameby Matthew Hutson on March 25, 2024 at 11:30 am
New research used the game Overcooked to show how offline reinforcement learning algorithms could teach bots to collaborate with — or manipulate — us.
- Dogs know words for their favorite toysby Laura Sanders on March 22, 2024 at 3:00 pm
The brain activity of dogs that were expecting one toy but were shown another suggests canines create mental concepts of everyday objects.
- Here’s what distorted faces can look like to people with prosopometamorphopsiaby Anna Gibbs on March 21, 2024 at 11:30 pm
A patient with an unusual variation of the condition helped researchers visualize the demonic distortions he sees when looking at human faces.
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- Meet an Employee workshops on Technicians: The David Sainsbury Galleryby Science Museum on March 28, 2024 at 4:35 pm
Recently the Science Museum celebrated its one millionth visitor to Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery. The student was part of class from a London school, who was taking part in one of the gallery’s free Meet an Employee workshops. The post Meet an Employee workshops on Technicians: The David Sainsbury Gallery appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- The Energy Revolution we need to seeby Tim Laurence on March 28, 2024 at 3:29 pm
This week the Science Museum opened a stunning new gallery exploring what is probably the most important question of our age: how can the world limit dangerous climate change by transitioning away from fossil fuels in meeting global energy needs? Fossil fuels still meet around 80% of the world’s energy needs. That is why the rapid but carefully managed shift to a low-carbon economy based largely on renewable energy can fairly be described as an Energy Revolution. It’s how our The post The Energy Revolution we need to see appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Remembering NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Staffordby Abbie MacKinnon on March 27, 2024 at 11:00 am
On 18 March 2024, NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford passed away at the age of 93. Stafford was the commander of the Apollo 10 mission which launched on 18 May 1969. The post Remembering NASA astronaut General Thomas P. Stafford appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Introducing the new Energy Revolution galleryby Science Museum on March 26, 2024 at 12:00 pm
On Tuesday 26 March the Science Museum opened Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery, a major free gallery examining the rapid energy transition and decarbonisation needed to limit climate change. The post Introducing the new Energy Revolution gallery appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
- Happy birthday, Matilde Montoya!by Guest authors on March 14, 2024 at 9:27 am
A lifelong advocator of women’s educational rights and women’s and children’s health, today on what would be her 165th birthday, we celebrate the life and work of Mexico’s first female physician, Dr. Matilde Montoya. The post Happy birthday, Matilde Montoya! appeared first on Science Museum Blog.
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- The Responsibility of Witnesses to Genocideby Christine Weeber on March 28, 2024 at 6:29 pm
Palestinian narratives of their own dispossession are routinely dismissed—making witnessing Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Palestine that reignited in 2023 an… The post The Responsibility of Witnesses to Genocide appeared first on SAPIENS.
- How Israeli Prisons Terrorize Palestinians—Inside and Outside Their Wallsby Bridget Alex on March 26, 2024 at 10:00 am
An anthropologist in the West Bank explains how Israel’s prison regime dehumanizes Palestinians, who nevertheless dream of freedom and resist… The post How Israeli Prisons Terrorize Palestinians—Inside and Outside Their Walls appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Bila Mwiliby Chip on March 25, 2024 at 10:00 am
A poet-historian in Tanzania remembers those who have passed but who are still nearby. “Bila Mwili” is part of the… The post Bila Mwili appeared first on SAPIENS.
- The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiersby Bridget Alex on March 20, 2024 at 10:00 am
Tracing 75 years of Israeli war photography, an anthropologist explains how images that reframe disproportionate violence as proof of victory… The post The Viral Atrocities Posted by Israeli Soldiers appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Toméby Bridget Alex on March 19, 2024 at 10:00 am
The African island nation played a central—but little-known—role in the rise of the global sugar trade based on enslaved labor.… The post Unearthing the Origins of Plantation Slavery on São Tomé appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Infant, Name Once Knownby Chip on March 18, 2024 at 10:00 am
A poet-anthropologist of the Chickasaw Nation honors infant remains historically used in teaching collections at the University of Illinois. “Infant,… The post Infant, Name Once Known appeared first on SAPIENS.
- What It’s Like to Grow Old on the Marginsby Keridwen Cornelius on March 13, 2024 at 10:00 am
In a brief documentary, an anthropologist provides a glimpse into the precarious lives of poor older Peruvians whose experiences mirror… The post What It’s Like to Grow Old on the Margins appeared first on SAPIENS.
- For the Love of Cats in Turkeyby Emily Sekine on March 12, 2024 at 10:00 am
On a visit to feline-friendly Turkey, an anthropologist considers what long-standing practices of caring for cats reveal about human societies.… The post For the Love of Cats in Turkey appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Fishing for Dustby Christine Weeber on March 11, 2024 at 10:00 am
A poet-historian from Manipur, India, shapes tensions between violence and beauty into an allegory, calling residents and readers alike to… The post Fishing for Dust appeared first on SAPIENS.
- Living as Stateless Palestinians in Jordanby Emily Sekine on March 7, 2024 at 11:00 am
Israel’s war on Gaza that erupted in 2023 continues a long history of systemic displacement of Palestinians. Over 2 million… The post Living as Stateless Palestinians in Jordan appeared first on SAPIENS.