White woman spent N600,000 on christmas presents for her dogs
Celebrating Multi Award Winning Pop Singer Dido
Wizkid, Falz, Olamide, Psquare, Omawumi, others thrill fans at #PepsiRhythmUnplugged...
Monday, December 26, 2016
Friday, December 23, 2016
Deadly sleeping sickness set to be eliminated in six years
Gambian sleeping sickness -- a deadly parasitic disease spread by tsetse flies -- could be eliminated in six years in key regions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to new research by the University of Warwick.
Kat Rock and Matt Keeling at the School of Life Sciences, with colleagues in DRC and the...
Thursday, December 22, 2016
Global climate target could net additional six million tons of fish annually
If countries abide by the Paris Agreement global warming target of 1.5 degrees Celsius, potential fish catches could increase by six million metric tons per year, according to a new study.
The researchers also found that some oceans are more sensitive to changes in temperature and will have substantially larger gains...
People who care for others live longer
Older people who help and support others live longer, a new study has concluded. The results of these findings show that this kind of care giving can have a positive effect on the mortality of the carers.
Older people who help and support others live longer. These are the findings of a study published...
Scientists build bacteria-powered battery on single sheet of paper
Researchers have created a bacteria-powered battery on a single sheet of paper that can power disposable electronics. The manufacturing technique reduces fabrication time and cost, and the design could revolutionize the use of bio-batteries as a power source in remote, dangerous and resource-limited areas.
Instead of...
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Impact of climate change on microbial biodiversity
The scientists discovered that climate change affects biodiversity most strongly in the most natural environments, as well as the most nutrient enriched environments. This means that these extremes are most susceptible to future changes in temperatures.
The results are just published in the journal Nature Communications.
We...
Music in the brain: The first imaging genetic study linking dopaminergic genes to music
Sounds, such as music and noise, are capable of reliably affecting individuals' moods and emotions, possibly by regulating brain dopamine, a neurotransmitter strongly involved in emotional behavior and mood regulation.
However, the relationship of sound environments with mood and emotions is highly variable across individuals....
A fertilizer dearth foiled animal evolution for eons?
For three billion years or more, the evolution of the first animal life on Earth was ready to happen, practically waiting in the wings. But the breathable oxygen it required wasn't there, and a lack of simple nutrients may have been to blame.
Then came a fierce planetary metamorphosis. Roughly 800 million years ago,...
Sunday, December 18, 2016
Research team sets new mark for 'deep learning'
Neuroscience and artificial intelligence experts from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine have taken inspiration from the human brain in creating a new "deep learning" method that enables computers to learn about the visual world largely on their own, much as human babies do.
In tests, the group's "deep rendering...
Thursday, December 15, 2016
Underwater volcano's eruption captured in exquisite detail by seafloor observatory
Seismic data from the 2015 eruption of Axial Volcano, an underwater volcano about 300 miles off the Oregon coast, has provided the clearest look at the inner workings of a volcano where two ocean plates are moving apart.
The cracking, bulging and shaking from the eruption of a mile-high volcano where two tectonic plates...
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
New study doubles the estimate of bird species in the world
New research led by the American Museum of Natural History suggests that there are about 18,000 bird species in the world -- nearly twice as many as previously thought. The work focuses on "hidden" avian diversity -- birds that look similar to one another, or were thought to interbreed, but are actually different species....
Teen use of any illicit drug other than marijuana at new low, same true for alcohol
Teenagers' use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined significantly in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s, a new national study showed.
But University of Michigan researchers cautioned that while these developments are "trending in the right direction," marijuana use still remains high for 12th-graders.
The...
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
New robot has a human touch
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which can be excessively bulky and rigid. Scientists have now devised a way for a soft robot to feel its surroundings internally, in much the same way humans do. Stretchable optical waveguides act as curvature, elongation and force sensors in a...
Why we walk on our heels instead of our toes: Longer virtual limbs
Walking heel-to-toe gives humans the mechanical advantage of longer 'virtual limbs'
James Webber took up barefoot running 12 years ago. He needed to find a new passion after deciding his planned career in computer-aided drafting wasn't a good fit. Eventually, his shoeless feet led him to the University of Arizona, where...
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Watching too much television could cause fatal blood clots
Spending too much time in front of the television could increase your chance of developing potentially fatal blood clots known as ve...
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