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Exoskeletons Are Stepping Out of the Clinic — and Into Everyday Life
Exoskeletons Are Stepping Out of the Clinic — and Into Everyday Life

19 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi

In 2009, biomechanical engineer Daniel Ferris...

Before Shells and Skeletons: Why 1.7-Billion-Year-Old Microfossils Matter for the Future of Life Science
Before Shells and Skeletons: Why 1.7-Billion-Year-Old Microfossils Matter for the Future of Life Science

18 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi

For roughly 90% of Earth’s history, our...

AI Can Run the Experiments — But It Can’t Yet Ask the Right Questions
AI Can Run the Experiments — But It Can’t Yet Ask the Right Questions

17 August, 2026 by Mehrdad Fathi

The promise of a fully autonomous “AI...

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More than half of the lakes around the world are loosing water

More than half of the lakes around the world are loosing water

Posted on 26 June, 2023 by benyamin chahkandi

Summary: A recent study found that 53 percent of the greatest freshwater lakes on earth are in decline and are now retaining less water than they did thirty years ago. The study measured changes in water levels in roughly 2,000 of the largest lakes and reservoirs in the globe using satellite measurements spanning decades. It was discovered that human consumption, sedimentation, and climate change are to blame . However, the lead author, former CIRES visiting fellow and current climate...
AI discovers flora's hidden characteristics to aid save species

AI discovers flora's hidden characteristics to aid save species

Posted on 4 July, 2023 by benyamin chahkandi

Summary:To research and mitigate the effects of climate change on flora, scientists from UNSW and the Sydney Botanic Gardens have trained AI to access data from millions of plant specimens maintained in herbaria around the world. Associate Professor Will Cornwell, the study's principal author, adds that herbarium collections are incredible "time capsules of plant specimens." It's no longer feasible to go through items manually because the National Herbarium of New South Wales alone...
Climate change, causing oceans to become more green

Climate change, causing oceans to become more green

Posted on 16 July, 2023 by benyamin chahkandi

Highlights;  More than half of the world's oceans have become greener over the past 20 years, likely due to global warming. This was determined by analyzing 20 years of data on ocean color from NASA's Aqua satellite. The greening indicates increased phytoplankton and algae in the surface waters. Phytoplankton contain chlorophyll which makes the ocean appear greener. The tropical and subtropical waters between 40°S and 40°N latitude changed the most in color. These areas...

Today In History

Here are some interesting facts ih history happened on 21 August.

  1. Tycho Brahe becomes interested in astronomy
  2. Pueblo Indians took possession of Santa Fe
  3. Former slave Nat Turner led a violent insurrection against slavery
  4. John Hampson patents the venetian blind
  5. 1st Lincoln-Douglas debate in Illinois
  6. American Bar Association organized at Sarasota N.Y
  7. Ruth homer leads the AL to a 4-2 win in the 1st All Star Game
  8. Leon Trotsky died of wounds inflicted by an assailant the day before
  9. Pres Truman ended the Lend-Lease program
  10. Hawaii becomes 50th US state
  11. Martial law declared in S Vietnam
  12. Gemini 5 launched into earth orbit (2 astronauts)
  13. William Dana reaches 80 km (last high-altitude X-15 flight)
  14. US orbiting astronomy observatory Copernicus is launched
  15. Palestinian terrorists are dispersed from Beirut
  16. Opposition leader Begnigno S. Aquino Jr. assassinated in Manila
  17. Volcanic eruption in Cameroon releases poison gas killing 2000
  18. Next total solar eclipse visible from North America