Seventeenth-century mathematician Blaise Pascal first introduced the idea of expected value, which is reached by multiplying…
Month: August 2017
A decline in navigational skills could predict neurodegenerative disease
Changes in how humans map their surroundings and construct and follow directions as they age have…
Hidden deep in the brain, a map that guides animals’ movements
New research has revealed that deep in the brain, in a structure called striatum, all possible…
‘Seeing’ robot learns tricky technique for studying brain cells in mammals
Scientists have successfully taught robots to perform a challenging brain technique only previously mastered by a…
Periodic table of ecological niches could aid in predicting effects of climate change
A group of ecologists has started creating a periodic table of ecological niches similar to chemistry's…
Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise
By listening to the acoustic signal emitted by a laboratory-created earthquake, a computer science approach using…
Smart tomographic sensors control industrial processes of tomorrow
Modern parallel computer architectures are capable of processing huge amounts of data at high speed. This…
NASA sees strengthening Tropical Cyclone Sanvu develop a tail
Tropical Storm Sanvu is strengthening and imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite revealed what looks like a…
Infested fossil worms show ancient examples of symbiosis
One of the earliest examples of two invertebrate species living together in a symbiotic relationship has…
S. Korean court says worker’s rare disease linked to Samsung
South Korea's Supreme Court said a former worker in a Samsung LCD factory who was diagnosed…