Historic earthquakes test Indonesia's seismic hazard assessment
Added: 11.12.2018 23:18 | 7 views | 0 comments
 Using data gleaned from historical reports, researchers have now identified the sources of some of the most destructive Indonesian earthquakes in Java, Bali and Nusa Tenggara, using these data to independently test how well Indonesia's 2010 and 2017 seismic hazard assessments perform in predicting damaging ground motion.
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Gut microbiome may affect some anti-diabetes drugs
Added: 11.12.2018 23:18 | 8 views | 0 comments
Why do orally-administered drugs for diabetes work for some people but not others? According to researchers, bacteria that make up the gut microbiome may be the culprit.
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Discovery of new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments
Added: 11.12.2018 23:18 | 7 views | 0 comments
 According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. Researchers have now revealed a previously unknown mechanism underlying anxiety. Targeting this biochemical pathway may help develop new therapies for alleviating the symptoms of anxiety disorders.
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Alaska moose poacher fined $100,000, sentenced to jail
Added: 11.12.2018 22:18 | 4 views | 0 comments
 An Alaska man who poached three moose and left most of the meat to rot has been sentenced to nine months in jail and fined more than $100,000.
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Discovery of new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments
Added: 11.12.2018 21:20 | 7 views | 0 comments
 According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. Researchers have now revealed a previously unknown mechanism underlying anxiety. Targeting this biochemical pathway may help develop new therapies for alleviating the symptoms of anxiety disorders.
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AI wades into the debate on age of ancient Chinese cave murals
Added: 11.12.2018 20:21 | 7 views | 0 comments
 The dates of some murals in the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas in China have long been debated, so researchers are using AI to help settle the row
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What is ‘problem internet use’ and is it really a problem?
Added: 11.12.2018 20:21 | 4 views | 0 comments
Researchers are calling for recognition of mental health problems caused by excessive gaming, gambling and social media, but lumping these together may not be right
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Why the quest for ethical AI is doomed to failure
Added: 11.12.2018 20:21 | 6 views | 0 comments
 You wouldn't buy a self-driving car that would kill you to save pedestrians – and that's why we must rethink how we make AI behave, says researcher Iyad Rahwan
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Watch this robotic fruit fly swoop, dive and perform impressive flips
Added: 11.12.2018 20:21 | 6 views | 0 comments
 DelFly is a robot that flies through a room with as much agility as a real fly using its flappy wings. It is also helping researchers understand how insects move
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Are you stressed? Your eyes may provide a window into your mental workload
Added: 11.12.2018 20:06 | 18 views | 0 comments
 With nearly breakneck speed, the demands of work productivity in today's society seem to have increased tenfold. Enter multitasking as a way to cope with the insistence that tasks be completed almost immediately. Previous studies on workload and productivity include physical aspects, such as how much a person walks or carries, but they do not take into account a person's state of mind. Now, researchers have discovered a person's eyes may offer a solution.
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