Computer science
Escape death thanks to Siri
Gael Salcedo, who lives in Mason city, was saved in a car accident by promptly giving his virtual assistant Siri on the iPhone.
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Animal world
Mother birds use cigarettes to make ... food for children?
The image shows a thin, black bird (like a seagull) giving children a piece of abandoned cigarette on the beach.
Discover science
It is easier to make profit if specific price is offered
In the negotiation, if the seller proposes the price with a specific number, it will make the buyer more acceptable. The study was conducted by Professor Malia Mason and…
Oceanography
Whales die massively on the coast of New Zealand
More than 60 pepper whales have died in a major stranding on a remote New Zealand beach.
Archeology
Cruel punishments of ancient Egyptians
If an Egyptian stole an animal, he would be punished with 100 whips and stabbed 5 times on his back before returning to work.
Archeology
'City of the dead' in the Syrian desert
A city more than 10,000 years old, more than the Egyptian pyramid, was found in the Syrian desert, about 90km north of Damascus. The rest of the stone tools, arches and…
Archeology
Pyramid not built by slaves?
Archaeologists have found evidence to support the notion that freelance workers have built pyramids in Egypt, not slaves as many believe.
Space science
Journey to find the gene against cosmic radiation for astronauts
Scientists expect to soon find astronauts with genomes that withstand extreme conditions in the universe.
Space science
Revealing the impact of the planet 10 times larger than the Earth
Planet 9 is said to be 10 times larger than the Earth and can cause dramatic disturbances in the Solar System.
Space science
Does life exist in a binary star system?
The probability of survival on the planets orbiting the binary star system is quite large - This is not the surprising conclusion of scientists but that of an American f…
Animal world
About science uncle monkey shooting
A Chinese newspaper reported that the Taliban taught monkeys how to fire guns at American soldiers in Afghanistan, but an American scientist said the monkeys were not sm…
Videos
Video: Robot builds walls 6 times faster than masons
The robot's construction skills can threaten to rob millions of jobs on construction sites in the near future.
Medicine - Health
Detects micro plastic particles in a range of bottled water products
Recent tests have found that most of the bottled water products of many world-famous firms contain tiny plastic beads, known as plastic molecular particles.
Medicine - Health
The woman lived 61 years with iron lungs
An American woman who spent 61 years living in an iron tube covered her entire body from the neck down, acting as a giant lung breathing for her after being paralyzed.
Medicine - Health
Soy compound helps treat HIV
According to scientists at George Mason University (USA), a compound in soybeans may open up hope for effective treatment of HIV infection.