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Building a Better Alligator: Researchers Develop Advanced Three-Dimensional Models of Bite Data to Study Dinosaurs, Birds, Crocodiles

By Guest PostSeptember 11, 2017Sciencebite data, building better alligator, casey holliday, evolution of skull, kaleb sellers, paleontologists, skulls of alligators

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The skulls of alligators protect their brains, eyes and sense organs while producing some of the most powerful bite forces in the animal kingdom. The ability to bite hard is critical for crocodilians to eat their food such as turtles, wildebeest and other large prey; therefore, their anatomy is closely studied by veterinarians and paleontologists who are interested in animal movements and anatomy. (more…)

In Afrika wird jede Zehnte im Mädchenalter Mutter

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2017Economy, Politicsafrika, deutsche stiftung weltbevoelkerung, dsw projekt, jede zehnte, kenia, maedchenalter mutter, renate baehr, youth to youth

Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung veröffentlicht Datenreport 2017

Jedes Jahr bekommen 108 von 1.000 Mädchen zwischen 15 und 19 Jahren in Afrika ein Kind – das ist mehr als jede Zehnte. In Deutschland dagegen sind es acht pro 1.000 junger Frauen. Das geht aus dem DSW-Datenreport 2017 hervor, den die Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW) heute veröffentlicht. (more…)

Big Hunt for Small Molecule to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseases

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2017Healthdaniela zarnescu, may khanna, neurodegenerative disease, protein, tdp 43, treat, ttreatment for als, vijay gokhale

Two UA researchers say that finding the ideal molecule could open the door to therapeutic drugs to treat diseases such as ALS.

Late last year, University of Arizona colleagues Daniela Zarnescu and May Khanna sped west on Interstate 8 bound for a brain-research conference in San Diego. Khanna is a biochemist who works with small molecules. Zarnescu is a molecular and cellular biologist who works with flies. (more…)

Stickoxide: Verkehr als Ursache drastisch unterschätzt

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2017Environmentimmissionsschutzgesetz luft, luftmanagement, stickoxide, thomas karl, ursache, verkehr

In Europa hat der Verkehr einen wesentlich höheren Anteil am Stickoxid-Ausstoß als bisher angenommen. Das zeigt ein Team von Wissenschaftlern um Thomas Karl von der Universität Innsbruck in einer aktuellen Studie. Selbst neuere Modellrechnungen unterschätzen den Beitrag von Fahrzeugen zu den Stickoxid-Emissionen bis zu einem Faktor 4. (more…)

What the bond between homeless people and their pets demonstrates about compassion

By Guest PostSeptember 10, 2017Culture, Sciencebond, compassion, homeless people, katie gillespie, los angeles park, my dog, my home, pets, vicky lawson

A video camera captures an interview with a man named Spirit, who relaxes in an outdoor plaza on a sunny afternoon. Of his nearby service dogs, Kyya and Miniaga, he says, “They mean everything to me, and I mean everything to them.” (more…)

Chemicals used to combat Zika, agricultural pests impact motor skills in infants

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2017Healthagricultural pests, chemicals, chinese infants, combat zika, monica silver, motor skills

ANN ARBOR — A chemical currently being used to ward off mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and a commonly used insecticide that was threatened with a ban in the United States have been associated with reduced motor function in Chinese infants, a University of Michigan study found. (more…)

Fake News finden und bekämpfen

By Guest PostSeptember 9, 2017Media, Politicsalexander rossnagel, fake news, forschungsprojekt dorian, hochschule der medien, internet, martin steinebach, nachrichtenportale, nicole kraemer, soziale netzwerke

Im Forschungsprojekt DORIAN entwickelt ein interdisziplinäres Team rechtskonforme Methoden und praxistaugliche Handlungsempfehlungen zur Eindämmung von Fake News. Beteiligt ist ein rechtswissenschaftliches Fachgebiet der Uni Kassel. (more…)

IBM and MIT to Pursue Joint Research in Artificial Intelligence, Establish New MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab

By Guest PostSeptember 8, 2017Science, Technologyai algorithms, artificial intelligence, ibm, john kelly, joint research, MIT, physics of ai, rafael reif, watson ai lab

IBM plans to make a 10-Year, $240 Million Investment in new lab with MIT to advance AI hardware and software and algorithms

Cambridge, MA – 07 Sep 2017: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and MIT today announced that IBM plans to make a 10-year, $240 million investment to create the MIT–IBM Watson AI Lab in partnership with MIT. The lab will carry out fundamental artificial intelligence (AI) research and seek to propel scientific breakthroughs that unlock the potential of AI. The collaboration aims to advance AI hardware, software and algorithms related to deep learning and other areas, increase AI’s impact on industries, such as health care and cybersecurity, and explore the economic and ethical implications of AI on society. IBM’s $240 million investment in the lab will support research by IBM and MIT scientists. (more…)

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