Face RecognitionTechnology Research facial recognition technology (By Sharona Pearl, Associate Professor of Bioethics and History, Drexel University) Philadelphia (USA), American citizen Amara Majeed was accused of terrorism by Sri Lankan police in 2019. Robert Williams was arrested outside his home in Detroit in 2020 for stealing watches and was held in jail for 18 hours. … Read more
(Dr Aanchal Garg and Bruce Watt, Bond University) Melbourne, Have you ever thought about your loved one during a boring meeting? Or while driving to the supermarket, have you pondered the plot of a movie you recently watched? This is a cognitive phenomenon called “mind wandering.” Research shows that this can account for up to … Read more
,Kira Westaway, Associate Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University and Marion BaileyPhD Candidate, Geoarchaeology, Southern Cross University) Sydney, mammoths are usually associated with dinosaurs, hairy elephants or mysterious mammoths. But if you trace back the human lineage you’ll find a very distant relative who stood three meters tall and weighed around 250 kilograms. This … Read more
(Mark Goldsworthy, CSIRO) Canberra, Despite so many people having air conditioning at home, many are still unsure how to use it efficiently and that air conditioning uses a lot of energy. For example, in an average home a And switching on all the lights at night consumes the same amount of energy as running the … Read more
The Dark Energy Survey is the largest effort to date to measure dark energy. More than 400 scientists from multiple continents worked together for nearly a decade to repeatedly observe parts of the southern sky. With repeated observations we look for changes such as new exploding stars. The more often you observe, the better you … Read more
Words learn research Uses of words learned early New Delhi: A study has revealed interesting information regarding the use of words learned in the early days of life. Why do people remember some words and use them throughout their lives while some other words fall out of their vocabulary? The words “provocative” and “thought-provoking” A … Read more
(Peter Steinwinkel, Karolinska Institutet) Solna (Sweden), When the cold and dark winter is setting in, some of us envy the animals that can hibernate. This long, deep rest is an example of how nature develops clever solutions to difficult problems. In this case, how to survive a long, cold and dark period without much food … Read more
Child Marriage in India In India, one in five girls and one in six boys are married. New Delhi: One in five girls and one in six boys in India are married, and progress made in recent years towards ending child marriage has stalled completely. In ‘The Lancet Global Health’ magazine This information has been … Read more
A group of geologists at the University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, claims to have made an important scientific discovery that may help in better understanding the events leading to the end of the Indus Valley Civilization. Geologists have claimed that the crater at Luna in Kutch in Gujarat was formed due to a meteorite impact, which … Read more
Research: Birth rate data also show that in the US and other countries in the Northern Hemisphere, women are more likely to conceive in the winter months than at other times of the year. Although this phenomenon is widely observed, the reason for its existence is not clear. Researchers have suggested several explanations, including health … Read more