When the classic prisoner dilemma game (PD) is played repeatedly in many rounds, is cooperation maintained? And male couples cooperate almost double female pairs? Both findings were reported in a great American experiment published more than half a century ago. Now, an experimental study that uses more rigorous methodological and statistical techniques and much larger…
A new species, Otacilia Tongbershan Liu, sp. nov. It is described in the National Natural Reserve of Tongeboshan, province of Jiangxi, China. There are morphological illustrations, semi and living photos and a distribution map. Jiang Z, Lin C, Wang Z, Yao and, Liu K (2025) a new species of Otacilia Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) of…
One would expect a mummy to smell like a moldy, young and moldy. But the first study that systematically smells the human remains wrapped report much more pleasant aromas, describing the smell of smell as “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet”, according to a report inside Journal of the American Chemical Society. “The smell of mummified bodies…
In just one month, Skywatchers in North America will receive a surprising total lunar eclipse. He The lunar eclipse will occur during the night between March 13 and 142025, and will be the first total lunar eclipse visible anywhere in the world Since November 2022. It will also be the first of the three that…
Just like reaching a service station during a road trip, whale sharks use oil and gas platforms such as a boxes during their migrations of thousands of kilometers in the oceans. Human manufacturing structures attract marine life, including the favorite shark snacks: plankton. But experts are concerned that this lure can put giants in danger…
In 1974, science fiction author Larry Niven wrote a mystery of murder with an interesting premise: could you kill a man with a small black hole? I am not going to spoil the story, although I am willing to bet that most people would argue that the answer is clearly that. The intense severity, the…
February 11, 2025 4 Read minimal The Forensic of Firearms is still worried about the systemic failure Three forensic examiners in the Rhode Island state crime laboratory last year erroneously concluded that cartridge cases of a crime scene coincided with a specific firearm. The error exposes systemic failures that run the risk of unfair sentences…
Mer de Gace, the biggest glacier in France Julia Roger-Veryer/Onewater These striking images highlight the ice of the earth and the fight to save it. An amazing two thirds of glaciers can disappear at the end of the century, threatening with global water ecosystems and supplies. The images took some of the best awards in…
One more point in the graphics for our annual updates of comparisons of model observations. Given how extraordinary ones that have been the last two years, there are some prominent aspects to take into account. First, we have updated the versions of some of the observational data sets: UAH TLT/TMT are now in version 6.1,…