On Instagram, Faces Are 38% More Likely to Get ‘Likes’
Researchers looked at 1.1 million photos on Instagram and found that pictures with human faces are 38 percent more likely to receive likes than photos with no faces. They’re also 32 percent more likely...
View ArticleArmy of Tiny Galaxies Flooded Universe With UV Light
The faintest and smallest galaxies played a bigger role than previously thought in shining ultraviolet light in the early universe, experts now say. That UV light was essential to reionization, a...
View ArticleAutonomous Drones Play ‘Follow the Leader’
A recent demonstration proved it’s possible to commanded three fully autonomous UAVs collaborating as a team. The machines flew in close formation at the same altitude, separated by approximately 50...
View ArticleGoogle Glass Software Adds Captions to Conversation
New speech-to-text software for Google Glass can help hard-of-hearing people with everyday conversations. A hard-of-hearing person wears Glass while a second person speaks directly into a smartphone....
View ArticleControl a Robot Fleet With Your Fingertips
Using a smart tablet and a red beam of light, researchers have created a system that allows people to control a fleet of robots with the swipe of a finger. A person taps the tablet to control where the...
View ArticleHere Are 5 Tips for Job-Seekers Over 50
Older adults who are looking for a job should expect to search for weeks longer and receive fewer offers than their younger counterparts, a new study shows. “There’s very robust evidence that as an...
View ArticleTeeming Ants Act Like Both a Liquid and a Solid
Ants are actually liquid-like and solid-like at the same time, according to new research. These properties could explain the remarkable ability of collections of ants to change shapes and tasks based...
View ArticleA Cat’s Surface Area Is Equal to a Ping Pong Table’s
Researchers have combed through more than two dozen studies and taken surface measurements of 27 mammals and insects to better understand how animals are able to clean themselves. The findings could...
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