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Middelharnis · MiddelharnisAmerican scientists have made an unexpected find: the top half of the immense statue of Ramses II. When researcher Yvona Trnka-Amrhein's colleagues went to Hermopolis, they weren't even really looking for it, but they suddenly found the top half of a huge statue of Ramses II during their archaeological activities. The team [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
Ramses II is finally complete again: archaeologists also find the top half of his immense statue after almost 100 years
Science · MiddelharnisThis is because gamers who use so-called glitches to their advantage can help software engineers better understand and improve bugs in software. No matter how hard developers try to design their games perfectly, there are always some errors, such as “bugs” or “glitches” (for the difference: see box). So it can be [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
Cheating in Super Mario? You're helping science with it
Middelharnis · MiddelharnisIt is well known that the builders of Stonehenge placed the megalithic monument so that it is exactly in line with the sun during the solstices. But it has long been suspected that the builders also took the moon into account. And now there is a unique opportunity to explore that hypothesis more closely. And [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
'Rare' great lunar standstill offers researchers the opportunity to find out whether the moon also influenced Stonehenge's design
Middelharnis · MiddelharnisAsteroid Kamo'oalewa has no exotic origin: it is a piece of the moon. Astronomers can even pinpoint an area where this space rock once lay peacefully in the soil. The asteroid Kamo'oalewa was already discovered in 2016. It is an Earth's quasisatellite, namely an asteroid that orbits the sun at the same time as our planet. [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
This tiny space rock is a piece of our own moon
Middelharnis · MiddelharnisBirds flying in a V, we are so used to them that we don't realize how special that is. But scientists delved back into the theme and discovered a hitherto unknown aerodynamic interaction between the animals. The American mathematicians speak of a breakthrough that significantly expands our knowledge about moving animals. [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
How do birds manage to fly in a V? Scientists reveal hitherto unknown aerodynamic phenomenon
Middelharnis · MiddelharnisNew research reveals that birds that are exposed to traffic noise inside the egg are scarred for life. For example, once the eggs hatch, the birds grow slower. And when they are finally adults, they are also less able to reproduce. Researchers are coming to those conclusions [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
May it be a little quieter, please: zebra finch, which already hears cars and scooters in its eggs, still suffers from that as an adult
Middelharnis · MiddelharnisDuring a recent study, scientists managed to make rat brain cells work in a mouse. You're not reading it wrong: researchers have seen a “hybrid brain” work for the first time. For the research, the scientists have successfully found a way to detect the olfactory organ of a [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
Scientists are creating mice with a “hybrid brain” that is part mouse, part rat (and that may also offer interesting opportunities for us)
Pollution · MiddelharnisPlastic, the oceans are full of them, and it's found in virtually every corner of the world, deep down to our lungs. And all that pollution is caused by just five major companies. That's what researchers found, who traced nearly 1.9 million plastic particles found between 2018 and 2022. More than half [...] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.See the Story
