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This is just a taste of what I’ll be posting in a few hours, along with a “lion wedding” involving copulation, and far closer pictures of the big cats. I’ve been on two game drives already, each 3.5 hours long, and have seen a ton. Join me in a few hours. In the meantime, spot the lion.

(I hope to get a “spot the leopard” photo soon.

Have researchers proven the existence of acupoints by shoving needles into subjects brains? Will you soon be able to buy an OTC acupuncture kit at CVS? No! This is satire.

The post Science-Based Satire: Acupuncture Researchers Find Powerful Proof of Ancient Mechanism of Action first appeared on Science-Based Medicine.

See the incredible shots that have won this year's BMC Ecology and Evolution and BMC Zoology Image Competition

Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, Hili is either annoyed, curious, or maybe hungry:

A: What do you see over there? Hili: Children who play very noisily.

Ja: Co tam widzisz?
Hili: Dzieci, które bardzo głośno się bawią.

We already know that having a job can improve mental health, but findings suggest that creative hobbies can make life feel even more worthwhile

The noises made by organisms like ants and worms as they move around in the soil can be used to assess whether an ecosystem is in good shape

A study expands understanding on how electrons move through the conductive parts of complex fluids found in electrochemical devices such as batteries. This work can help overcome existing knowledge gaps for engineers seeking to improve the performance of these devices.

A study expands understanding on how electrons move through the conductive parts of complex fluids found in electrochemical devices such as batteries. This work can help overcome existing knowledge gaps for engineers seeking to improve the performance of these devices.

The finding could help future efforts to design superconductors that work at higher temperatures.

A large majority of people with an opioid use disorder in the US aren’t receiving life-saving medications that treat opioid addiction

A mathematical framework that builds on the economic theory of hidden-action models provides insight into how the unobservable nature of effort and risk shapes investigators' research strategies and the incentive structures within which they work, according to a new study.

Researchers have demonstrated a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at room temperature, and have used the technique to create transparent, flexible circuits that are both robust and able to function at high temperatures.

Physicists have uncovered new states of matter by exploring the behavior of flatland electrons in extreme conditions, revealing insights that could impact quantum computing and advanced materials.

Planets that orbit close to their parent stars are blasted with radiation and contorted by gravity – and the exoplanet TOI-6255b might be the most extreme example yet

Researchers have developed a new two-photon fluorescence microscope that captures high-speed images of neural activity at cellular resolution. By imaging much faster and with less harm to brain tissue than traditional two-photon microscopy, the new approach could provide a clearer view of how neurons communicate in real time, leading to new insights into brain function and neurological diseases.

Researchers have developed a new theoretical modelling technique that could potentially be used in the development of switches or amplifiers in molecular electronics.

Researchers have developed a new theoretical modelling technique that could potentially be used in the development of switches or amplifiers in molecular electronics.

Electron transfer is enhanced by minimal energetic driving force at the organic-semiconductor interface in upconversion (UC) organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), resulting in efficient blue UC-OLEDs with low extremely turn-on voltage, scientists show. Their findings deepen the understanding of electron transfer mechanisms in organic optoelectronic devices and can lead to the development of efficient new optoelectronics without energy loss.

A new algorithm may make robots safer by making them more aware of human inattentiveness. In computerized simulations of packaging and assembly lines where humans and robots work together, the algorithm developed to account for human carelessness improved safety by about a maximum of 80% and efficiency by about a maximum of 38% compared to existing methods.

A new algorithm may make robots safer by making them more aware of human inattentiveness. In computerized simulations of packaging and assembly lines where humans and robots work together, the algorithm developed to account for human carelessness improved safety by about a maximum of 80% and efficiency by about a maximum of 38% compared to existing methods.