Until Homo floresiensis was discovered, scientists assumed that the evolution of the human lineage was defined by bigger and bigger brains. Via a process called encephalization[1], human brains evolved to be relatively more massive than would be expected based on corresponding body size.
This proportionally bigger brain[2] is what anthropologists...
Precision agriculture uses tools and technologies such as GPS and sensors to monitor, measure and respond to changes within a farm field in real time. This includes using artificial intelligence[1] technologies for tasks such as helping farmers apply pesticides only where and when they are needed.
However, precision agriculture has not been...
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From a distance, Biosphere 2[1] emerges from the cacti and creosote of the Sonoran desert like a gleaming oasis, a colony of glass and bright white structures. Despite being just outside Tucson, Arizona, it looks almost like a colony on another planet.
When one of the facility’s 100,000 annual visitors steps inside, they see a whole...
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