University of South Florida computer science students have built and tested an intelligent scarecrow that guards fish farm ponds from predator birds.
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Creating the Intelligent Scarecrow
Top 10 Bizarre Vehicles
Here are a few vehicles that we’re guessing you’ve never seen. And if you did see one, you’d probably drive into a ditch. Amazing photos.
The 9 Dimensions of Procrastination
At the age of 37, Jared, a would-be professor in New York state, should be on tenure track at a university, perhaps publishing his second or third book. Instead, he’s working on a dissertation in sociology that he’d planned to complete a decade ago. He’s blown two "drop-dead" deadlines and is worried about missing a […]
Ground Effect Vehicles
Greg Bjerg: A concept aircraft currently under development at Boeing’s Phantom Works Research and Development unit might be the largest airplane to ever fly, but it won’t set any altitude records. Its called the Pelican and it would have a normal cruising altitude of only twenty feet because it uses the concept of ground effect […]
Small Changes ‘Add Years to Life’
Making small changes to your lifestyle can have a significant impact on how long you will live, research has shown.
Marijuana is Medically Useful, Whether Politicians Like It or Not
If cammabis were unknown, and bioprospectors were suddenly to find it in some remote mountain crevice, its discovery would no doubt be hailed as a medical breakthrough. Scientists would praise its potential for treating everything from pain to cancer, and marvel at its rich pharmacopoeia—many of whose chemicals mimic vital molecules in the human body.
