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If your goal for 2025 is to quit vaping, there is good news! A team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Oxford, has identified…
New York City activists protest fossil fuel use in 2024Eric McGregor/Light Rocket via Getty Images At home I am surrounded by fossils. They're in my clothes,…
When to add salt to meat is a question with no definitive answer. While high concentrations of salt can lead to meat drying out, small amounts…
Our immune systems are designed to recognize molecular patterns that are common in pathogens (disease-causing microorganisms) but not in our own cells. These patterns can include…
A new class of atomically dispersed nickel catalysts directly converts trapped carbon dioxide (CO)2 to methane (CH4), according to Tomaz Neves GarcÃa, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher…
bacteria: (singular form: bacteria) Unicellular organisms. They live almost everywhere on Earth, from the bottom of the ocean to the insides of other living things (such…
Difficult to separate oil and water without leaving behind impuritiesAbaka Press/Alamy A mixture of oil and water can be efficiently separated by pumping it through narrow…
Cloud milking is the term used to describe a zero-energy technology that extracts water from fog, transforming the restoration of forests affected by fire and drought.…
Can you find prime numbers?Robert Brook/Science Photo Library For the first time in more than 25 years, mathematicians have proven a new way to identify prime…
accelerate: Can experience a change in speed (velocity). amber: Fossilized tree resin (not tree sap). Most likely comes from coniferous trees, or evergreen trees that produce…
Your furry friend might already be your closest companion, but adjusting the way you communicate with them can strengthen your bond even more. Recent research has…
In the past, intermittent fasting was not a choice due to scarcity of food. People would go hours or days without eating. Today, we have access…
Polyethylene plastic bags are difficult to recycle Robert Sanders/University of California, Berkeley Plastic bottles and bags can be evaporated into their chemical components and turned into…
Bold as a Crucifer What effect might it have on adolescents and young children to see the positive expressions on the faces of strangers eating raw…
Sunflowers may be cooperatingShutterstock/Tartesie Sunflowers move to help their neighbors, and the seemingly random movement of the plant's roots and shoots actually helps minimize shade in…
Should NASA opt to utilize SpaceX for the return journey, Wilmore and Williams would be required to stay aboard the space station for an additional six…
In the UK, the NHS recommends 6 to 8 cupsThe Harvard Medical School recommends drinking 1.2 liters of fluid per day, and points out that you…
Jacqueline Gates of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory isolating livermorium atoms.Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab 2024 Regents of the University of California The third heaviest element in the universe…
Uncovering the unconventional method by which a lugworm determines the outcome of the Tour de France
In 2007, a scientist Dr. Frank Zall discovered hemoglobin in lugworms. This discovery is often utilized in fishing bait. Surprisingly, this hemoglobin has the capacity to…
White roofs in London would help keep the city cool during the hottest days.NagyxMe/Imago/Alamy In cities like London, painting roofs white or adding reflective coatings is…
Many people believe that cutting a sandwich diagonally to create two triangles is the best way, but there isn’t solid scientific evidence to support this theory.…
It is commonly believed that cutting a sandwich diagonally to create two triangles is the best way, but there is limited scientific evidence to support this…
Joseph James DeAngelo, also known as the Golden State Killer, pleaded guilty to various crimes almost four years ago, marking the beginning of a new era…
Our dogs have been our companions for thousands of years. Every wag of a tail, flick of an ear, and furrowed brow speaks volumes if you…
battery: A device that can convert chemical energy into electrical energy.chemicals: A substance formed when two or more atoms combine (bond) together in a certain ratio…
I was one of only two children to join a gardening club at my state school in Singapore. Yes, I was very lame from an early…
A study shows that some of the most powerful AI tools meant to prevent cybercrime and terrorism can be bypassed simply by inundating them with fraudulent…
The robot can respond to verbal commands and corrections on the fly.Xiaoyan Shi | Stanford University By listening to human voice commands, robots can learn how…
Predicting when a solid will melt is harder than you thinkr.classen/Shutterstock Physicists may finally have an answer to a seemingly simple question that has gone unanswered…
Harmful chemicals are used to dye jeans blueGetty Images A new technique that dyes denim using chemicals that turn blue in sunlight could reduce the environmental…
techno signature Any measurable property that could provide evidence of extraterrestrial technology. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) is a branch of astrobiology that focuses on…
We have all experienced vomiting at some stage in our lives. Whether it’s due to a nasty bout of food poisoning or the well-known norovirus that…
There are all sorts of fancy tools and expensive equipment that can dramatically improve the taste of your coffee, but now scientists have discovered a new…
Planets that are too close to their star (such as Venus) are too hot, and planets that are too far away (such as Mars) are too…
Alabama has announced it will use nitrogen gas in an upcoming execution. This would make the state the first to use such a method as officials…
David Cushing and David Stewart calculate a winning solution Earlier this year, two mathematicians revealed that despite the UK National Lottery having 45,057,474 possible combinations, it…
A study by Johns Hopkins University has demonstrated that applying a gentle electric current to the cerebellum increases an individual’s ability to transfer skills from virtual…
New research reveals the role of omega-3 fatty acids in the fight against non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) Using innovative analytical techniques, researchers determined that omega-3 targets betacellulin,…
Recent research has revealed that fermenting alliums such as onions with fungi can naturally mimic the flavor of meat, offering a promising solution for enhancing plant-based…
Shaking a martini glass creates a beautiful swirl in your cocktail.Xianyu (Mabel) Song/Qiao Pan Shaking your drink in a martini glass creates a mesmerizing pattern of…
