Science

The bubbly chemistry behind carbonated beverages

Manufacturers inject carbon dioxide into beverages to make them fizzy. Jenny Dettrick/Moment via Getty Images Michael W. Crowder, Miami University…

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THE HUMAN FUTURE: A Case for Optimism

THE HUMAN FUTURE: A Case for Optimism

https://youtu.be/o48X3_XQ9to Change is coming. Humanity is entering a turbulent new era, unprecedented in both Earth and Human history. To survive…

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Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye

A cup of coffee might provide you some pep, but it won’t fully make up for lost sleep. nopponpat/iStock via…

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Why Do Americans Insist on Playing Hide-and-Seek with the Metric System?

https://youtu.be/HlIzHpJdEEk If you grew up in the United States, you probably learned the United States Customary System (USCS) for weights…

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What’s in vapes? Toxins, heavy metals, maybe radioactive polonium

Shutterstock Alexander Larcombe, Telethon Kids Institute If you asked me what’s in e-cigarettes, disposable vapes or e-liquids, my short answer…

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Lab-grown ‘ghost hearts’ work to solve organ transplant shortage by combining a cleaned-out pig heart with a patient’s own stem cells

A ‘ghost heart’ is a pig’s heart prepared so that it can be transplanted into people. Provided by Doris Taylor…

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Looking back toward cosmic dawn − astronomers confirm the faintest galaxy ever seen

A phenomenon called gravitational lensing can help astronomers observe faint, hard-to-see galaxies. NASA/STScI Guido Roberts-Borsani, University of California, Los Angeles…

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The Second-Most Lethal Virus on the Planet [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/Kr57ax0OWMk Few of the monsters that evolution created have been so successful at hurting us as the variola virus, responsible…

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Before developing the atomic bomb, J. Robert Oppenheimer’s early work revolutionized the field of quantum chemistry – and his theory is still used today

J. Robert Oppenheimer is responsible for a fundamental idea in the field of quantum chemistry. AP Photo/John Rooney Aaron W.…

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Science vs. Pseudoscience: 3 Ways to Spot Bad Science

https://youtu.be/TyuGBi6joxY Pseudoscience is composed of a set of theories, methods, and assumptions that may resemble scientific practices but lack genuine…

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