Science

How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes

Over 8,000 satellites are orbiting Earth today, capturing images like this, of the Louisiana coast.NASA Earth Observatory Qiusheng Wu, University…

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Pi gets all the fanfare, but other numbers also deserve their own math holidays

One mathematical constant describes the population growth rate of a bunch of rabbits.Supalerk Laipawat/EyeEm via Getty Images Manil Suri, University…

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Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes?

Ethical dilemma: Should we get rid of mosquitoes?

https://youtu.be/H7i9Anh0_Dg Mosquitoes cause more human fatalities annually than any other animal, yet only a small percentage of the 3,500 mosquito…

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From grave robbing to giving your own body to science – a short history of where medical schools get cadavers

These Georgetown University medical students used donated cadavers in their anatomy class in 2011. Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post via Getty…

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Pancakes won’t turn you into a zombie as in HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ but fungi in flour have been making people sick for a long time

A human fungal zombie from the TV show ‘The Last of Us.’ Liane Hentscher/HBO Sheryl Barringer, The Ohio State University…

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How Smart Are Crows Actually? [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/nk8-tTFIBk8 From SciShow: Have you seen that adorable clip of a raven sledding down a snowy roof? We have, so…

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Mathematician Explains Infinity in 5 Levels of Difficulty [Video]

https://youtu.be/Vp570S6Plt8 While the concept of infinity may seem mysterious, mathematicians have developed processes to reason the strange properties of infinity.…

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Mom Teaches Surgery to 5-Year-Old with Playdough [Video]

https://youtu.be/6B4hv24237c The Beakfasteur, a mother and a doctor, uses Playdough and other materials to create anatomical models to demonstrate surgical…

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Your Immune System is More Dangerous than You Think [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/M-K7mxdN62M There is this idea floating around that what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. That surviving a disease leaves…

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Imagination makes us human – this unique ability to envision what doesn’t exist has a long evolutionary history

Your brain can imagine things that haven’t happened or that don’t even exist. agsandrew/iStock via Getty Images Plus Andrey Vyshedskiy,…

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