Biotechnology is advancing at an astonishing pace nowadays, granting us the means to potentially wield mastery over biology itself. However, this progress presents a duality that demands our attention: while we might soon be able to cure some of the most lethal diseases, we also face the emergence of viruses could potentially be even more […]
Prepare to have your eyeballs tickled and your brain enlightened as Justin, the Eye Guru from the Institute of Human Anatomy, takes you on an adventure through ocular wonderland! Join him as he spills the juicy secrets of eye anatomy and reveals the evolutionary journey that brought us these marvelous peepers. Get ready to see […]
Researchers are increasingly using small, autonomous underwater robots to collect data in the world’s oceans. NOAA Teacher at Sea Program,NOAA Ship PISCES, CC BY-SA Nina Mahmoudian, Purdue University Rescuers spotted debris from the tourist submarine Titan on the ocean floor near the wreck of the Titanic on June 22, 2023, indicating that the vessel suffered […]
Scammers are blending different types of fraud to persuade people to hand over their cash. Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock Stacey Wood, Scripps College and Yaniv Hanoch, University of Southampton Online fraud is today’s most common crime. Victims are often told they are foolish for falling for it, but fraudsters use psychological mechanisms to infiltrate the defences of their […]
A new hilarious episode of Ze Frank’s True Facts, featuring some of the most unusual adaptations of sharks, retold in Frank’s signature LOL-worthy way!
Occator crater, Ceres. NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA Helen Brand, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and Natasha Stephen, Imperial College London Impact cratering happens on every solid body in the Solar System. In fact, it is the dominant process affecting the surfaces on most extraterrestrial bodies today. On Earth, however, such craters are often lost over time by […]
An undead city under siege, soldiers and police ruthlessly shooting down waves of zombies that flood from infected streets, trying to escape and infect more cities. This is what happens when your body fights cancer, more exciting than any movie. [Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell]
Watch as James Orgill from The Action Lab explores the extremes of auditory experience, delving into both the world’s quietest room and the world’s loudest room! These extraordinary chambers, utilized by 3M for sound analysis, allow for a comprehensive study of sound propagation, aiding in the refinement of their cutting-edge sound-damping solutions. [The Action Lab]
Betelgeuse, the bright, yellow star at the top of the picture, dimmed considerably in 2020 (as seen in second image) and has since brightened by 50%. H.Raab/Flickr, CC BY-ND Albert Zijlstra, University of Manchester The bright, red star Betelgeuse in the constellation Orion has shown some unexpected behaviour. In late 2019 and 2020 it became […]
Stem cell therapies hold promise for treating various ailments, including diabetes and Alzheimer’s. However, obtaining an adequate supply of stem cells has been challenging. Excitingly, scientists have now discovered a plentiful and commonly discarded source of stem cells: period blood. It turns out that this monthly occurrence, often overlooked, may offer a valuable solution for […]