Science

Insulin injections could one day be replaced with rock music − new research in mice

Turns out pop songs and movie soundtracks are key to a new system to deliver insulin. Sammyvision/Moment via Getty Images…

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Conch Snails Have Googly Cartoonish Eyes [Videos]

Conch Snails Have Googly Cartoonish Eyes [Videos]

Have you ever seen the eyes of a conch snail? Behold: https://twitter.com/gunsnrosesgirl3/status/1723282682140909980 https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl5rsmngeaG/ From The Right Blue: Conch shells, like…

5 months ago

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique − here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words

Your brain processes letters, words, sounds, semantics and grammar at breakneck speed. StudioM1/iStock via Getty Images Plus Nichol Castro, University…

6 months ago

Physicist Answers Physics Questions From The Internet

https://youtu.be/U65mWdH3nV0?si=1VEV8p7r7LLltZ8R From Wired: Physicist Jeffrey Hazboun visits WIRED to answer the internet's swirling questions about physics. How does one split…

6 months ago

What’s your chronotype? Knowing whether you’re a night owl or an early bird could help you do better on tests and avoid scams

Owl chronotypes function better at night, while lark chronotypes are more energized in the morning. The Photo Matrix/Moment, nomis_g/iStock via…

6 months ago

How X-rays see through your skin [Science Video]

https://youtu.be/gsV7SJDDCY4 Originally discovered by accident, X-rays are now used about 100 million times a year in clinics around the world.…

6 months ago

Only 1% of chemical compounds have been discovered – here’s how we search for others that could change the world

Garsya/Shutterstock Matthew Addicoat, Nottingham Trent University The universe is flooded with billions of chemicals, each a tiny pinprick of potential.…

6 months ago

Carl Sagan detected life on Earth 30 years ago – here’s how his experiment is helping us search for alien species today

Earth and Moon as seen by the Galileo spacecraft from a distance of 6 million km away. NASA Gareth Dorrian,…

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New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste

Single-use plastics. Anton Petrus/Moment Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University Hundreds of millions of tons…

6 months ago

A Robotic Slime That Could One Day Save Your Life [Video]

https://youtu.be/yMb-xX0FtcY?si=Ui8cU4FvnYGeLE5D From Interesting Engineering: In a world where robotics and medical innovation converge, a game-changing hero emerges: a slime. This…

6 months ago