Staff on the International Space Station hope to raise a toast to a sixth grader in December. That’s because they’ll be carrying out an experiment proposed by Michal Bodzianowski, who won a national science contest for children. He’s among 11 pupils who’ll have the chance to have their experiments carried out in space through a […]
US researchers have reached a key milestone in their work to turn nuclear fusion into a viable energy source. For the first time they’ve produced more energy than was put in to the fusion. Existing nuclear power plants work through nuclear fission, which breaks down atomic nuclei into smaller pieces, releasing energy. The most common […]
With the theory of Black Dwarf Stars, Professor Brian Cox considers the death of the universe, a time so far in the future it defies comprehension. Brian discovers that time is not characterised by repetition but by irreversible change. From the relentless march of desert sands to the erosion of a beached freighter, the ravaging […]
Answers to why you get the chills, pruney fingers, pins and needles, brain freeze, and that falling sensation when you’re about to fall asleep. [Buzzfeed]
Traveling is extremely arduous for microscopic sperm — think of a human trying to swim in a pool made of…other humans. We can compare the journey of a sperm to that of a sperm whale by calculating the Reynolds number, a prediction of how fluid will behave, often fluctuating due to size of the swimmer. […]
Ever wonder how much oxygen you breathe in a day? Watch this episode of BrainStuff and find out! [BrainStuff]
Magnets are amazingly strong… but there’s a very easy way to destroy them. All you need to know is a little bit about ferromagnetism, paramagnetism, and temperature! [Minute Physics | Interactive Periodic Table]
A witty little comic by the two starving post-grads over at Science Fried Art. Be sure to check out some of their other comics too! [Source: Science Fried Art]
Anyone with a little knowledge of biology and a sense of mischief will know that intentionally yawning in a public place can set off a chain reaction. But a newly-published study explores why children with autism are less vulnerable to the “sympathetic yawn.” A common theory is that the reason we yawn when we see […]
We all feel in control of our actions and thoughts – but as technology and biology begin to intertwine, what does this mean for our minds? Could technology be used to control our brains? [AsapSCIENCE]