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The search for LIFE: but NOT as we know it…
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Why Some Trees in SciShow’s Hometown Are Full of Poop
[…] How would you deal with sewage waste pollution? Here in Missoula, the answer was…. poplar trees. Here’s the weird reason that these poplar trees are some of nature’s best cleaners, and why our hometown heroes might not be so … Continue reading
BBC World Service – Discovery, Unstoppable: Inge Lehmann
How seismologist Inge Lehmann rewrote geophysics by discovering Earth’s inner core From growing up in a progressive Denmark to studying mathematics at a gender-segregated Cambridge University, Inge Lehmann had to power through the shock of cultural change to pursue her … Continue reading
History of the Discovery of Infrared and Ultraviolet Light
This is the story of Astronomers William and Caroline Hershal and how they found invisible light in sunlight.
Snakes have bitten this man hundreds of times. His blood could help make a better treatment
In a new study published Friday in the journal Cell, scientists created one antivenom to treat snakebites from several different species in mice — using antibodies from Tim Friede’s blood. A more universal antivenom for humans is still many years … Continue reading
We may have the nature of light all wrong – are dark photons to blame?
Our understanding of the nature of light might be completely wrong. The double-slit experiment is one of the most famous experiments in physics and is how we’ve understood light for over 200 years. But a team is now suggesting we’ve … Continue reading
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