Category Archives: Science

The Human Genome Project Was a Failure

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Where IS all the oxygen?

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Google Doodle honors César Lattes, Brazilian physicist who discovered a long-sought particle hidden in cosmic rays | Livescience

  By Ben Turner The physicist César Lattes, who is honored today (July 11) in a Google Doodle, is famous across Latin America for his discovery of the pion — a subatomic particle produced by shockwaves from exploding stars. The … Continue reading

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An Ocean Mixing Mystery

[…] How do the layers of the ocean mix together? The energy put in by the winds and tides is less than what’s required for the amount of mixing, so what else is bringing the mixing energy? Turns out, it … Continue reading

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How Plants Domesticated Humans – AMNH SciCafe

Humans have domesticated plants and animals for agriculture for thousands of years. What is less well-known is that plants and the chemicals they produce for defense have also had a significant effect on human biology and evolution. Join anthropologist Fatimah … Continue reading

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This is How Animals See Color

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Is graphene starting to live up to its hype?

When graphene was first isolated in 2004 the so called “super material” was meant to change the world. The material has remarkable properties – it is 200 times stronger than steel, transparent, extremely light, flexible and also exhibits excellent electrical … Continue reading

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How Small Is A Proton, Really?

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Science Is Reconsidering Evolution

Richard Dawkins’ Selfish Gene faces a formidable challenge as biophysicist Denis Noble makes a case for an evolution driven by purpose, intention and a collective intelligence of organisms. ▶️ Read the article on Forbes.com https://rb.gy/db2ahv ▶️ Subscribe here: https://rb.gy/qqo0i ▶️ … Continue reading

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How a Kitchen Mishap Changed Science Forever

Whoever said baking is a science definitely knew what they were talking about. In this episode of Fascinating Fails, we explore how a kitchen tip that changed science forever owes its accidental beginnings to ancient cooking traditions. Plus…a trip to … Continue reading

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