Category Archives: Science

Can Humans Breathe Through Their Butts?

[…]Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new method for … Continue reading

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Theoretical physicist Chiara Marletto: ‘The universal constructor could revolutionise civilisation’

The best physics arguments are very philosophical’: Chiara Marletto. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer The scientist on why studying elementary particles is only one way of explaining phenomena, how the 3D printer could change the world, and her optimism about women … Continue reading

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We’re Giving Nature a Vitamin Deficiency

Scientists are beginning to notice that more and more species are missing an essential vitamin, one that is crucial for their survival. Hosted by: Stefan Chin

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CrowdScience – Why does grief leave me feeling this way? – BBC Sounds

Grief can be crippling. Why have we evolved to be so affected by loss? Grief is universal. It is something almost all of us will go through at some point. And it is something that the people we love will … Continue reading

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We May Have Found a New Organ, Thanks to Cancer Therapy

[…]We’ve been studying the body for most of human history, and yet we are still finding new organs (or parts of them – depending on your definition). Also, thanks to some marmosets, we know a little more about how anxiety … Continue reading

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 Quantum music | Aeon

Katie McCormick is a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Physics at the University of Washington. Her science writing has appeared in Scientific American, The Conversation and Massive Science, among others. She lives in Seattle, WA.   Physics has long … Continue reading

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Remains of nine Neanderthals discovered near Rome

Archaeologists in Italy discovered the remains of nine Neanderthals, the oldest said to be dated to as many as 100,000 years ago, at a prehistoric site near Rome.

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Minuscule drums push the limits of quantum weirdness | Nature

Davide Castelvecchi Vibrating aluminium membranes provide the first direct evidence of quantum entanglement in macroscopic objects. By playing two tiny drums, physicists have provided the most direct demonstration yet that quantum entanglement — a bizarre effect normally associated with subatomic … Continue reading

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Are Viruses Alive?

[…]Viruses all around us, they evolve, grow, and can be killed. But are they alive? Hosted by: Michael Aranda[…]

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The real story behind Archimedes’ Eureka!

When you think of Archimedes’ Eureka moment, you probably imagine a man in a bathtub, right? As it turns out, there’s much more to the story. Armand D’Angour tells the story of Archimedes’ biggest assignment — an enormous floating palace … Continue reading

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