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How animal uses of fire help to illuminate human pyrocognition | Aeon Essays
Far from being hardwired to flee fire, some animals use it to their own ends, helping us understand our own pyrocognition Japanese macaques surround a bonfire on a cold winter’s day. Photo courtesy Raquel Costa Ivo Jacobs is a … Continue reading
Most People Think the Big Bang Happened Here
Where is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen? […]
Plants May One Day Provide Nickel for Your EV Battery
Agro-mining is the process of growing plants that absorb metals from the ground. The science is solid, but will this innovation ever be scalable enough to reduce traditional, destructive mining practices? Presented by Sabic. […]
Why is it so hard to cure cancer? – Kyuson Yun
Download a free audiobook and support TED-Ed’s nonprofit mission: http://adbl.co/2gauxND Check out Siddhartha Mukherjee’s “The Emperor of All Maladies”: https://shop.ed.ted.com/collections/t… View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/why-is-it-… We’ve harnessed electricity, sequenced the human genome, and eradicated smallpox. But after billions of dollars in … Continue reading
Peeking Into a Chrysalis, Incredible Videos Capture Butterfly Wings Forming During Metamorphosis | Sci Tech Daily
By JENNIFER CHU, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY NOVEMBER 22, 2021 Larger, overlapping scales in red and green begin to form their structural details midway through development (right). Each image is 75 μm wide. Credit: Anthony McDougal and Sungsam Kang … Continue reading
What tumors eat — and how to poison them | Dr. Christal Sohl | TEDxTulsaCC
Dr. Christal Sohl discusses her cutting-edge research on cancer metabolism using easily understood imagery and metaphors, while sharing the personal stories that inspire her and other scientists to fight cancer with urgency and determination. Dr. Christal Sohl first fell … Continue reading
4 Ways Ancient Infrastructure Can Prepare Us for the Future
Ancient civilizations developed clever solutions to their unique challenges and environments, and learning from those engineers can help us build a greener world today. […]
Why medieval people didn’t wash their hair, and how it stayed clean | Historical Myth Busting
Medieval people didn’t bathe or wash their hair, right? Hair care in the middle ages involved no shampoo, but they still kept their hair clean. As a professional hairstylist, I think this historical myth needs to be debunked. Busting this … Continue reading
Revolution in medicine – BioNTech, mRNA and the Covid-19 vaccine | DW Documentary
With the help of mRNA technology, BioNTech has developed a vaccine for COVID-19. These assist the body to produce its own antigens to fight the virus – a medical milestone. Since the beginning of the 21st century, scientists Uğur Şahin … Continue reading
The Canadian Reactors that can BURN Nuclear Waste
Currently, there are two advanced nuclear reactors being developed in New Brunswick, Canada, that can burn nuclear waste to generate electricity. How is that possible? Well, that’s what I’m here to explain. SOURCES: Fast Reactors: https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/3-… https://www.everycrsreport.com/report… https://www.gen-4.org/gif/jcms/c_4215… https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/… https://world-nuclear.org/information… … Continue reading
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