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This algorithm decodes rat squeaks and could revolutionize animal research
Rats are social and chatty critters, but most of their chatter is above the frequency that human ears can hear. If researchers could listen to what rats are “saying,” it could change countless experiments. This week, we try our hand … Continue reading
Scientists have taught spinach to send emails | Euronews Living
It sounds too weird to be true, but engineers at MIT have developed nanotechnology which can be embedded in plants. Through nanotechnology, engineers at MIT in the US have transformed spinach into sensors capable of detecting explosive materials. These plants … Continue reading
The secret origins of purple dye
Curator Hattie Lloyd tells the story of the accidental discovery of the first synthetic chemical dye: Mauveine. Discover more about mauveine via https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/mau… Stories From The Stores goes behind the scenes with our curators to uncover fascinating stories from some … Continue reading
Introduction to Tuning Forks from the National Museum of American History
Meet Steven Turner, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, as he discusses the Smithsonian’s scientific instrument collection. This video focuses the science behind and uses for tuning forks, including demonstrations of tuning forks on resonators, the Grand … Continue reading
The Most Horrifying Human Experiments Of All Time | Random Thursday
Human experimentation is just a part of the scientific process – when done ethically. But through history there have been horrifying human experiments done especially during wartime that were mere excuses for cruelty and torture. Here are some of the … Continue reading
Quantum Fluctuations | Aeon
‘Moving paintings’ evoke a quantum particle collision at the Large Hadron Collider Warning: this film features rapidly flashing images that can be distressing to photosensitive viewers. The London-based artist Markos R Kay works at the intersection of digital art … Continue reading
YInMn Blue, the First Shade of Blue Discovered in 200 Years, Is Now Available for Artists | Open Culture
Photo via Oregon State University “Color is part of a spectrum, so you can’t discover a color,” says Professor Mas Subramanian, a solid-state chemist at Oregon State University. “You can only discover a material that is a particular color”—or, more … Continue reading
How did the universe begin?
In this video I go through the different theories which physicists have for how the universe began. To learn more about inflation and the inflaton field, this is an excellent starting point: https://arxiv.org/abs/0907.5424 Here is more about the Ekpyrotic Universe: … Continue reading
How Ancient DNA is Rewriting India’s History | Think English
How Ancient DNA is Rewriting India’s History – New DNA research on the Indus Valley civilisation is changing what we know about the subcontinent’s early people. That affects modern people, too.
These Pools Help Support Half The People On Earth
What are these electric blue ponds in the middle of the Utah desert? And why do they keep changing color? Join Derek Muller (Veritasium) as he looks into the weird, bizarre, and seemingly inexplicable images found on Google Earth to … Continue reading
Box seat: scientists solve the mystery of why wombats have cube-shaped poo | Guardian
Unique physiology allows the Australian marsupial to produce square-shaped faeces that may aid communication How wombats produce their cube-shape poo has long been a biological puzzle but now an international study has provided the answer to this unusual natural phenomenon. … Continue reading
The Pandemic That Lasted 15 Million Years
Our DNA holds evidence of a huge, ancient pandemic, one that touched many different species, spanned the globe, and lasted for more than 15 million years. The paper we discuss throughout the episode: Diehl, W., Patel, N., Halm, K. and … Continue reading
