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To Let Neurons Talk, Immune Cells Clear Paths through Brain’s ‘Scaffolding’ – ScienceBlog.com

To make new memories, our brain cells first must find one another. Small protrusions that bud out from the ends of neurons’ long, branching tentacles dock neurons together so they can talk. These ports of cellular chatter – called synapses, … Continue reading

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Second Brazilian museum fire in two years reignites calls for reform

Researchers in Brazil are sifting through the ashes of a fire that destroyed part of a museum in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais on 15 June. The blaze follows repeated warnings about fire risks at museums, and comes less … Continue reading

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Quarks Explained in Four Minutes – Physics Girl

Protons and neutrons are made of three quarks, right? Wrong! Explore the particle they should have told you about when you were a kid! 10 quirky facts about quarks blog post: http://www.physicsgirl.org/blog/tenqu… Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Facebook: http://www.physicsgirl.org/facebook Twitter: http://www.physicsgirl.org/twitter Updates: http://physicsgirl.org

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BBC World Service – Discovery, The Origin of Stuff, Fork

Katy Brand explores the life of the unsung hero of the cutlery world – the fork. Listen: BBC World Service – Discovery, The Origin of Stuff, Fork

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Taste-Changing Spoon Experiment | Dara Ó Briain’s Science Club | Earth Lab

The colour of food doesn’t just affect what it looks like, it affects what it tastes like in our mouth but what about what we eat it from? Taken from Dara O’Briain’s Science Club.

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Seeing the Smallest Thing in the Universe

Beyond molecules and atoms, how far down can we see below the wavelength of visible light? What is the smallest possible scale in the universe?

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The World’s First MRI of a SINGLE Atom Is Here, and It Could Revolutionize Imaging

Scientists recently captured the smallest MRI ever while scanning an individual atom. The technique successfully reached a breakthrough level of resolution in the world of microscopy, the detailed MRI can reveal single atoms as well as different types of atoms … Continue reading

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What Does An Atom REALLY Look Like?

From orbital mechanics to quantum mechanics, this video explains why we must accept a world of particles based on probabilities, statistics, and chance. Electrons, protons, and neutrons don’t behave the same way that planets and billiard balls do.

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‘Spooky’ quantum movements seen happening to large objects, scientists say | The Independent

Scientists have seen “spooky” quantum behaviour happening to objects at the human scale, according to a new paper. Researchers have seen quantum fluctuations “kick” large objects such as mirrors, moving them by a tiny degree but one big enough to … Continue reading

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Everything You Wanted to Know About Animal Farts

Dani Rabaiotti is the co-author of a book that passes the smell test. It’s titled “Does It Fart? The Definitive Guide to Animal Flatulence.” A zoologist at London’s Zoological Society, Rabaiotti got interested in the stinky subject after her brother … Continue reading

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