Bright and really heavy: What “The Cow” caused in deep space.
Science News shares an explanation for an intense puzzle that’s had astronomers searching for solutions since June 2018. Now, astrophysicist DJ Pasham and his team […]
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Bacteria-killing copper fights superbug spread
Australia’s RMIT University is excited by the prospects of a surface that kills bacteria on its own, without any antiseptics being applied – a new […]
Jet biofuel could change things.
Scientific American explores a frontier of carbon-neutral industry – a way to make airplanes and helicopters fly without so many greenhouse gases in their exhaust: […]
Science Art: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 Mission Patch, by Alexandra Lindgren
A dragonfly in space. Luck, and transformation. This is the symbol for a joint NASA/ESA mission to the ISS, with Kjell Lindgren, Bob Hines and […]
Using good scotch to make better electronics
Not by drinking it! Discover reveals how watching The Glenlivet whisky evaporates – and leaves an almost uniform stain, unlike splotchier drinks like coffee or […]
Great jumping pterosaurs!
EurekAlert! shares the discovery that the world’s largest-ever flying creature, Quetzalcoatlus, a pterosaur with a 40-foot wingspan, managed to take to the skies despite its […]
Grape seed extract extends mice lifespans (and health) by 9 percent.
New Scientist reports on a Nature Metabolism study that found a chemical found in grape seeds helped bodies weed out weaker “senescent” cells, leading to […]
Science Art: Heart of the Turbine, by Lewis W. Hine, 1930.
A gelatin silver print of a man making a Westinghouse engine. I think this might be an AC generator, but I’m not sure – the […]
Living robots – “xenobots” – can reproduce themselves.
Science News is not panicking at all about the prospect of robots that can replicate copies of themselves that can then replicate copies of themselves: […]
Gene Roddenberry’s autograph in bacterial DNA sold as an NFT, displayed at Art Basel.
The Verge has one of the most potentially confusing science stories in a while. Gene Roddenberry’s estate, they report, has rendered the Star Trek creator’s […]
A particular body odor blocks aggression in men, but triggers aggression in women.
Science Advances sniffs out something peculiar in a “body volatile” (an actively smelly chemical) called hexadecanal, or HEX, which – based on a test using […]
Science Art: A Dragon Approaches, ESA/NASA, 2021
This is a view of the Dragon spaceship Endurance from an angle most of us never get to see – above the nose cone, which […]
Science Art: Papierformate 01 (fcm), by Frank C. Müller
This is a picture of paper sizes as compared to a human being who will presumably be reading or writing on them. It also has […]
Eco-friendly glitter exists. There’s hope for humanity after all.
Science News shows a sparkle of optimism with a story on a green alternative to craft glitter, made fabulous from cellulose and plant dyes instead […]
Cannabis use in pregnancy affects the fetus’ immune system… leading to anxiety and hyperactivity.
Scientific American reports on a PNAS study that linked increased anxiety, hyperactivity and aggression in children to cannabis use by their parents during pregnancy. It’s […]