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The artificial intelligence of Google into one of the riddles of life

The artificial intelligence of Google into one of the riddles of life

The dogs are able to sniff out the Covid in humans. Here's how

The dogs are able to sniff out the Covid in humans. Here's how

Research without testing on animals, two Italian among the winners of the Lush Prize

Research without testing on animals, two Italian among the winners of the Lush Prize

Earthquake in Milan: The thrust of the african plate

Earthquake in Milan: The thrust of the african plate

Roberto Ballini, the man who talks to the bees: So I learned to talk with them

Roberto Ballini, the man who talks to the bees: So I learned to talk with them

Those seventy Italian, flew to Cayenne. Our rocket is on a mission in Space

Those seventy Italian, flew to Cayenne. Our rocket is on a mission in Space

Pick Up Your Stethoscope and Test Your Knowledge

Pick Up Your Stethoscope and Test Your Knowledge

History of plants: the cedars in the hat Jussieu

History of plants: the cedars in the hat Jussieu

22 November 2018, 16:04

The dynasty of Jussieu, of which the Parisians are familiar with the metro and the faculty of the same name, has deserved well of the fatherland. They had four

When politicians link immigrants to disease, the science just doesn’t add up

When politicians link immigrants to disease, the science just doesn’t add up

22 April 2017, 11:43

PixabayThe following is an excerpt from Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science by Dave Levitan.The demonizer is perhaps the most persistent misuse of science that politicians have engaged in across U.S. history....

Antarctica is leaking from the inside out

Antarctica is leaking from the inside out

22 April 2017, 11:43

When climate scientists look at Antarctica, they see a ticking time bomb. If the ice sheet melts, it will raise sea levels by tens of feet, flooding coastal cities around the globe.For now, the southern continent is relatively stable, but it’s starting...

Warning: Do NOT get into a breath-holding contest with a naked mole rat

Warning: Do NOT get into a breath-holding contest with a naked mole rat

22 April 2017, 11:43

Thomas Park/UIC“We had hints that naked mole rats might be rock stars at surviving oxygen deprivation,” said Thomas Park, a biologist at the University of Illinois, Chicago. That's why he stuck a bunch of naked mole rats in a chamber with only five percent...

New research on eyeballs just might lead to a jet lag cure

New research on eyeballs just might lead to a jet lag cure

22 April 2017, 11:43

pexelsYour biological clock is probably the most reliable machinery in your body: it runs 24-7 to regulate vital functions from sleep to metabolism and remains stubbornly steadfast when you fly across time zones. Scientists still don’t know exactly how...

Most scientific studies only use male subjects. Here's why that's a terrible idea.

Most scientific studies only use male subjects. Here's why that's a terrible idea.

20 April 2017, 06:52

Jocelyn via FlickrStudy shows how failing to include both male and female animals in science is birdbrained“Pigeons, or rock doves as people call them to be fancy, are fascinating creatures,” said Rebecca Calisi, a professor of neurobiology, physiology,...

Why won't my shoes stay tied? Scientists are trying to figure it out.

Why won't my shoes stay tied? Scientists are trying to figure it out.

19 April 2017, 07:22

PexelsShoelaces are great until they get untied.Oliver O’Reilly has a dilemma that plagues most of us.“I have a chronic problem with my shoelaces—they keep untying,” he told PopSci. “I never understood quite why that happened.”O’Reilly, a professor...

Climate change contributes to mental illness

Climate change contributes to mental illness

02 April 2017, 10:24

pexelsClimate change isn’t just bad for the planet and for our bodies. According to a new report by the American Psychological Association, Climate for Health, and ecoAmerica, climate change is bad for our mental health too.“We’re seeing an increasing...

Breakthroughs, stardom, and collapse: the life cycle of a sea arch

Breakthroughs, stardom, and collapse: the life cycle of a sea arch

15 mart 2017, 16:40

Tobias ScheckThe Azure Window in its glory days.At some point, the constant battering was just too much for the old rocks to handle. Turbulent waves crashing into the stones sent a magnificent landmark into the sea in a spray of saltwater. A moment later,...

What are the "natural flavors" in your food? Biotech is making the answer more complicated.

What are the "natural flavors" in your food? Biotech is making the answer more complicated.

15 mart 2017, 10:40

Flickr user isox4Nootkatone is a flavor compound found in grapefruit. But it can also be made from oranges and still be considered a natural flavor.A company in the United Kingdom can transform chemicals found in oranges into the coveted flavor of grapefruit....

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it's kind of beautiful

Raindrops spew bacteria into the air as they burst—and it's kind of beautiful

08 mart 2017, 11:56

Joung et al. Nature CommunicationsVisualization of bioaerosolsRaindrops might be pumping bacteria into the sky, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications.Scientists have known for a while that bacteria somehow make their way...

The essential tools of an underwater researcher

The essential tools of an underwater researcher

01 mart 2017, 08:02

Don McLeishEmily KellyEmily Kelly, an ecologist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, swims at Hawaii's Kahekili Herbivore Management AreaAmong Hawaii’s reefs, Emily Kelly dives with surgeonfish and parrotfish. By grazing on fleshy algae, these “underwater...

This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration

This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration

01 mart 2017, 03:10

Moyan Brenn via FlickrWandering around the desert is a good way to get dangerously dehydrated, but severe dehydration can also occur in more moderate conditions if you're exercising a lot, or just not drinking enough water.Water makes up about 55 to 65 percent...

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials

Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials

01 mart 2017, 03:10

Dr. Mae Melvin/PixnioA x-ray images of a colon filled with barium via an enema, one of the common ways to diagnose colorectal cancer.Colorectal cancer is on the rise in young people. Don’t freak out.Let’s start with the facts. Colorectal cancer is the...

Juicing isn't actually good for you and your diet is probably dumb

Juicing isn't actually good for you and your diet is probably dumb

01 mart 2017, 03:10

PexelsSorry.Full disclosure: I don't really get juicing. Don't get me wrong, I've slurped down some delicious veggie and ginger concoctions and done my fair share of shots of lemon and turmeric. But spending 10 bucks on—or trying to replace breakfast...

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps

This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps

28 February 2017, 09:00

WikipediaPatellaA patella, or kneecap, seen from the front and side of the legWhen Deanne Rue Stephens's three children were born, the first thing she did was count her babies' fingernails. What she found made her heart sink—on all three sets of hands,...

Black holes might devour stars much more often than we thought

Black holes might devour stars much more often than we thought

28 February 2017, 03:06

NASA, ESA, STScI-PRC14-41aSmall Galaxy, Big HoleMost galaxies in the universe have at least one thing in common: supermassive black holes tend to sit in their centers, silently gorging on interstellar gas and dust and obliterating anything that comes within...

Earth’s first continent? Probably a giant continental crust

Earth’s first continent? Probably a giant continental crust

28 February 2017, 03:06

NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Francis ReddyArchean Earth might have looked like this artist's interpretation - a pale orange dot.Unlike modern Earth which one might argue resembles an apple with some nibbles taken out of it, early Earth may have had...

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