Disrupted gene activity may be the reason jet lag kicks our butts so badly according to research from a British university. They found that both jet lag and working nightshifts affected the activity of more than 1,500 genes. The Surrey University study looked at the levels of gene expression, in which a gene’s information is […]
An awesome new science-themed rap by my pal Michael Wilson aka Coma Niddy explaining how black holes aren’t really dangerous per se, what we really need to worry about is being caught in the event horizon, leading inexorably to death by spaghettification. Speaking of spaghettification, black holes are probably entry points to the plane of […]
http://youtu.be/VYrF3sFBY20 The video tracks formation of snowflakes from their origins in bits of dust in clouds that become droplets of water falling to Earth. When the droplets cool, six crystal faces form because water molecules bond in hexagonal networks when they freeze. It explains that ice crystals grow fastest at the corners between the faces, […]
Now this is one awesome rickroll. I hope the guy got extra points for his creativity! [Source: Sairam Gudiseva on Twitter | Via IO9]
David Suzuki speaks about world populations and how growth, is ultimately going to be humanity’s downfall. [Source: tehmulletman | Via IHC]
How do cancer cells grow? How does chemotherapy fight cancer (and cause negative side effects)? The answers lie in cell division. George Zaidan explains how rapid cell division is cancer’s “strength” — and also its weakness. [Ted Ed | Via LS]
From Earth Unplugged: Our slow-mo specialists Sam and Si caught up with Dr Kei Takashina from the University of Bath to investigate the science of magnetic levitation. The video features some stunning images of levitation in action and explains how freezing superconductors creates this amazing effect. [Earth Unplugged]
Well, they didn’t exactly name it “The Hand of Iron Man,” but rather “The Hand of God.” However, we here at Geeks are Sexy vastly prefer “The Hand of Iron Man” because that’s exactly what the picture looks like. Can you see the shape of a hand in this new X-ray image? The hand might […]
http://youtu.be/8-cazxAL_tU Math Bites, a new web show from Danica McKellar that takes a layman look at the world of mathematics. Oh, and about that awesome Pi song? It starts at 3m:14s in the video. You’ll also see Chris Hardwick wearing a tutu. You’re welcome. Edit: I’ve also included the song in a standalone video player […]
Find out how incredibly intelligent plants really are; not only can they smell, hear and touch – they even store memories! And as a bonus, here are 7 awesome facts about plants! [ASAPScience]