Earlier today we told you how 7-year-old Sophie of Queensland, Australia asked scientists over at CSIRO to “make” her a dragon, and unfortunately, at first, the response was negative. But lo and behold, things have changed and a Dragon was successfully “breeded” at the science agency’s additive manufacturing facility in Melbourne. Behold Toothless in all […]
When you eat something loaded with sugar, your taste buds, your gut and your brain all take notice. This activation of your reward system is not unlike how bodies process addictive substances such as alcohol or nicotine — an overload of sugar spikes dopamine levels and leaves you craving more. Nicole Avena explains why sweets […]
First, there was me throwing a pot of hot water outside, then, this guy did it with a water gun, and finally, on a much larger scale, here’s a geyser shooting hot water high in the air in subzero temperatures. [Headsonfire | Via IHC]
IMPORTANT NOTE: It would be hard – maybe impossible – to overdose on coffee (in liquid form.) You’d likely vomit before a toxic level was reached. But the equivalent caffeine from pills has been fatal. Caffeine pills cause most caffeine-related ER deaths because of what they do to your heart. [Piled Higher and Deeper (PHD […]
The shape, contents and future of the universe are all intricately related. We know that it’s mostly flat; we know that it’s made up of baryonic matter (like stars and planets), but mostly dark matter and dark energy; and we know that it’s expanding constantly, so that all stars will eventually burn out into a […]
Everyone hates mosquitos. Besides the annoying buzzing and biting, mosquito-borne diseases like malaria kill over a million people each year (plus horses, dogs and cats). And over the past 100 million years, they’ve gotten good at their job — sucking up to three times their weight in blood, totally undetected. So shouldn’t we just get […]
Winter is coming! And perhaps the most debated topic between parents and kids is their winter attire – but what does science really say? Are you okay without a jacket? The answer might surprise you. [ASAP Science]
The essence of levitation technology is the countervailing of gravity. It is known that an ultrasound standing wave is capable of suspending small particles at its sound pressure nodes and, so far, this method has been used to levitate lightweight particles, small creatures, and water droplets. [Source | Via Io9]
Warning: Brief footage and description of the Armadillo intimate parts. Ze Frank once again dazzles us with his profound knowledge of some of Earth’s most bizarre creatures. [Ze Frank]
SCI FI movies are awesome, but they are full of scientific inaccuracy. In this episode of SCI CODE we boldly investigate Outer-Space Myths. [Coma Niddy]