Ever wondered what lurks beneath your feet? Kurzgesagt dives into the deep biosphere—a hidden, alien-like world miles beneath Earth’s surface. Down there, in crushing darkness, extreme heat, and toxic conditions, life thrives! From bizarre microbes to resilient multicellular beings, these organisms have adapted to survive in a deadly, oxygen-deprived hellscape. Their total biomass is more […]
As cold and flu season is upon us, it’s time to arm ourselves with knowledge about treating the common cold. Ever wondered how to best tackle those pesky symptoms? From ancient Egyptian spells to President Coolidge inhaling chlorine gas, history is filled with bizarre remedies that make us scratch our heads. Today, pharmacies offer a […]
You should be so lucky. Fran_kie Timothy Hearn, Anglia Ruskin University Imagine being able to see right through your skin to watch your muscles or organs in action. It sounds like science fiction, but a group of scientists at Stanford University were recently able to make the skin of live mice appear transparent – at […]
Ever wonder what would happen if you took the power of Monster Energy Drink and turned it into an alcoholic beverage? Well, one creative brewer at Golden Hive Mead did just that, and the result is something truly unique—Monster Wine! After multiple experiments and some serious trial and error, he discovered that some of Monster’s […]
The Nobel Prize is regarded as one of the most prestigious medals in science. Angela Weiss/Pool Photo via AP, File Filomena Nunes, Michigan State University Out of 225 people awarded the Nobel Prize in physics, only five have been women. This is a very small number, and certainly smaller than 50% – the percent of […]
Llŷr ap Cenydd, Bangor University; Panagiotis Ritsos, Bangor University, and Peter Butcher, Bangor University Meta supremo Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Orion smart glasses, a new augmented reality (AR) prototype, at the annual Meta Connect developer conference. Ten years in the making, and still not expected on high streets until 2027, these will be a new way […]
Ever wonder how snakes avoid poisoning themselves with their own venom? Many animals pack a punch with toxins, and to survive, they’ve developed unique strategies to protect themselves from their own deadly concoctions. Snakes, like other species, use these defenses with remarkable precision, making sure they don’t fall victim to their own weapons. Curious about […]
For centuries, the giant squid was considered nothing more than a sailor’s tall tale—a mythical sea monster lurking in the depths. But in 1873, a group of fishermen had a terrifying encounter that changed everything. Mistaking a massive object for a shipwreck, they soon realized it was a living creature when its long, serpentine tentacles […]
Mustafa Aksoy, University at Albany, State University of New York Most CubeSats weigh less than a bowling ball, and some are small enough to hold in your hand. But the impact these instruments are having on space exploration is gigantic. CubeSats – miniature, agile and cheap satellites – are revolutionizing how scientists study the cosmos. […]
Shweta Singh, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT, has launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) system called Strawberry. It is designed not just to provide quick responses to questions, like ChatGPT, but to think or “reason”. This raises several major concerns. If Strawberry really is capable of some form […]