Plants Have Been Keeping a Secret From Us About How Thirsty They Actually Are : ScienceAlert
Have you ever wondered just how much water plants need to grow, or indeed why they need it? Plants lose a lot of water when they take in carbon dioxide…
Robot Shows It’s Possible to Swim Through The Emptiness of a Curved Universe : ScienceAlert
If an astronaut were to suddenly become adrift in the void of interstellar space, they would be compelled to propel their body to safety, kicking and waving their limbs toward…
Astronomers Charted The Sun’s Life, And This Is How The Story Ends : ScienceAlert
One day, our Sun will die. Since we happen to be inhabitants of the Sun’s planetary system, the question of when, and how, this will happen, is of intense interest…
The Moon Stole Something From Deep Inside Earth Eons Ago, and Scientists Can Prove It : ScienceAlert
Earth and its Moon are unique in the Solar System. Earth is the only planet with just one moon, and that Moon is pretty influential. In fact, without the Moon,…
This Artificial Synapse Can Run a Million Times Faster Than Ones in The Human Brain : ScienceAlert
While we’re not yet close to replicating the complexity and the intricacy of the human brain with anything artificial, scientists are making progress with certain dedicated devices – like a…
A Common ‘Forever Chemical’ Has Just Been Linked to Liver Cancer in Humans : ScienceAlert
A common ‘forever chemical’ known as PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) has been linked to liver cancer in humans in a worrying new study. Once a key ingredient in the water-repelling product…
New Predictions Reveal The Fate of The World’s Biggest Ice Sheet if We Don’t Act : ScienceAlert
The world’s biggest ice sheet could cause “several meters” of sea-level rise over centuries if the global temperature rises more than 2 °C, according to a British study published Wednesday.…
Deep-Sea Sponges Can ‘sneeze’ Out Mucus, and The Footage Is Weirdly Mesmerizing : ScienceAlert
Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea “sneeze” to filter out waste, researchers found in a new study. Using time-lapse video,…
Minor Google Meltdown Exposes The World’s Utter Reliance on a Single Tech Company
Earlier today, reports began emerging Google was down. While it has since returned, it once again highlights our dependence on technology service providers and shows how reliant many people are…
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Still Detectable 10 Years Later, Scientists Say
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill was not a short-lived catastrophe. Over 10 years after one of the largest environmental disasters in human history, a sticky oil residue still coats some…
An Experimental Surgical Robot Is Headed to The International Space Station
In the near future, NASA and other space agencies will send astronauts beyond Low Earth Orbit (LEO) for the first time in over fifty years. But unlike the Apollo Era,…
Extreme Drought in Italy Reveals Hidden Bomb Submerged in River Since WWII
Fishermen discovered the American-made bomb on July 25, near the northern Italian village of Borgo Virgilio, near the city of Mantua, according to Reuters. The bomb appeared to have been…
Record-Breaking Experiment Could Solve a Huge Challenge in Quantum Computing
Two atoms inflated to an almost comical size and cooled to a fraction above absolute zero have been used to generate a robust, insanely fast two-qubit quantum gate that could…
‘Structured Water’ Is Not What People Claim. Don’t Believe The Hype, Scientist Says
Is there a “fourth phase of water”? From time to time you might see people talking up the health benefits of so-called hexagonal water, or structured water, or exclusion-zone (EZ)…
Water Can Spontaneously Form Hydrogen Peroxide, And We Finally Understand Why
Since being plunged into a global pandemic, we’re probably far more aware of being surrounded by microdroplets of water. In humid air or expelled by a cough, sneeze or talking,…
Warm Waters Are Rushing Towards The World’s Largest Ice Sheet, Scientists Warn
Warmer waters are flowing towards the East Antarctic ice sheet, according to our alarming new research which reveals a potential new driver of global sea-level rise. The research, published today…
It’s Literally Raining ‘Forever Chemicals’, And The Storm Could Last For Decades
Humans are filling the world with trash, but not all of our waste is visible to the human eye. While plastic litter on the beach is easy to spot, microplastics…
Physicists Finally Measure a Long Theorized Molecule Made From Light And Matter
Physicists have just caught light acting the part of ‘glue’ between atoms, in a kind of loosely bonded molecule. “We have succeeded for the first time in polarizing several atoms…
We Must Start Preparing Now For How Climate Change Might End Civilization, Says Report
Speculating over humanity’s demise is a sport we humans have enjoyed since forever. We build religions on our eschatological hopes, weave fiction out of our dystopian fears, and even write…
Scientists Reveal The First Images of Atoms ‘Swimming’ in Liquid
The motion of single atoms through liquid has been caught on camera for the first time. Using a sandwich of materials so thin they’re effectively two-dimensional, scientists trapped and observed…
This Paper Battery Is as Powerful as a AA, And Is Activated by Water
A newly developed, water-activated disposable paper battery promises to make a big impact on single-use electronics – those temporary gadgets used in medical and industrial fields where electronic waste can…
New Study Offers a Surprising Timeline For Earth’s Sixth Mass Extinction
A climate scientist at Tohoku University in Japan has run the numbers and does not think today’s mass extinction event will equal that of the previous five. At least not…
An AI Just Independently Discovered Alternate Physics
Grab any physics textbook and you’ll find formula after formula describing how things wobble, fly, swerve and stop. The formulas describe actions we can observe, but behind each could be…
Physicists Have Simulated The Primordial Quantum Structure of Our Universe
Peer long enough into the heavens, and the Universe starts to resemble a city at night. Galaxies take on characteristics of streetlamps cluttering up neighborhoods of dark matter, linked by…
Today Is ‘Overshoot Day’, And That’s Not a Good Thing
Humankind marks a dubious milestone Thursday, the day by which humanity has consumed all Earth can sustainably produce for this year, with NGOs warning the rest of 2022 will be…
Human Bodies Keep Turning Up in Lake Mead, as Severe Drought Dries Reservoir
A third set of human remains were found in Nevada’s Lake Mead on 25 July as water levels have receded to historic lows during a drought fueled by climate change.…
An ‘Impossible’ Quasicrystal Was Created in The World’s First Nuclear Bomb Test
At 5:29 am on the morning of 16 July 1945, in the state of New Mexico, a dreadful slice of history was made. The dawn calm was torn asunder as…
Scientists Are Turning Dead Spiders Into ‘Necrobots’ And We Are So Creeped Out
When mechanical engineering graduate student Faye Yap saw a dead spider curled up in the hallway, it got her thinking about whether it could be used as a robotics component.…
Chess Robot Grabs And Breaks 7-Year-Old Boy’s Finger During Match
When the history of the rise of the robots is written, perhaps this might feature in the opening chapter: a seven-year-old boy has had his finger broken by a robotic…
Plants Will Start Battling For Pollinators as Insects Decline. Losing Could Mean Exile
Plants can go to extraordinary lengths to tempt pollinators to do their bidding. From donning female insect disguises (complete with pheromones!) to lure lustful males, oozing the stench of rotting…
Scientists Have Developed a New Way to Measure The Ever-Elusive Gravitational Constant
A team of physicists has used a pair of vibrating rods to measure the gravitational constant to incredibly fine precision. While the new technique has relatively high uncertainty, they hope…
You Could Have a Digital Twin Sooner Than You Think. What Might It Do With Your Data?
A digital twin is a copy of a person, product, or process that is created using data. This might sound like science fiction, but some have claimed that you will…
An Environment Report Card That Nobody Should Ignore
Every five years, the Australian government releases a comprehensive report on the state of the nation’s environment, put together by a panel of independent scientists. The latest report, released this…
This Weird New Phase of Matter Seems to Occupy 2 Time Dimensions
A new phase of matter has been observed in a quantum computer after physicists pulsed light on its qubits in a pattern inspired by the Fibonacci sequence. If you think…