Scientists begin to release the chemistry behind the magic light Predators walking on a worm colony can become thinner. When these sea creatures are endangered, they emit a sticky slime that can turn blue for days (SN: 7/28/14). This type of...
The insecticide is used to fight pests that spread deadly diseases such as malaria A few minutes in the microwave produced a common insecticide found in lab experiments about ten times more deadly to mosquitoes. Deltamethrin, a toxin, is used in...
Language can hinder – or advance – our understanding of truth It is common knowledge that you cannot kill a virus because viruses do not survive. However, some viruses act as if they are alive. In fact, there are biologists and...
Galileo and those who rejected science offer a new perspective on the life of a scientific legend Galileo and the Science Deniers In basketball, legends are often only known by their first names: LeBron, Kobe, Michael. The same goes for the...
Study in Iraq reveals advantages and disadvantages of interventions in the field of social cohesion Combining rival groups to break discrimination is not a new idea. But will positive interaction with ethnic groups help to reconcile after intense violence? A social...
The film follows the ascent and fall of Nikola Tesla It’s a story of David and Goliath for the industrial age. The young idealist Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884 in the hope that power mogul Thomas Edison...
The survival of (little wooden tigers) and otters is in your hands Saving endangered species is not easy. It requires the cooperation of many people – from scientists and conservation organizations to governments and local residents – and is very fortunate....
Ballots have been a hotly debated political topic in recent days Mandatory mail-in votes result in a slight increase in voter turnout – for both Democrats and Republicans. This is the finding that the researchers discussed after analyzing more than 40...
Psychologists share what has been learned from long-term studies of human development The Origins of You Everyone has an opinion on what makes people, especially troublemakers, who they are. Bad parents, bad genes, bad company, bad luck, bad choices – choose...
New book offers entertaining insight into the physics of light and all of technology Schrödinger’s Web When information broke ultimate yr that Google’s Sycamore quantum pc changed into computing quicker than the quickest supercomputers (SN: 12/16/19), it changed into the primary...
