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An insane time-lapse video of the International Space Station zipping over the Earth’s surface [Video]
The International Space Station is privy to many a gorgeous view of this big blue marble we live on, but this composite video of an evening on the ISS reinvents jaw-dropping.
In this video, James Drake took 600 pho… Continue reading
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Tagged International Space Station, ISS, James drake, NASA, space porn, syndicated, This is awesome, Time-Lapse, Top
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The Menger Sponge literally straddles the line between different dimensions [Maths]
A particular fractal, called Menger’s Sponge, is all about surface appearances. It’s a purely theoretical shape that has infinite surface area and no volume whatsoever. And because of that, it doesn’t occupy three dimensions. Or two. It manages to exis… Continue reading
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Tagged dimensions, fractals, Maths, Menger sponge, science, syndicated, Top
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What’s so scandalous about a naked singularity? [Ask A Physicist]
The centers of black holes are among the strangest places in the universe — so strange that current physics can't even describe them. Could these singularities be found out in the open? In this week's "Ask a Physicist" we find out…. Continue reading
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Tagged Ask a physicist, black holes, Naked singularities, Physics, science, space, syndicated, Top
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The bizarre mathematical conundrum of Ulam’s Spiral [Maths]
If there’s anything we learn from math teachers and the Da Vinci Code, it’s that prime numbers are magic. They can do anything, and be anywhere. Including a doodle on a math paper.
In the 1960s, a gentleman known as Stanislaw Ulam was making his way th… Continue reading
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Tagged Da Vinci Code, Maths, prime numbers, science, syndicated, Top, Ulam's spiral
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Did Futurama get the Banach-Tarski Paradox right? [Maths]
The Banach-Tarski Dupla-Shrinker recently made an appearance on an episode of Futurama. Using it, Bender got to make two, slightly smaller, copies of himself. The smaller Benders are why they added the ‘shrinker’ part of the name. The actual Banach-Tar… Continue reading
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Tagged Banach-tarski paradox, Futurama, mathematics, Maths, science, syndicated, Top
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Potato chips — the other natural way to get stoned [Food Science]
Scientists have found out why people can put the brakes on eating sugar, but will go through an entire bag of potato chips, followed by a plate of fries. It turns out that fats get us stoned.
As much as extra desserts are blamed for the national wais… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Drugs, food, Food Science, science, syndicated, Top
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The first cancer vaccine that works [Medical Breakthrough]
Cancer vaccines may come sooner than you think. And each vaccine will be tailor-made for a specific kind of cancer. This isn’t just a theory anymore. It’s been done.
A group of medical researchers in the U.K. and the U.S. have successfully cured prost… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Cancer, cancer vaccine, medical breakthrough, medicine, science, syndicated, Top
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Can you pee in a pool without getting found out? [Mad Science]
It is my sad duty to tell you that you can. You can now change your name to I.P. Freely. Fear should not keep you from peeing in a pool – just shame.
Most of us have heard, at some point during our childhood, that before we go in the pool there was … Continue reading
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Tagged Chemistry, mad science, Pool, science, Summer, syndicated, Top, Water
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Black holes may have been fundamental building blocks of the early universe [Cosmology]
Most astronomers agree that at the center of every galaxy lies a supermassive black hole. But how did these gravitational monsters form? Now it seems that they may have been here since the beginning of time.
At least, they’ve been here as long as the… Continue reading
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Tagged astrophysics, black holes, Breakthrough, cosmology, early universe, science, space, syndicated, Top
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Fish live in fear of deadly jellyfish poop [Crap Science]
Generally speaking, poop isn’t pleasant, but it also isn’t exactly lethal. But every year jellyfish unleash bowel movements so deadly that they can destroy entire marine ecosystems. A little odor doesn’t seem so bad all of a sudden, does it?
Jellyfish … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon, carbon dioxide, Crap science, Fish, jellyfish, marine biology, plankton, Poop, science, syndicated, Top, zoology
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Massive eruption on the sun yesterday means a solar storm zooming by Earth tomorrow [Video]
This picture was taken by a NASA solar observatory yesterday, and it shows one of the biggest explosions we’ve ever seen on the sun. For perspective, look at the upper left corner. There’s a little circle the size of Earth.
The explosion dwarfs our pl… Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Mega-explosion, science, Solar explosion, space, space weather, sun, syndicated, Top
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Bacteria-laced algae are invading freshwater streams across the globe [Diatom Overlords]
In the small, freshwater streams of South Dakota, a horrible menace is creeping along the rockbeds. Known as rock snot, it’s a form of algae that clings to rocks and spreads rapidly until it takes over the entire ecosystem of the stream, often killing… Continue reading
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Tagged algae, diatom, Diatom overlords, Environment, geophysics, Notorious diatom, Plant biology, rock snot, science, syndicated, Top
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How does cling wrap cling? [Materials Science]
Plastic wrap hangs on to everything it touches like grim death. Find out how it manages to glom on to nearly every surface in a kitchen.
There is a debate about what is more the more responsible substance to use: cling wrap or aluminum foil. In this … Continue reading
Mirrors can actually create light through the magic of quantum weirdness [Mad Science]
If you take two flat mirrors and place them very close together, the virtual particles that pop into existence between the mirrors will actually force them together. But that’s nothing compared to when mirrors approach the speed of light.
We’ve talked … Continue reading
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Tagged Casimir effect, mad science, Particle physics, Physics, Quantum Mechanics, science, syndicated, theoretical physics, Top, Virtual particles
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The science behind a snake’s poison bite, and why it’s related to ketchup [Mad Science]
We assume that snakes kill with venom shot through their fangs, injection style. In fact, most snakes leak poison very slowly. Oddly this technique works quite well, and you can figure out why by considering the physics of ketchup in a bottle.
When a… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, mad science, Physics, Poison, science, Snakes, Surface tension, syndicated, Top
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10 Food Additives That You’re Eating . . . Right . . . Now. [Daily 10]
When it comes to our eating habits, we’ve been living in the future for quite some time. Compared to food of the past, ours is sweeter, its colors are brighter, and (if it’s bread) ultra-fluffly-er. Find out about all the neat things that you’re eatin… Continue reading
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Tagged Chemistry, Daily 10, food, Food Science, science, syndicated, Top
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The ship that came to port did not float upon the water [Concept Art]
One does not often see a ship of such size landing on the beach. But more extraordinary than its size was the fact that it did not land at all. From its hidden decks issued a flock of mechanical beasts.
Created by Romanian concept artist Adrian Balut… Continue reading
Scientist learns the secret of royal jelly by creating mutant super flies [Mad Science]
Queen bees are much larger than worker bees, and live years longer, for one reason. They gorge on a sugary protein called “royal jelly.” Now a scientist has made ultra-large flies using royal jelly too. Are humans next?
Sadly, it doesn’t look like tom… Continue reading
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Tagged bees, bioengineering, biology, fruitflies, Genomics, Insects, Longevity, mad science, Royal jelly, Scientific breakthrough, syndicated, Top
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Science proves that staring at a screen all day is bad for you [Dangerous Habits]
Proving the words of countless mothers across countless nations, new research shows that spending all day staring at computers and TVs actually is bad for kids, giving them heart problems later in life.
Scientists say that kids who spend many hours i… Continue reading
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Tagged biology, Dangerous habits, science, syndicated, Top
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