Self-healing concrete for sewage pipes could save billions in repair costs every year
The approach could save $1.4 billion in Australia alone.
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The approach could save $1.4 billion in Australia alone.
Well, at some airports at least.
It happens more often than you think.
Corn and pumpkin are berries, but blackberries and raspberries are not and nothing makes sense anymore.
It's one of the most elusive and intriguing creatures of the deep.
Who said math can't be funny?
He even had time to drop out of one university and enroll in another.
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These crafty little fellows are not bad at math.
The AI revolution that's been a long time coming is upon us.
Food companies are planning to launch ice cream using dairy that is grown in a lab.
We're in a full-fledged climate emergency and this is not helping the cause.
Bumblebees seem to be rolling wooden balls just to have fun.
Have you ever gone goblin mode?
We're past just sending people to the moon. It's time to start building things there.
Mars' geology isn't quite as funky as Earth's -- but it's not all that plain either.
Seismometers could detect flooding and offer real-time information about incoming floods and their parameters.
People often ignore the hazard until it's too late.
Ah, Christmas is just around the corner. There's so much going on with gifts and celebrations and meeting up with...
Mars is turning out to be a more interesting place than we thought.
It doesn't make it any more likely to erupt, researchers assure us.
For centuries astronomers have been curious about this moon of Saturn, and thanks to new telescopes like James Webb, we're...
The new system can be 3D printed and worn as a ring or bracelet.
It's seriously cool, in more ways than you think.
Physical activity level and athletic status explained the largest proportion of the differences in water turnover.
A blank sheet of paper, math equations, and alpacas have become the unlikely symbols of the protests in China.
It's one of the more spectacular things in geology... or is it biology?
Review manipulating is nothing new. But the way businesses are manipulating their reviews is changing.
The new technology could come in at a key moment.
The real figure could be much higher.
We could all use some cleaner floors in public places.
A meme is making a difference for a country in dire straits.
We could definitely use something like this with all the droughts around.
Snuffles, you're having an indoor adventure today.
Arthritis is a relatively common disease that affects your joints, causing pain and stiffness that can worsen with age. Each...
This would have really been handy in 2008 -- and it could be very handy next year.
It's a humanitarian and environmental disaster.
Automation is taking *some* jobs -- and this is driving further inequality.
Japan is far from a good example of how to deal with ivory, but its lessons could be very useful...
Under Musk's free-for-all guise, Twitter is in a very precarious spot, and research says it's unlikely to do well.
Computers will soon be able to understand what we say.
These graphs and charts explain why the world is on the brink of a climate catastrophy -- but also how...
Crude oil can be very harmful to sealife, even in small amounts.
Plunge into the Welsh waters to help researchers understand its underwater inhabitants.
We may need to rethink the 'standard' cutoff.
At least in one regard, crows can outsmart monkeys.
Disruptive protesting on unrelated objects does more harm than good.
They can appreciate a good tune just like you or me.
Researchers may have discovered a new motif for tattoos.
Whatever it is, it's happening before the bees reach adulthood.