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New packaging keeps food fresh way longer, without any plastic

The unlikely ally is silk.

Gecko feet may help keep art clean

Geckos may be giving art conservationists an unexpected hand – a new way of keeping art clean. This doesn’t mean we’ll be letting hordes of geckos run rampant through the Louvre because that’s not how science works (though it could create a lovely Disney scene). Instead, researchers took inspiration from geckos, designing a material that […]

World's largest indoor vertical farm is being built just 45 minutes away from Manhattan

A company called Aerofarms is trying to change the way we grow our vegetables in cities

Your mouth is full of bacteria - and it's kind of beautiful

There are entire “cities” of bacteria inside your mouth and researchers want to map them all. This is what they look like: Gary Borisy wants to map out colonies of microbes much like neighborhoods and cities. But there’s a problem. “You don’t have the addresses. You don’t have a GPS. You don’t know where they are,” […]

Scientists find surprising species of jellyfish near the Mariana Trench

This mesmerizing jellyfish almost looks photoshopped - but it's as real as it gets.

Artist uses plants as stencils for beautiful, delicate tattoos

It’s the perfect tattoo for people who forget to water their plants: Ukrainian illustrator and tattoo artist Rita Zolotukhina creates “botanical fingerprints”, using actual plants for designs. To create the tattoos, she dips the plants in ink, then presses them on the customer’s body, basing the tattoo on this imprint – much like a stencil. “We don’t […]

Why we get goosebumps

Goosebumps are strange. We get goosebumps when we’re cold, when we’re afraid, and sometimes when we’re really excited – three very different situations. But no matter why we get them, goosebumps are tightly connected to a single hormone: adrenaline. The anatomy of a goosebump [panel style=”panel-success” title=”Goosebumps form:” footer=””]- when you’re cold – when you’re […]

You can now tinker around with IBM's quantum computers - straight from your couch

Quantum computing is still in its infancy, but you can test drive it yourself thanks to IBM.

Scientists image chemical reactions to improve industrial chemistry

It can be quite difficult to visualize chemical reactions in real life, but modern science is here to help us once again

A trillion species on Earth? 99.999% species of microbes remain undiscovered, scientists say

Microbes make up the vast majority of Earth's species but we're still clueless when it comes to identifying them

Why you should microwave your sponges, according to science

The best way to keep your sponges clean is to microwave them.

The Middle East and North Africa might become uninhabitable due to global warming

Climate refugees may become more and more common.

2,000-year-old horseracing rules found in Turkey

Gentlemanly rules for an ancient sport.

9 Mathematical facts that will blow your mind [and a delicious bonus]

Many people believe math is boring, but in reality - it's anything but.

Fracking caused widespread contamination in North Dakota, new study finds

Wastewater spills from hydraulic fracking in North Dakota caused widespread water and soil contamination, a new Duke University study finds. Hydraulic fracking involves injecting highly pressurized fluids into subsurface rocks, creating a system of fissures through which the hydrocarbons can escape. There are many environmental issues associated with this technique, one of them being that the entire […]

French rivers dyed green to raise awareness about water pollution

The visual effect was extremely strong, and everything was completely safe, activists say.

Say what you want about it, but solar energy is becoming dirt cheap

Solar is becoming cheaper - fast.

Brilliant pictures show life through a tent door

A photo posted by Michael Patrick (@mike_pgregory) on Jun 8, 2015 at 6:07am PDT Few things in life are as rewarding as leaving everything behind and going camping. The sheer serenity and pleasure that often accompanies camping is something that’s hard to rival – and hard to replace. I was quite happy to see the #ourcamplife […]

Thirty three lions rescued from South American circuses and brought to African sanctuary

Lions previously held by circuses across South America were rescued and will be flown back to Africa, where they will spend the rest of their days in a safe sanctuary. It almost seems like a fairy-tale ending – after spending most or all of their life trapped in circuses in appalling conditions, these lions will […]

SpaceX wants to send a Red Dragon to Mars as early as 2018

All aboard the hype train!

CERN just released 300 TB of LHC data online

For the amateur physicists out there, I have some great news: CERN just made the biggest data dump in the history of particle physics, sharing 300 TB of Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data online. It’s completely free, and it’s high quality data too, from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the LHC. Anyone can access it, and […]

Driverless trucks are coming - and they're going to automate millions of jobs

Six convoys of semi-automated, smart trucks drove across Europe, arriving at Rotterdam, in the Netherlands.

Venezuela orders 2-day work week in desperate attempt to stave off power crisis

Venezuela's public workers will only work on Mondays and Tuesdays as the country falls deeper into crisis.

England's doctors go on first-ever all-out strike after disgraceful government measures

Thousands of junior doctors (the rough equivalent of a resident in the US) walked out of hospitals and emergency wards to protest against borderline inhuman measures implemented by the government. It’s the first time in English history since an all-out strike was carried out. The NHS said “military level” contingency planning had been carried out […]

Suffering from anxiety? Breathe and watch this GIF - it'll help you

The GIF was first posted by Dr. Christina Hibbert, a clinical psychologist and author of several books. I’m not sure if it helps with anxiety, but it’s quite satisfying to watch – over and over again. It starts out as a simple line, then blooms into a triangle, then a square, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon and […]

Ikea resumes selling solar panels in the UK

Ikea made it much easier for British people to green their homes – for a while. Then, after the government reduced subsidies for renewable energy, the company quietly stopped selling the panels, and now they’ve resumed them again. Why Ikea selling solar panels matters When Ikea starts selling something, it’s safe to say it’s become mainstream. […]

Sea squirts: These cute "big-mouthed" underwater creatures digest their own organs

It's hard to believe that something so cute can lie at the bottom of the sea, but don't let the appearances fool you.

Scientists build a camera with "shark vision"

We now have shark vision.

Poachers kill three rangers, wound park manager in Congo

Sad news comes from African wildlife parks again: three rangers were killed in Democratic Republic of Congo’s Garamba wildlife park. Two others were wounded, including the park manager. Just yesterday we were writing that African park rangers risk their life on a day-to-day basis to protect animals in natural parks, and now this tragedy was reported […]

What Elon Musk's CV looks like -- all in one page

Elon Musk is one of the most influential entrepreneurs in the tech industry. Here's his one-page resume.

British Astronaut runs London Marathon from space

British astronaut Tim Peake ran the London Marathon on a treadmill aboard the International Space Station.

97% of Diesel Cars Don't Respect Official Pollution Limits

According to the most comprehensive set of data, almost no diesel cars respect pollution limits.

Hackers rob $80 million from a central bank because it had $10 routers and no firewall

Being a cheapskate can sometimes backfire spectacularly as a central Bank in Bangladesh just found out.

Scientists find 1,000-km-long coral reef at the mouth of the Amazon

It's a true "Wow!" moment.

Take me to Mars: NASA signs $67M contract for new solar electric propulsion engine

A company called Aerojet Rocketdyne has won a $67 million contract from NASA to design and develop an advanced electric propulsion system that could power complex missions to asteroids and even to Mars.

Australia plotted by every mapped stream and river... all 1.3 million of them

They say Australia is the Dry Continent, but you wouldn’t guess that based on this image: The image was created with QGIS using data for 1.3 million streams from Geoscience Australia GEODATA TOPO 250K vector datasets [GitHub code]. This is North-west Queensland: … and the North-east Murray-Darling Basin: But there’s a catch: not all these rivers are permanent […]

Human limbs might have evolved from shark gills

Flap your hands like a shark.

Why it's illegal to own one guinea pig in Switzerland

At first, it sounds like one of the silliest laws ever: in Switzerland, you’re not allowed to own just one guinea pig or parrot. The reason for this is that they’re social species, and they are considered victims of abuse if they aren’t able to regularly interact with others of their species. If you’re an […]

Solar is cheaper than coal, Indian energy minister says

We may be reaching a historic moment.

British research vessel gets named "Boaty McBoatFace" following an online poll

The world has spoken and the vote has been cast: people want to name the new British Antarctic research ship “Boaty McBoatface”

Sarah Palin is not "as much a scientist" as Bill Nye

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin falsely claimed she is “as much a scientist” as Bill Nye. She's not.

This football stadium in Brazil is located exactly on the Equator

Each team is defending one hemisphere!

Scientists have figured out why bearcats smell like buttered popcorn

Hint: it's the urine.

WHO endorses first Dengue Fever vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially endorsed the world's first Dengue fever vaccine, a disease that infects 390 million people each year.

Growing inequality is a threat to democracy, experts warn

"That's not a capitalist market economy anymore," he warned. "That's a feudalist system and it scares … me."

NASA calls out climate change deniers on Facebook

It’s glorious and depressing at the same time: NASA used its official Facebook account to shut down one user who was misrepresenting climate science: It’s climate change denial 101: you take some random fact, gobble it up without even thinking about it, add in some buzzwords to make it look more scientific and spit it […]

Study: Pakistan's public school textbooks portray non-Muslim citizens as "religiously inferior, scheming and intolerant"

Religion should be promoting peace, not this...

The locks of a goddess and solidified glass lava: Pele's hair

Believe it or not, this is actually lava.

Celebrating Diversity: Stunning Villages Around Europe

If you don’t travel a lot it’s easy to forget just how big and diverse the world really is – and sure, everyone knows about Paris, London or New York, but villages were where humanity’s culture and spirit was preserved for centuries. Here are just a handful of villages and small towns which brilliantly exhibit the serenity […]

UC Davis wants to remove this picture from the internet

That's not how the internet should work...

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