New tech transforms human poop into clean biofuel
Sanitation and energy generation in one go.
Tibi is a science journalist and co-founder of ZME Science. He writes mainly about emerging tech, physics, climate, and space. In his spare time, Tibi likes to make weird music on his computer and groom felines. He has a B.Sc in mechanical engineering and an M.Sc in renewable energy systems.
Sanitation and energy generation in one go.
This also means that resurfaced liquid water on Mars might kill any hypothetical surviving microbes.
The small asteroid also seems to be emanating streams of gas that may explain why it was moving faster than...
A meteorite might have slammed into the island as early as 12,000 years ago.
Music is free and doesn't have negative side effects, unlike sleeping aid drugs.
And this could prove the perfect opportunity to identify the elusive form of matter.
We're flushing valuable untapped energy down the toilet.
A new study deepens the mystery of avian extinction following the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs.
New research is confirming historical texts and artifacts, suggesting a gruesome practice.
The device is completely self-contained, being able to determine the position of an object on the globe with no external...
When science meets art.
What do you get when you 3-D print cyanobacteria onto button mushrooms?
We're beginning to understand who were the first Americans in greater detail.
Today, people can expect to live six years longer than their grandparents, on average.
Scientists have identified new factors that contribute to myopia. Spending more time outside is still the best thing a child...
It's no cure but the treatment could finally allow people with celiac to eat gluten.
The same should happen six billion years from now when the Milky Way merges with Andromeda.
The huge clouds of dust closely orbiting Earth could affect the safety of future space explorations.
Finally some good news about the climate for a change!
Sleep and hydration in the body seem to be linked. If you're a short sleeper, drink plenty of water in...
It also had a keen sense of smell.
NASA's space telescope was looking for new stars when it came across a happy accident.
Antidiabetes medication could reduce Alzheimer's severity.
The Tesla electric car has exceeded its warranty mileage more than 10,000 times.
Researchers found four times more predatory birds around areas without wind farms compared to those that have.
Individuals with autism hear much more than regular people -- and music seems to help them communicate better.
A remarkable medical breakthrough that might one day put an end to many forms of paralysis.
Lighter bodies were seen as more self-confident while heavier bodies were associated with negative personality traits such as laziness.
The South American cameloid has antibodies that offer protection against most influenza strains.
However, their mothers still too care of them as best of they could.
Ocean life is in bigger trouble than we thought.
These flares should correspond to the point of no return for the Milky Way's supermassive black hole.
Cannabis affects memory functions in teens. The good news is that the effects can be reversed fast with abstinence.
The elusive creature lives deep beneath the ocean's surface.
This gap between perception and reality may actually be putting some people at risk.
And it's only getting warmed up.
The study provides a novel pathway for removing nitrous oxide from the atmosphere.
Climate change claimed another island in the Pacific -- again.
Scientists the 'Painted Ones' borrowed writing from the Romans who tried to usurp them.
Scientists have identified an inherent trade-off in avian sexual selection.
Surprisingly, the effect doesn't seem to be related to cannabis' anti-inflammatory properties.
But if they were made aware of the fact, they might change their mind.
The 'little brain' is not just involved in muscle coordination -- it also coordinates cognition and emotions.
It's the first species of crocodile formally described in more than 80 years.
The Clovis might not have been the first to North America after all.
This microdrone packs a lot of muscle.
The gold rush for a unique Himalayan fungus seems to be running out.
Grief can literally be heartbreaking.
A movie theater's air is literally packed with the audience's tension -- and we can use that to measure a...