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Fewer burgers, more broccoli.
It's one of the smallest exoplanets found thus far
The fastest sprinter is the world right now is Lamont Marcell Jacobs, who won Olympic gold in the men’s 100-metre sprint with a time of 9.80 seconds. You might be surprised to learn that most of the explosive power displayed by Jacobs and other elite athletes doesn’t come from their muscles, or even from their […]
The tablet shows that ancient Babylonians used Pythagorean triples to survey plots of land a thousand years before Pythagoras was born.
Whether it’s Tom Brown, the principled captain of the cricket team in Tom Brown’s School Days, or Darrell Rivers playing lacrosse in Enid Blyton’s Malory Towers, or Harry Potter making the Quidditch team in his first year at Hogwarts, the sporting hero has long been a stalwart of children’s literature. The most popular child protagonists […]
Practice makes perfect!
No alchemy involved -- just clever science.
Women’s dress codes in sport are determined by “traditions” that are both outdated and gendered. Their outfits have long tried to reconcile notions of “femininity” with those of “athleticism”, but this process has turned women into objects to be admired rather than being valued for their sporting skills. However, there is recent rebellion in the […]
They painted it thousands of years before we got to Europe.
The Delta variant has changed the equation, and experts suggest we err on the side of caution.
This, unexpectedly, makes our vision a bit better.
More than 65% of the energy we use is wasted as heat.
The effect of sexual selection on females has been largely ignored in favor of the more pronounced and obvious effect on males.
More reasons to ditch this commonly used insecticide
The impact on their health is unclear but it can’t be too good.
The transition towards longer days may have allowed cyanobacteria enough breathing room to produce enough oxygen to dramatically and forever alter Earth’s atmosphere.
The future is here, and it looks drenched in
Although not yet conclusive, the findings are quite encouraging.
The acrobatic handsprings, somersaults and twists performed by world-class gymnasts at the Tokyo Olympics are among the most complex skills humans can perform. But at their heart is an instinctive process that can help teach us mere mortals how to stay safe from falls as we move much less spectacularly around our own environment. To […]
It's still pretty neat... but not as exciting as water.
That's a lot of "million years ago".
Everybody is fine and we've put it back in place.
Massive objects become the astrophysicists’ extra lenses.
Now we need to confirm that these were indeed sea sponges.
Low vaccination rates have plunged Australia's cities into repeated lockdowns.
Sometimes, we do have to suffer for our success.
A book on coral reefs you don't want to miss out on.
Not the kindest thing to do, probably, but it's still a cool idea.
It's still not ready for a hospital near you, but it will get there eventually.
Our solar system just keeps getting more interesting.
Austria’s Anna Kiesenhofer capitalized on her rival’s confusion in the women's road race.
Four new sports are making their debut at the Tokyo Olympic Games, while baseball and softball are making a comeback.
Turns out, the free market doesn't really like censorship that much.
Not pretty, in pink.
Our first Mars helicopter is busy growing into its own.
Hindsight is 20/20 -- and so is a telescope equipped with AI.
Earthquakes passing through the planet's depths reveal bits about its structure -- but we're just scratching the surface.
It's not ready for commercial applications, but the potential is there.
AI is done playing -- it's time to start dealing with real-world problems.
New evidence that hearing impairment significantly contributes to the risk of dementia.
They're like the raccoons of the bird kingdom.
Not a mean feat at all.
Going overboard is never good for you.
The country believes simply reducing our emissions isn't enough -- we'll also need to sequester carbon underground.
The revolving disk holds enough matter to seed three moons the size of Earth's.
Thanks to NASA's InSight Mars mission we now have a good picture of the interior of another planet.
It seems to boil down to "they don't play nice with others".
This "real-life" Pikachu isn't afraid to get dirty to make it.
Chimps formed coalitions and attacked gorilla families close to their territory, killing two gorilla infants in the process.
This complex structure may explain how sharks can go weeks without a meal.
