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Freeze it, boil it, or expose it to radiation. The water bear shrugs it off. Now we know why. By Philip Perry – Medically accurate model of a tardigrade or water bear. – The tardigrade, also known as the moss piglet or water …
New research finds how power dynamics shape the speech of men and women. By Paul Ratner – A new psychology study finds differences in speech patterns between men and women. Men tend to use more abstract language, while women focus more on the …
November 10, 2019 – The PhoneBook is a plug-and-play device that turns any smartphone into a laptop. Anyware Technologies. – Our phones are incredibly powerful little computers, letting us work, play and stay connected no matter where we go. But that portability can …
By James Holloway – Traditional chinampas photographed in 1912. Karl Weule. – By 2050, the UN thinks there will be nearly 10 billion people on planet Earth, with 68 percent living in urban areas. Both numbers pose serious questions as to how we’ll feed …
By Adam Williams – Marco de Groot from the Netherlands took this aerial photograph of the Camp Adventure Observation Tower in Gisselfeld Klosters Forest, Denmark, by EFFEK. It was entered into the Sense of Place category. Marco de Groot/APA19/Sto. – The World Architecture Festival …
by Abbey Ryan – Nothing is quite as gross as learning simple statistics about gross bugs and their affiliation with human beings. – The eyelash mite, for instance, the Demodex folliculitis or Demodex mite, is a parasite that can be found in facial …
When the protection of academic freedom is compromised, scholarship and greater society suffer the effects. By Big Think – Image via Getty Social media has made it easier than ever to succumb to mob mentality and let our worst instincts and impulses run …
by Napier López – Every year, Adobe lets its engineers have some fun with experimental projects to be demoed at the company’s Max conference. Called ‘Sneaks,’ the experiments often become integrated into Adobe products down the line. Perhaps the most interesting Sneak this …
You should never, ever skip washing your hands after you go. By Samantha Lauriello – If you do anything at all—even just one tiny thing—for your own health and the health of others, please just wash your hands after you poop. – That …
Two cattle worm infections in human hosts within two years suggests that they might be an “emerging zoonotic disease in the United States,” according to a recent case report. by Maddie Bender – Left: Flickr/Geoffrey Fairchild. Right: Bradbury, Gustafson et. al. – A parasitic worm …
