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By Hannah Irvine – There’s no doubt the US $1 bill is highly controversial. It’s the most talked about of all bills, and that’s not just because George Washington’s face replaced Salmon P. Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury, who originally adorned the bill (rude). Rumors circulating …
By Michael Irving – Researchers have shown that amino acids, the building blocks of life, stack themselves readily under the right conditions. (Credit: elenathewise/Depositphotos). Exactly how life sprung out of non-living matter is one of biology’s biggest mysteries. But with continued research …
Fifteen-year-old resorts to drastic measures after action taken ‘so I’d pay more attention to my surroundings’… By Kari Paul in San Francisco – ‘Dorothy’ found alternative means to reach her thousands of followers. Photograph: gerenme/Getty Images/iStockphoto. A resourceful teenager has taken the rise …
By Loz Blain – More than 1,000 hp makes the Rezvani Tank X the world’s first hyper-SUV. (Credit: Rezvani). Nobody this side of Howe & Howe knows how to overcompensate like the Rezvani team, and the new Tank X is so brutally …
Discovery raises new questions about the amount of plastic waste permeating the air, water, and soil virtually everywhere on Earth. By Maanvi Singh in San Francisco – Trail markers on the trail near Colorado’s highest peak, Mount Elbert, in the Rocky Mountains. Photograph: …
“It’s a real change in consumer behavior.” By Mike Brown – Plant-based meat is on the move: A report released recently shows that retail sales across the industry are growing even faster than regular meat. The emergent food trend of plant-based alternatives to …
By Michael Irving – A new theory suggests that dark matter originated before the Big Bang. (Credit: Andreus/Depositphotos). Few things are as mysterious as dark matter, the strange substance that appears to outnumber ordinary matter by a ratio of five to one. Now, …
By Ben Coxworth – The Limitless Milk Shirt is claimed to be three times softer than regular cotton. (Credit: Mi Terro). Every day, dairies dispose of milk that for one reason or another is deemed unfit for human consumption. A Los Angeles-based …
There could be an alien world out there with your name on it…! By Scott Snowden – As part of its 100th anniversary commemorations, the Paris-based International Astronomical Union is organizing the IAU100 NameExoWorlds, a global competition that allows any country in the …
By Loz Blain – It’s a motorcycle … with a BBQ on it. (Credit: Indian Motorcycle). From the “why the hell not” files: the Indian team is hitting this year’s Sturgis rally with a sidecar outfit we’re sure will be popular. It’s …
