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It’s exotic, incredibly cold stuff. By Robby Berman – It was the first Bose-Einstein condensate made in space. Creating the condensate in low gravity allows it to hold longer. Scientists hope Bose-Einstein condensate will allow finer detection of subtle quantum phenomena. For six …
Many of us wash our hands with soap and water, but how much work is the soap really doing? By Brian Fung – SCA Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget/Flickr It’s common knowledge that washing your hands often and well is the best way to prevent …
By Alex Stambaugh and Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN – – © Hulton Archive/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Bank’s Oarfish, circa 1850. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Fears of an incoming natural disaster in Japan are swirling online after sightings of a deep-water fish believed to …
By Rich Haridy – A new study uncovered 30 previously undiscovered metabolic markers that were found to increase in the blood after a period of fasting. (Credit: julos/Depositphotos). Fasting diets may be incredibly popular at the moment but it is only in the …
By Ben Coxworth – Amelia Earhart, standing under the nose of her Lockheed Model 10 Electra aircraft. Ever since she disappeared while attempting a round-the-world flight in 1937, people have wondered what became of American aviator Amelia Earhart. Now, a new forensic …
By Rich Haridy – There is a hypothesis that the bacteria that causes gum disease can travel into the brain and promote inflammation and neurodegeneration, resulting in Alzheimer’s disease. (Credit: blueringmedia/Depositphotos). A provocative new study, published in the prestigious journal Science Advances, is suggesting the …
By Michael Irving – – A new method of communication involves beaming an audible message to a specific person across a room using lasers. (Credit: Andreus/Depositphotos). In the modern day, we’re used to being able to send messages to specific people over …
NASA research finds a new direction in searching for signs of life in the Universe. By Paul Ratner – NASA-funded research says retinal, not chlorophyll, gave the early Earth its color The two pigments co-evolved but retinal came first We should be looking …
A new study from Oregon State University makes it clear: it’s you. By Derek Beres – Researchers discovered that the more attention you give a cat, the more likely they are to return it. Cats are territorial; being in their home environment greatly …
No snuggling, either. Mr Pokee the Hedgehog – thetimes.co.uk. By Peter Hess – After an unwitting human kissed Sonic the Hedgehog in 2006, you would’ve thought we’d learned our lesson. But 13 years later, humans are as foolish as ever, and now the …
