New research finds America’s western national parks and wilderness areas receive more than 1,000 tons of plastic rain every year. Researchers are concerned about what the presence of microplastics in protected landscapes will mean for local ecosystems. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images) – …
Striking colors seen in a newly discovered phase of liquid crystal under the microscope. SMRC – By Nick Lavars, 2020 Jun 10 – More than 100 years after a pair of imaginative physicists first proposed a new phase of liquid crystal, scientists at the …
Stock image representing an alien. iStock – By Hannah Osborne, 2020 Jun 15 – There may be more than 30 intelligent alien civilizations living on planets across the Milky Way, a study has found. By simplifying assumptions about the requirements of life, researchers …
By Ben Coxworth – The technology has successfully been used to detect E. coli bacteria that was added to ground beef. rbhavana/Depositphotos – If bacterially-tainted food is present in a store or kitchen, then the sooner that authorities know, the better. That’s why scientists …
By Michael Irving, 2020 Jun 11 – A scale drawing of the Batrachopus grandis. Dr Anthony Romilio – A strange set of fossilized footprints has been discovered in South Korea. According to paleontologists, they look an awful lot like crocodile tracks, except for one …
By C.C. Weiss 2020 Jun 09 – Prometheus plans to offer its gasoline alongside traditional gasoline at gas stations. Hendrick Schmeer/Prometheus – BMW i Ventures, BMW’s hybrid venture firm, announced recently that it is investing in Prometheus Fuels. The Silicon Valley startup is working …
By Carly Silver – Despite millennia of male oppression, women have always managed to emerge in leadership roles, from queens who ruled without a king to women who made their way into military positions. In fact, some of the rad-est warriors in history …
By Mark Rennie, 2020 Jun 11 – There are moments, both large and small, that defy the odds. They shouldn’t have happened and yet, despite the math, they did. As seen on the subreddit r/nevertellmetheodds, here are some of our favorite impossible moments. …
By Nick Lavars, 2020 Jun 12 – The Survival Stove Head tool is made from polished stainless steel and is around the same size as a regular pocket knife when packed up. Anatoliy Omelchenko. – Every ounce can count if you’re planning on heading …
By Stephan Roget – Many of the most impactful armistices in history are still celebrated as world holidays. But for every well-known declaration of peace, there are dozens of truces about which no one knows. Most recountings of military truce facts are rather …
