Hypergiant Industries has a possible solution. By Mike Brown – Algae could play a surprising role in the fight against climate change. A.I.-focused technology firm Hypergiant Industries recently announced a machine that uses the aquatic organisms to sequester carbon dioxide. Algae, the company …
Most elderly individuals’ brains degrade over time, but some match — or even outperform — younger individuals on cognitive tests. By Matt Davis – “Super-agers” seem to escape the decline in cognitive function that affects most of the elderly population. New research suggests …
The meat-free burgers are a hit with meat lovers. By Mike Brown – Plant-based meat alternatives like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are proving a hit with meat-eaters. Research from the Canadian non-profit foundation Angus Reid released Tuesday shows that, of non-vegetarians that …
The researcher tells us not to worry — really! By Passant Rabie – News from the center of the Milky Way travels 26,000 light years before it reaches Earth, and the latest news regarding the galaxy’s supermassive black hole has caused quite a stir as …
This microbe breaks one of the toughest chemical bonds in existence. By Peter Hess – Let’s face it: It’s nearly impossible to avoid a startling array of chemicals, whether they’re in the water we drink, the air we breathe, or the food we …
“Bone was invented in part to escape danger.” By Sarah Sloat – Bones are more than just the scaffolding for our body lumps. Bones are rigid organs filled with a honeycomb-like matrix, and while they do protect our internal organs, they also secret …
No wonder the dinosaurs didn’t survive. By Passant Rabie – The day a massive asteroid hit our planet about 65 million years ago may have been the most chaotic day on Earth, and we’re not just talking about the mass extinction part. New …
By Michael Irving – A new battery cell design could help us tap into the vast stores of geothermal energy beneath our feet. OlgaSinenkoBO/Depositphotos. – One of the largest natural sources of renewable energy could be right under our feet – literally. The Earth …
By Michael Irving – The thermoelectric generator uses a black aluminum disk to radiate heat into the atmosphere, and a polystyrene enclosure to keep the air inside warm. Aaswath Raman. – As effective as solar panels are, one of their major downsides is that …
By Ben Coxworth – The majority of the environmental DNA found in the study came from eels – although not necessarily giant ones. mikelane45/Depositphotos. – Last year, we heard about a scientist who was headed to Loch Ness to search for the monster’s DNA. …
