All those tiny discs add up. By Sarah Sloat – Every day, 45 million Americans stuff slivers of flexible plastic into their eyes, hoping to look less like nerds. While contacts-wearers become quite adept at poking them into place, a new study from …
by Reuben Jackson – Bitcoin Mining on the Blockchain | by Flickr user Descryptive, Creative Commons. Cryptocurrencies have taken the world by storm. Between January 2017 and December 2017, the price of Bitcoin rose by over 2,000%—from $953 to $20,089. Right now, the …
Michael Irving – New research shows how ash from volcanic eruptions could trigger drastic climate shifts, as was the case in 1816 (Credit: Byelikova/Depositphotos). The year 1816 was a weird one, climatically speaking. Months that would normally be warm and pleasant were …
Michael Irving – A scanning electron microscope of the new battery anode: left containing asphalt, graphene nanoribbons and lithium, while the right image only contains the asphalt and graphene (Credit: Tour Group/Rice University). As useful and ubiquitous as they are, lithium-ion batteries are nearing …
by Derek Beres – Photo: Mint Images / Getty Images. The emergence of probiotics on supermarket shelves is further proof of our habit of putting the cart before the horse. Researchers discover a potential breakthrough; the public gain a little knowledge of …
by Mike Colagrossi – An asteroid of approximate size of a minimoon, c/o NASA. For nearly four billion years, Earth and the Moon have been inseparable as they’ve journeyed together through the cosmic void. It’s our only permanent satellite we’ll ever know. But …
by Paul Ratner – Credit: Arkady Mgdsyan/Youtube. For all its flaws, the Internet can be a source of wondrous things and one such curiosity has been a resurfacing video of a man passing his hand through molten metal without getting hurt. Some …
C.C. Weiss – Timberleaf offers a number of options (Credit: Timberleaf Trailers). Teardrop trailers have been one of the more visible contributors to the flourishing motorhome and camper industry. Startup after startup has been reviving its own version of the simple, affordable …
Ben Coxworth – Eorhynchochelys, depicted in its natural habitat (Credit: IVPP). In the past decade, scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of two prehistoric turtles that had a partial shell, but that lacked the toothless beak of modern turtles. Recently, however, a …
Ben Coxworth – The blue clay contains bacteria-killing iron and aluminum (Credit: Arizona State University). For centuries, various cultures have used clay as a remedy for infections. Now, scientists from Arizona State University (ASU) and the Mayo Clinic have determined that blue clay …
