Thomas Edison: Visionary, Genius or Fraud?
There is a striking contrast between Edison’s image of individual ingenuity, and the reality of intensive, production-line invention that he pioneered.
Category: Science
SNAKES COULD BE THE ORIGINAL SOURCE OF THE NEW CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN CHINA
The coronavirus that has triggered an outbreak of a deadly respiratory illness in China this winter has a surprising origin: Wuhan krait and cobra snakes.
Mystery China Pneumonia Outbreak Likely Caused by New Human Coronavirus
The new human coronavirus outbreak is linked to a market in Wuhan, which sold meat and live animals. The virus causes severe pneumonia symptoms such as running nose, fever and sore throat.
Periodic Table: New Version Warns of Elements That Are Endangered
There are 118 known elements in the periodic table but only 90 that occur in nature. The rest are mostly lab-created super-heavy mass substances.
How SpaceX Lowered Rocket Costs and Reduced Barriers to Space
SpaceX’s major breakthroughs have come through recovering and reusing as much of the rocket and launch vehicle as possible.
Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Bed Bugs, and More
Bed bugs bites are unpleasant but not particularly dangerous. They were able to make a comeback thanks to a phenomenon known as pesticide resistance.
From Depression to Parkinson’s Disease: The Healing Power of Dance
Dance and movement therapy goes beyond simply dancing. DMT uses dance and movement to promote insight, integration and well-being.
We Calculated Emissions Due to Electricity Loss on the Power Grid – Globally, It’s a Lot
Annual emissions due to energy loss from the transmission of electricity on the power grid is more than emissions from some industries. Measured in millions of metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents.
Life on Mars? Europe Commits to Groundbreaking Mission to Bring Back Rocks to Earth
The European Space Agency (ESA) have fully committed to mission plans to collect samples from the surface of Mars and return them to Earth
Anxiety: A Playlist To Calm the Mind From a Music Therapist
It may seem like we are living in an age of anxiety, where feeling worried, upset and stressed has become the norm. But we should remember that anxiety is a natural human response to situations.
Gut Microbes Can Get You Drunk and Damage Your Liver
Some people may contain intestinal microbes that are secreting alcohol, which might make them act as if they were drinking.
HOW TO SEE STARS AND TACKLE LIGHT POLLUTION IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD
Local action on light pollution – by people in their homes or local councils dimming and reducing non-essential lighting in parks – might seem small in scale, but the results can be impressive.
A Small New Zealand Songbird That Hides Food for Later Use Provides Insights Into Cognitive Evolution
The spatial memory performance of the New Zealand robin, shows male birds with superior memory abilities also have better breeding success.
Red Planet Rumbles: Nasa’s Recordings of Marsquakes Let Us Listen To the Martian Heartbeat
Thanks to the audio recordings of distant rumblings on Mars released this week by NASA, we finally know what the red planet sounds like.
Your Political Views Can Predict How You Pronounce Certain Words
Democrats are more likely to pronounce “Iraq” as “ear-rock,” rather than “eye-rack” and “Chile” as “chee-lay,” rather than “chill-ee”.
Who Owns the Moon? A Space Lawyer Answers
Countries such as Russia and somewhat less explicitly Brazil and Belgium hold that the moon and asteroids belong to humanity as a whole.
Researchers Invent Device That Generates Light From the Cold Night Sky – Here’s What It Means for Millions Living off Grid
What if we could generate electricity from the cold night sky? Researchers at Stanford and UCLA have just done exactly that.
Barn Owls Reflect Moonlight in Order to Stun Their Prey
We’ve been following a Swiss population of barn owls for more than 20 years, monitoring their hunting behavior with cameras and GPS trackers.
The Circular Economy: Building an Economy on the Template of Nature
The concept of a circular economy which is actively supported by influential institutions such as the Ellen MacArthur foundation, or EU research programs.
Computer Science Now Counts as Math Credit in Most States – Is This a Good Idea?
29 states passed legislation allowing computer science to count in place of a science course. Are these changes are helping students or hurting them?
What Happens When a Raindrop Hits a Puddle
The beauty of puddle waves is no small thing by itself. By connecting nature with its primal language – mathematics – we gain access to its control panel.
How One NHS Anesthetist Is Fighting International Medical Research Fraud
Consultant anaesthetist at Torbay Hospital on England’s south coast has developed statistical methods to help spot signs of fraud in medical research.
New Telescope Will Scan the Skies for Asteroids on Collision Course With Earth
An international team of scientists is constructing the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope in Chile, which will be an essential tool for asteroids alert.
Astronauts’ Brains Are Subject to Long-Lasting Damage Due to Low Dose Space Radiation
Physicists at Colorado State University have developed a facility that allows researchers to deliver a slow and realistic deep space radiation exposure.
Teenage Sexting Linked To Increased Sexual Behavior, Drug Use and Poor Mental Health
Researchers have found links between sexting and factors such as sexual activity, drugs and alcohol use and emotional health.