Your Fitbit Might be Lying to You
A new study shows that maybe they’re not as accurate as some would lead you to believe.
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A new study shows that maybe they’re not as accurate as some would lead you to believe.
It may not be even remotely close to what The Doctor uses, but a team has created a sonic screwdriver that utilises the powers of acoustic levitation
Oil companies have known about the effects of carbon dioxide emissions from cars far longer than many originally thought, according to recently released documents.
That's a new, and very terrible record.
It has the potential to backfire, recreating the exact mutation the intervention was meant to fix.
Up until a few months ago, we knew virtually nothing about the Zika virus — or what it even looked like. But a beautiful new illustration by David S. Goodsell reveals its hidden details, while also showing how the dreaded virus goes to work. Read more >>
As an out-of-control blaze continues to swell in size in Canda, a bigger picture is starting to emerge: major fires like this are the future, and we’d better get used to it.
Traces of these cataclysmic events can still be seen on the Martian surface, and they could still contain traces of ancient life.
The historical record has been corrected to include the important work of Allan Sandage.
A new reports attempts to clear up the confusion by synthesising hundreds of existing research papers.
One of NASA's floating monitoring balloons has been causing all sorts of fuss Down Under.
It's an elasticated advancement that brings us closer to proper flexible electronics.
A new NASA analysis shows that Jupiter's icy moon has oceans with an oxygen composition close to Earth's.
Watch musical Tesla coils electrify an audience in glorious 360-degree video. Read More >>
This majestic creature required only a small handful of mutations to attain its remarkable physical stature and physiology — but these mutations packed an evolutionary punch.
Chemical weapons aren't easily disposed of, but a new plan looks to the powers of soil to help the cause.
