The First Time We Used Cosmetics To Catch a Murderer
The prime suspect had an alibi that apparently couldn't be broken. Here’s how make-up, and the people who analyse it, broke it.
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The prime suspect had an alibi that apparently couldn't be broken. Here’s how make-up, and the people who analyse it, broke it.
An international team of researchers has shown that specially treated drops of oily chemicals can take on bizarre shapes and structures during the freezing process. They are hypnotically beautiful. Read More >>
The recent discovery of a new form of contagious cancer among Tasmanian devils suggests we still have a lot to learn about how cancer spreads.
With all systems fully operational, the satellite officially begins its three-year mission.
The Society of Neuroscience's annual meeting was in October, and with it came a number of studies about an unlikely topic: video games.
History’s first confirmed ice cream graced the court of Charles II in 1671. It was made using a special flavour, orange blossom, and one very special chemical ingredient.
It's not a new idea, but it's the first method that does the cooling automatically.
Who doesn’t love a surprise at this time of year?
Alcohol clocks never caught on with consumers, so they were only marketed for a short time in 1945. Have a look at one in action, and see if you can figure out how it turns. Read More >>
This new kind of metal composite is made from magnesium infused with silicon carbide nanoparticles, and it’s both lightweight and super-strong.
A surprisingly large number of animals change sex over the course of their lives. But why? In the case of limpets, it's surprisingly simple.
They’re bright and cheery, they’re easy to grow, and when the bugs come calling, they have a really nasty surprise hidden in their roots.
Let’s just say it’s not what they thought it was.
Sure jet fuel can't burn hot enough to melt steel, but it does completely screws up its structural integrity.
Tardigrades are tough little critters, and now one of their secrets for longevity has been revealed.
Farms are big business, and they’re more high-tech, with more specialised machines, than most people will ever imagine.
