It's Body Length, Not Mass, That Lets the Cheetah Run So Fast
In fact, it's true for all animals that can't fly.
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In fact, it's true for all animals that can't fly.
The most famous nuclear disaster was the result of many small problems—but perhaps the most important problem was the unrecognised presence of a “neutron poison.”
Naked mole-rats have been slandered for years as inbred monsters, but at last research shows that that’s not always true. #notallmolerats
Theranos seemed to be offering a miraculous service: a single pinprick could yield esults of up to 200 different blood tests. But a scathing report punctured these claims. Now the Theranos CEO has come to the company's defence.r
This tiny 3D-printed device doesn’t look all that, but it manages to keep track of five different substances floating around in your blood and sling the results to a nearby tablet.
Giant squid are among the most mysterious creatures on the planet, and we’ve only seen adult giant squid a handful of times. Now, though, you’re looking at the first ever wee baby ones. Read More >>
A new analysis of ancient human DNA shows that the dreaded bacteria emerged at least 3,000 years before the first plague pandemic
Sleeping with only half your brain sounds like a great way to become a zombie in no time, but for certain marine mammals and birds, it’s a way of life.
To this day, some people continue to believe that HIV is a hoax.
A colony of ants can teach us something about how an idea spreads through social networks.
Ever wonder what might make one species split in two? It could come down to a simple female preference for a specific type of buzz.
Ferrofluids are cool. Glowsticks are cool. What happens when you combine them is pretty neat, too. Read More >>
Behold VFTS 352, the hottest and most massive “overcontact binary” star system ever discovered. The two stars, which are so close that they’re touching, feature a combined mass 57 times that of our Sun. Astronomers say it’s a unique stellar relationship that will culminate in a rather dramatic finish.
Policymakers have tended to concentrate on the economic and environmental consequences of mass urbanisation. But there has been less attention to the effects that such a movement might have on mental health.
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