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Radiation tends to strike fear in the hearts of the general populace but most have no idea what actual radiation looks like. Now a French organisation called CloudyLabs has found a way to let us see the process in action using a simple cloud chamber. Read more >>
Most people cringe in horror at the mere mention of calculus, but one man loved it so much, he designed his dream house around it. And now the so-called “Integral House” — named after one of the key concepts in calculus — has hit the market. Asking price: a cool £11.4 million. Read more >>
You wouldn't want to get on the wrong side of Locusta – she being the fearsome ancient Roman potion-swiller who offed many an enemy.
This stunning photo shows which areas of Mars the Curiosity Rover is going to be heading next. Read More >>
Researchers realised that there was something weird about how earthquakes travelled through the ground. At first they thought the weirdness was due to a liquid core. This drawing proved they were half right.
Whatever wiped out the dinosaurs left the stage clear for this little fella and his pals, and ultimately – us.
If you’ve been debating whether to get a flu vaccine, you should watch this beautifully terrifying animation of a virus taking over a cell and sending millions of its progeny off to spread the infection.
It’s a common phenomenon: a touch that normally feels a bit painful can feel much nicer when you’re sexually aroused.
An iPhone, a 5 yen coin, and a drop of water. That’s all Japanese designer Dan Tomimatsu needed to create his haunting surrealistic short film.
Putting swimming costumes onto turtles is possible the most adorable scientific research solution ever devised. Read More >>
It’s a phenomenon that’s been chronicled long before the advent of camera phones and telescopic lenses.
A new study has found that these junctions can trap tiny particles of matter, blocking normal healthy flow.
Researchers at Itmo University in Russia have found a way to fold mutilated proteins back into the right shape. Afterwards, the proteins work better than they did before.
Thanks to a special camera aboard Rosetta, scientists have created a sketch of its elusive dark side of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Read More >>
Jet planes load up with tens of thousands of gallons of fuel which can lead to massive explosions in a crash or terrorist attack. But adding “molecular velcro” to fuel can dramatically reduce its volatility, or explosiveness.
