A Scientifically Accurate Version of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"Twinkle twinkle little star, adaptive optics show you as you are".
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"Twinkle twinkle little star, adaptive optics show you as you are".
Having a food nap ofter Christmas dinner is practically written in law. But it isn't the turkey that's making you drowsy.
Need a password for a new device or service? Try the genetic code.
New Scientist tried to see if you could end up over the limit through simply eating. You can, so be careful.
The host of Veritasium, a YouTube channel about science, recently visited the most radioactive places on Earth for a TV show about how Uranium and radioactivity affected the modern world. And he lived to tell the tale.
Great news, everyone! We're one step closer to the Ghost in the Shell future we've been promised since 1995.
It may sounder counter-intuitive, but adding drops of humble old water into materials can actually increase their strength and changes their other properties in interesting and useful ways.
What do we know about the risks of colouring our hair, and why do we do it?
Some people think Santa's image indirectly promotes obesity and an unhealthy lifestyle. But just because Santa looks like a fat bastard doesn't mean he's unhealthy. Who are we to judge?
Scientists have discovered that violent bursts are generated as many as 1,100 times a day on Earth.
The mission's scientists have been hard at work, scrutinising reams of data and predicting how the lander could wake up.
Why does peanut butter have such a tendency to get stuck in your palate when so many other foods don't?
For all its wondrous promise, graphene lacks magnetism – these developments could put an end to that.
You can choose from good ol' Einstein, Marie Curie or Erwin Schrödinger, who comes along with his cat.
Traces of gas hint towards alien life on the Red Planet. That, or he who smelt it, dealt it, Curiosity.
It is delightful to have my masters degree in Mechanical Engineering put to use in resolving age-old fairy tale conundrums.
