Watch Water Doing Crazy Stuff on Hydrophobic Surfaces
Because who doesn't love watching drops of water going absolutely mental?
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Because who doesn't love watching drops of water going absolutely mental?
We don't need to tell you how important this is.
It's hoped that the research will help medical researchers catch killer diseases far earlier than is currently possible.
It's called crAssphage, and it's about six times more abundant than all other known bacterial viruses put together. How did we miss it?
Despite over 2000 years of thought, theories, calculations and proofs, π's precise value remains elusive.
This amazing tree produces 40 different types of fruit. It was a hard graft but the creator of this tree truly can enjoy the fruits of his labour.
Which is incredible for something less than a micrometre long.
Turns out undersleeping is even worse. We just can't win can we?
With this Ptolemaic watch on your wrist you'll be reassured we're not just some random spec in the galaxy.
Do you feel like everything around you is melting? That's probably because they are.
James Harrison has a rare antibody in his blood called Rho(D) Immune Globulin which is used to treat Rhesus disease.
Another little reminder that your brain can be duped in the most perplexing of ways.
If all the reports of UFO sightings are real, then Earth must be the most popular destination in the Universe.
Using state-of-the-art climate models, scientists have calculated exactly what nuclear winter will look like after even a small, regional conflict.
Considering the issues of treating malaria in the developing world, this treatment can't come soon enough.
How is that even possible? It's all about having a piece of paper big and thick enough.
