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    Space-Aged Wine
    The New Feed
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Space-Aged Wine

    Welp, we’re officially launching wine into space. And technically, we’ve done it before - just not at the same scale. In 1985, Chateau...
    Immortal Cells
    The New Feed
    • Jan 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    Immortal Cells

    If you read our article on Hypatia you know how much we love learning about the incredible women who've shaped history. Well, another...
    Space Junk
    The New Feed
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Space Junk

    The term ‘space junk’ sounds like a euphemism for Captain Kirk’s nether regions, but we assure you, it’s real and it’s not sexy. Ever...
    Split Brain
    The New Feed
    • Jan 10, 2021
    • 2 min

    Split Brain

    The 60s was filled with mini skirts, free love, and experimental brain surgery. Wait what? Yep. First used in the 1940s to cure epilepsy,...
    Zero G
    The New Feed
    • Dec 20, 2020
    • 2 min

    Zero G

    One of the biggest misconceptions about gravity is that it doesn't exist in space. But the truth is, gravity is what keeps the planets in...
    The Smells of Europe
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    • Dec 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Smells of Europe

    If you’ve ever been curious about what the streets of 16th century Europe smelled like, wonder no more. A new project aiming to catalog...
    What The Fli*ckering?
    The New Feed
    • Nov 15, 2020
    • 2 min

    What The Fli*ckering?

    If you find LED lights oddly annoying, you’re not alone. They can cause headaches and - wait for it - general malaise. Before we begin,...
    The Periodic table
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    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 3 min

    The Periodic table

    Ah, the Periodic Table of Elements. A staple of chemistry and a frightful sight for high school students who know they’ll have to...
    Super-Habitable Planets
    The New Feed
    • Oct 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Super-Habitable Planets

    Twenty-four planets that may possess conditions habitable for life (as we understand it) were recently identified. Not only do these...
    The Copernican Principle
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    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Copernican Principle

    At first glance, the Copernican Principle may seem rather depressing. Proposed by Polish astronomer, Nicolaus Copernicus in the 16th...
    Anesthesiology: Unknown
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    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 2 min

    Anesthesiology: Unknown

    In the 1200s, Italian doctor Theodoric of Lucca reportedly used sponges dipped in opium and mandragora to soften the blow of surgery....
    Little Swimmers
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    • Oct 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Little Swimmers

    Turns out - we’ve been wrong about how sperm move for over 350 years. Yep, we’re talking sperm this week - saddle up. In the late 1600s,...
    Hubble's Specs
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    • Sep 13, 2020
    • 2 min

    Hubble's Specs

    Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Telescope has been taking awe-inspiring pictures of our solar system, distance galaxies, and...
    Ghost DNA
    The New Feed
    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    Ghost DNA

    The evolution of modern homo sapiens may be even more complicated than originally thought. During recent studies of our genome,...
    The Simulation Hypothesis
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    • Aug 9, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Simulation Hypothesis

    In 2003, philosopher Nick Bostrom published a paper in the Philosophical Quarterly titled “Are you living in a simulation?” As you can...
    The Drake Equation
    The New Feed
    • Jul 19, 2020
    • 2 min

    The Drake Equation

    How many intelligent alien civilizations do you think there are in the universe? 5? 4000? Just us? During the 1960s, while working as a...
    Secret Seconds
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    • Jul 12, 2020
    • 2 min

    Secret Seconds

    Since 1972, scientists have been quietly adding seconds to our clocks because - don’t panic - the earth is slowing down. No, we’re not...
    Self-Healing Concrete
    The New Feed
    • Jul 5, 2020
    • 1 min

    Self-Healing Concrete

    Concrete is used all over the world in a variety of applications. But after years of wear and tear, it can crack, crumble and look pretty...
    70,000 Generations Later...
    The New Feed
    • Jun 21, 2020
    • 1 min

    70,000 Generations Later...

    For the past 30 years, scientists have been studying over 70,000 generations of E. coli bacteria as they evolve and adapt to...
    The Illusion of Laminar
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    • Jun 14, 2020
    • 1 min

    The Illusion of Laminar

    Sometimes, water can be so 'organized' it appears frozen (big virgo energy). But how? Well, when water particles travel at orderly speeds...
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