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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...
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- 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...
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- 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...
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- 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,...
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- 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...
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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...
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- 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,...
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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...
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- Oct 24, 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...
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- Oct 17, 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...
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- Oct 10, 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....
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- Oct 3, 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,...
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- Sep 12, 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...
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- Aug 8, 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,...
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- Aug 8, 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...
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- Jul 18, 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...
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- Jul 11, 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...
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- Jul 4, 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...
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- Jun 20, 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...
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- Jun 13, 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...