Zigzag walls could help buildings beat the heat
Here’s a twist: Adding zigzags to walls could help cool an overheated building, even as global temperatures rise. Researchers devised […]
Extreme heat and rain are fueling rising cases of mosquito-borne diseases
When it rains, it pours. And when it pours, mosquitoes pop up. A series of storms slammed the northeastern United
The world’s fastest microscope makes its debut
The motion of whizzing electrons has been captured like never before. Researchers have developed a laser-based microscope that snaps images
Mantle waves buoy continents upward and bedeck them with diamonds
For billions of years, the continents have cruised across Earth’s surface like tectonic vessels, but they have not survived unscathed.
Summer-like heat is scorching the Southern Hemisphere — in winter
It’s winter in the Southern Hemisphere — but you wouldn’t know it from the thermostat. On August 26, a remote
A starvation protein reverses anorexia symptoms in mice
An appetite-stimulating protein can reverse anorexia in mice. Mice with anorexia and weight loss — symptoms similar to people with
Some meteors leave trails that last up to an hour. Now we can know why
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Scientists want to send endangered species to the moon
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Astronauts are actually stuck in space all the time
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Can light turn on superconductivity? A new study reignites the debate
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