A bottle of water is just a bottle of water, right? Wrong, according to some. Celebrities and wellness TikTokkers alike can be found recommending alkaline
This week, the asteroid Apophis could be slightly more dangerous than first thought, people in Iceland are tossing baby puffins off cliffs, an asteroid impact
For scientists, 1996 was far from a quiet year: two Stanford University PhD students started a project that would go on to become Google, biologists
Utah’s Great Salt Lake is evaporating like a giant puddle due to drought and water diversion. This evaporation is exposing the lake bed and, according
Sometimes, you have to fake it ‘til you make it. That’s the guiding principle behind Batesian Mimicry. In this evolutionary process, a harmless species evolves
Back in 2016, a team of geologists deep down in a Canadian mine made quite the discovery – flowing water that, when tested, was found
A rare physical state, previously only seen in electrons, has now been recreated in atoms frozen down to near absolute zero. In this “edge state”,
Remember a few months back when more of us than usual were treated to a spectacular display of aurorae? If you’re one of the people
Infectious viruses that can spread to humans are rampant throughout Chinese fur farms, a new study suggests. Researchers found over 100 viruses in mink, guinea
Electric eels might be the stuff of nightmares for some, but are they really electric – and do they have the power to give you
The MINI plonked on top of a BMW manufacturing plant in Oxford, England is no longer the only unusual sight meeting passersby; it’s now been
This week on Break It Down, “dangerous” asteroid Apophis has a slightly increased risk of hitting Earth, a pig in Hong Kong undergoes an operation
It’s a well-established (and slightly uncomfortable) fact that Homo sapiens and Neanderthals interbred with one another. Recent research looked into when this inter-species kanoodling occurred
It’s widely believed that two major compounds in the cannabis plant – THC and CBD – have a balancing effect on one another, with CBD
Mars is a frigid desert today but it used to be a very wet world. The jury is still out on whether it was cold
Boeing’s Starliner will undock from the Space Station in a matter of hours before flying back and landing on Earth early tomorrow morning. The capsule
A collision 7 billion years ago and a surge of magnification. Look at that in infrared, and somehow you end up with a question mark.
