Scientists have discovered enzymes from several plastic-eating bacteria. So, why are our oceans still full of plastic pollution?
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New stamp-sized ultrasound adhesives produce clear images of heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
The very word “quantum” makes people’s imaginations run wild. But chances are you’ve fallen for at least one of these myths.
Despite a reputation for catastrophe and cat killings, curiosity is a beneficial drive that improves our lives and well-being.
Science can teach us so much about our planet, but something more must compel us to take care of it. If you want to understand our planet, the best way to […]
From mobile learning to microlearning, these five methods for training employees are some of the most effective in the modern world of business.
Humans who’ve lived through the same events often remember them differently. Could quantum physics be responsible?
As a physician, John Pringle helped reinvent hygiene; as a husband, he destroyed a woman’s life with his abuse.
The theory could resolve some unanswered questions.
The “first cause” problem may forever remain unsolved, as it doesn’t fit with the way we do science.
The history of money is a history of convenience, and spending has never been easier than it is today.
Some fascinating observations of K2-18b have come along with horrendous, speculative communications. There’s no evidence for oceans or life.
Your bites will heal, but will you ever sleep well again after an infestation of bloodsucking parasites?
Although a great many unidentified sights have been seen in the skies, none have conclusively demonstrated the presence of aliens. So far.
Researchers in Singapore invented a novel device that may help the island nation illuminate its growing underground infrastructure.
For decades people have arranged to freeze their bodies after death, dreaming of resurrection by advanced future medicine. Many met a fate far grislier than death.
A new brain imaging study explored how different levels of the brain’s excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmitters are linked to math abilities.
From exoplanets to supermassive black holes to the first stars and galaxies, Webb will show us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before.
Awareness of one’s own heartbeat has some positive effects.
As the world warms, trees in forests such as those in Minnesota will no longer be adapted to their local climates. That’s where assisted migration comes in.
Some U.S. intelligence operatives have suggested foreign adversaries may be using “directed-energy” weapons against Americans.
After a night of partying and heavy drinking, you might be tempted to Google “hangover cures.” Unfortunately, there aren’t any.
In a major advance, scientists have found a new and groundbreaking way to force electrons to flow only in one direction in a superconductor.
Neutrons can be stable when bound into an atomic nucleus, but free neutrons decay away in mere minutes. So how are neutron stars stable?
The scientists are headed “straight to the FDA” to begin human trials.
Debris from Pluto-sized collisions, not aliens, are streaming through the galaxy. In 2017, scientists discovered an object passing through our Solar System that was unlike anything else we had ever seen. […]
Dark matter hasn’t been directly detected, but some form of invisible matter is clearly gravitating. Could the graviton hold the answer?
From “Thompson’s violinist” to the “Experience Machine,” these thought experiments will throw your mind for a loop.
The ranking is encouragingly diverse, with the top 10 featuring representation from five regions.
It turns out it’s hard to make work at an Amazon warehouse fun.