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Researchers from the University of Missouri have developed a relatively simple and safe method that allows over 98% of nanoplastic particles in water to easily be scraped off the top.
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We all know the equation – hydrogen plus oxygen equals water. But now scientists have captured molecular-scale video of that famous meeting in action, which could lead to a new way to generate large amounts of drinking water.
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Everybody from NASA to David Bowie has wondered if there’s life on Mars – and now we might have a precise place to look for it. A new Caltech study has shown that photosynthetic microbes could thrive in a small habitable zone beneath the ice.
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Need to create pro-quality data visuals? Use this $18 Microsoft app
October 22, 2024TL;DR: Turn complex data into clear visuals with a lifetime license to Microsoft Visio Pro 2021, now $17.97 (reg. $249). -
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TRAPPIST planets bugged to listen in on alien radio comms
October 21, 2024Aliens might be able to detect us from the radio signals we beam to Mars to control our rovers there. Astronomers have now listened in on the nearby TRAPPIST-1 system to check whether aliens are chattering between their own neighboring planets. -
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NASA's Moon suit gets runway treatment in Prada partnership
October 20, 2024In one of the strangest partnerships we've come across, Axiom Space and Prada (yes, that Prada) have teamed up to produce the space suits NASA astronauts will wear when they return to the Moon as part of the space agency's Artemis program. -
No, Chinese quantum computers haven't hacked military-grade encryption
October 19, 2024In the last several days, headlines have been plastered all over the internet regarding Chinese researchers using D-Wave quantum computers to hack RSA, AES, and "military-grade encryption." This is true and not true. -
The secret weapon for beating holiday travel price hikes
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Microscopic pirates attack with cellular cannons and grappling hooks
October 17, 2024Microscopic battles rage around and in us at all times, involving surprisingly exciting weapons. Scientists have now observed a bacterium that attacks like a pirate ship, ensnaring its prey with grappling hooks and firing “cannons” that blow it open. -
New type of plastic biodegrades in the ocean faster than paper
October 17, 2024Researchers have spent the last few years trying to find which type of plastic biodegrades the fastest. It turns out that a common plastic we've been using for over 100 years does, and they've learned how to accelerate that process. -
Explosive flower blasts beaks to dislodge rival pollen
October 17, 2024If you were a flowering plant, wouldn't you want your pollen to be received by a plant of your own kind? According to a new study, at least one plant may ensure that happens, by blasting "rival" pollen off of pollinating animals' bodies.
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