These photos show never-before-seen underwater creatures living within the Pacific Ocean deep off Chile's coastline. [Read More]
You might be getting more sleep than you think.We all know that sleep is essential for our mental and physical wellbeing. And yet, one in three adults in the U.S. report not getting enough of it, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.In the short term, not getting enough sleep can take a toll on our attention span, judgment, emotions and cognitive function. But over time, chronic sleep deprivation can contribute to heart disease, obesity, neurodegenerative disorders...
A team of chemical engineers from Université PSL, CNRS, Harvard University and chemical company Calyxia, has discovered a way to prevent or delay coalescence in some immiscible liquids.
While it's common knowledge that mountaintops are colder than the valleys below, a new University of Vermont (UVM) study is flipping the script on what we know about forests and climate.
Influenza is still the biggest threat to global health as WHO raises fears
On this episode of Show & Tell: fun in Chicago like you’ve never seen. Get ready to experience, taste, and see the city in a brand new way. First up, Brian Krajack, Director of Operations at Forbidden Root, tells us all about the tastes at Chicago’s first botanic brewery. Forbidden Root’s unique fares – and […]
At least one bumblebee species can survive underwater, scientists have found after a mishap led to an experiment. A study by researchers in Canada has found when hibernating, common eastern bumblebee queens can survive being submerged in water for a week with no apparent issues. Research began after Dr Sabrina Rondeau, of the University of Guelph in Ontario, made a mistake during a previous experiment. After storing a shipment of 300 hibernating common eastern bumblebee queens in a refrigerator,...
Heartbreak High Season 2 shows a new side to Quinni and once again, the show's portrayal of autism is the highlight of the series.
Last week, the USDA released the genetic sequences of a strain of influenza that originated in birds and has now spread to dairy cattle in at least eight states. While scientists welcomed the information, there has been growing concern that the USDA isn’t moving fast enough to address a threat to the nation’s food supply and the potential source of a new pandemic. Stories about the danger of Avian Influenza Type A, also known as bird flu or H5N1 flu, have made their way into the news for...
Scientists at the National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) and their international collaborators have recently developed a new method for efficiently extracting information from galaxy surveys. Their research results are published in the journal Communications Physics.
Uranus has more gas than previously thought, according to a new study. Researchers found that unlike previous findings that Uranus was made of ice, it's actually composed of 10% methane.
Some of these microbes thrive more than 2 meters below the Atacama Desert's surface.