A lobster found off the coast of New Hampshire has a “cotton candy” coloring so rare that it’s estimated to exist at a rate of just...
Tartrazine, commonly called Yellow 5, is a dye that was discovered in the 1880s. It’s been used for food and cosmetics for generations… but it turns...
The 1980s cemented the role of the home video game console. By the early 1990s, gamers wanted to take their experience to the next level by...
For the first time, geologists have taken a sample of Earth’s mantle rock — and it not only contains some surprises, but may offer a glimpse...
The InSight lander has used seismic wave analysis to discover a massive reservoir of liquid water miles under the surface of Mars. We can’t drill down...
One of the most consequential leaps in science and technology etched itself in the annals of military history before changing politics and elections forever. The ‘Walkie-Talkie-Lookie’...
Bio-hybrid Robots that contain living tissue for locomotion and sensing are already here — but are we paying enough attention to the ethics? #science #technology #robotics
The Sonic Hedgehog protein (SHH) is an integral part of making your body what it is… seriously. Sonic Hedgehog plays a role in forming your brain,...
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We know that many different animals have shockingly high levels of intelligence — but how many truly have consciousness? A group of scientists and academics thinks...