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Sandcastle engineering – a geotechnical engineer explains how water, air and sand create solid structures
If you want to understand why some sandcastles are tall and have intricate structures...
When COVID-19 or flu viruses kill, they often have an accomplice – bacterial infections
The 1918 influenza pandemic resulted in the loss of over 3% of the world’s population...
Flies evade your swatting thanks to sophisticated vision and neural shortcuts
Sitting outside on a summer evening always sounds relaxing until flies and mosquitoes...
Boosting renewable energy use can happen quickly – and reduce harm to low-income people if done thoughtfully
With many nations making efforts to transition away from fossil fuels to renewable...
Which diet will help save our planet: climatarian, flexitarian, vegetarian or vegan?
The food we consume has a massive impact on our planet. Agriculture takes up half...
How trauma survivors can harness spiritual contemplation to process stress - new research
Trauma, such as surviving or witnessing road accidents, natural disasters and violence,...
Vegetarian women have 33% greater risk of hip fracture – here are three things you can do to reduce your risk
There are plenty of reasons a person might choose to go vegetarian
Butterfly decoys trick predators into attacking them in conservation study
Most people don’t realize how hard it is to be a butterfly. They live in a dangerous...
Expanded access to solar power in Africa can stimulate economic development – but there are risks
UN Sustainable Development Goal 7 aspires to ensure access to affordable, reliable,...
The length of Earth’s days has been mysteriously increasing, and scientists don’t know why
Atomic clocks, combined with precise astronomical measurements, have revealed that...
How your brain will help you save during the cost of living crisis
The cost-of-living crisis continues. The UK rate of inflation is up yet again, and...
Monkeypox can become endemic – here’s how it can be stopped in its tracks
Since May of this year, more than 26,000 cases of monkeypox have been reported worldwide...
What is this new Langya virus? Do we need to be worried?
A new virus, Langya henipavirus, is suspected to have caused infections in 35 people...
Old age isn’t a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too
Every year I ask the college students in the course I teach about the 14th-century...
What is a semiconductor? An electrical engineer explains how these critical electronic components work and how they are made
Semiconductors are a critical part of almost every modern electronic device, and...
When was talking invented? A language scientist explains how this unique feature of human beings may have evolved
When was talking invented? – Albert R., age 12, Florida