Scientists Turn Sawdust Into Oil Absorbent Super Sponge For Ocean Spillage Cleanup

Dec 13, 2016 08:30 am UTC| Science

Oil spills are always a disaster, especially if they happen on or around large bodies of water. They can be a nightmare to clean up and expensive to boot. Thanks to a new method of using sawdust, however, the humble...

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A machine astronomer could help us find the unknowns in the universe

Dec 12, 2016 19:56 pm UTC| Science

What have pulsars, quasars, dark matter and dark energy got in common? Answer: each of them took the discoverer by surprise. While much of science advances carefully and methodically, the majority of truly spectacular...

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How we caught the first glimpse of weather on a faraway gas giant

Dec 12, 2016 19:52 pm UTC| Science

Over 3,000 exoplanets, which orbit stars other than our sun, are now known to exist with new planets and research added every day. But just knowing that a planet exists is one thing, what wed really like to know is what...

Trump has embraced pseudoscience and its deceptive tactics in a post-truth world

Dec 12, 2016 09:30 am UTC| Science Politics

As a scientist, I expect the Trump presidency to have a curious familiarity. Why? Because the relentless stream of falsehoods and character attacks of Trumps campaign mainstreamed disinformation tactics that biologists,...

Scientists Create Leather From Mushrooms And Tea Leaves

Dec 12, 2016 04:39 am UTC| Science

Leather has become a much more controversial topic over the last few decades than it was centuries ago when it was more a product of necessity than a luxury. These days, people use leather for bags, shoes, belts, jackets...

Video: Invincibility Coating, Soft Objects Survive 150Ft Drop Intact

Dec 09, 2016 11:33 am UTC| Science

With how fragile humans can be, its only natural that many ways of protecting the body were developed. Everything from helmets to body armor was made specifically to make sure that humans can survive a devastating impact....

Scientists Made CRISPR Gene-Editing Tool Impotent, Ownership Battle In The Works

Dec 09, 2016 11:32 am UTC| Science

The CRISPR tool, also known as CRISPR-Cas9, is the most powerful gene-editing technique developed to date. It can modify organisms at a genetic level that has never been done before, which makes it a perfect tool for...