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Scientists have figured out how to extract oxygen from Moon dirt
The Moon is a pretty inhospitable place for humans. It’s all dry and dusty, and there’s no atmosphere for us to breathe. But there is a bunch of oxygen: The lunar regolith – the crumbly top layer of...
View ArticlePolice Robot on Patrol Completely Ignores Woman Trying to Summon The Police
Those Knightscope security robots may not be so great at their jobs. When a woman in a park near Los Angeles saw people fighting and tried to summon help via a police robot patrolling nearby, the...
View ArticleHere’s what would happen if all the ice on Earth melted overnight
Ninety-nine per cent of all freshwater ice on Earth is sitting on top of Greenland and Antarctica, and each year, a little more of it melts into the ocean. Normally, it would take hundreds to...
View ArticleIntriguing study suggests humans have hidden ‘salamander-like’ ability to...
Unlike some creatures, humans can’t regenerate their limbs – but a new study suggests we do have a hidden ‘salamander-like’ ability to regrow cartilage in the body, a finding which could help...
View ArticleThese fish can live on land and breathe air, but authorities are not impressed
There’s a fish that can live on land. Georgia officials want you to kill it immediately. A northern snakehead fish was caught earlier this month in a Gwinnett County pond, according to the Georgia...
View ArticleAstrophysicist who just won the Nobel Prize says we’ll never colonise exoplanets
It’s been a busy week for astrophysicist Michel Mayor. On Tuesday, he won a Nobel Prize for his work detecting exoplanets. Then, on Wednesday, he crushed the dreams of anyone hoping to one day...
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Scientists can now predict the weird behaviour of oobleck
You might not know the term ‘oobleck’, but it’s highly likely you came across it as a kid. Also known as a non-Newtonian fluid, the strange material sometimes behaves like a liquid, and sometimes acts...
View ArticleThis mesmerising underwater blob is actually a huge, rare mass of squid eggs
A strange, undulating blob found in the waters of Ørstafjorden in Norway has turned out to be a rare sight: a giant mass of squid eggs. The otherworldly ball, floating mysteriously in the darkness of...
View ArticleSomeone’s built an operating system to run after the world ends
When the end of the world comes, how will you tweet? Thankfully for those of us who didn’t have a plan ready, Motherboard reports that software developer Virgil Dupras has built an operating system —...
View ArticleBabies who are cuddled more seem to have their genetics altered for years...
The amount of close and comforting contact that young infants get doesn’t just keep them warm, snug, and loved. A 2017 study says it can actually affect babies at the molecular level, and the effects...
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