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Are We Getting Closer to Thorium Nuclear Fuel?
Thorium is an alternative fuel that promises to produce safer, cleaner and more efficient nuclear power...if harnessed correctly. How This Rare Natural Fission Reactor Could Solve Our Nuclear Waste Problem - https://bit.ly/2qswoz3 Read...
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Why Do Scientists Keep Finding New Organs?
This long ignored connective tissue now serves a more important role and may act as a shock absorber, keeps our organs in place, and even plays a major role in the spread of cancer. But is it an organ? How Scientists Found a New Neuron...
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How Millions of Microscopic Fibers Are Ending Up in Our Bodies | The Swim
Every day, billions of sharp, invisible fibers are making their way out to our oceans and air, and into our water, wine, beer, and cells. Read More How much plastic is your washing machine sending out to sea?...
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How Do You Test the World’s Fastest Jet Engines?
The U.S. Air Force is home to the fastest jets in the world. It's up to the jet propulsion technicians and maintenance crews to keep their engines up to tip top shape and roaring at full power. Read More Riding Shotgun in a Fighter Jet...
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There Are Mysterious Objects at the Edge of Sagittarius A*, Here’s What We Know
Astronomers observed dust clouds lurking around the black hole at our galaxy’s center. They weren’t of that much interest, until they started behaving in unusual ways. What Does It Sound Like When Black Holes Smash Into Each Other? -...
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We May Have Just Found the Strongest Material in the Universe
Underneath the crust of spinning neutron stars, there’s a material that is not only strong, but looks like pasta? Nuclear pasta to be exact. Here’s what else scientists know. The James Webb Space Telescope Is Delayed (Again)! What Is...
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Why It’s So Hard to Capture CO2 From the Air
Studies show carbon emissions are not slowing down fast enough to prevent 1.5 ℃ of warming. Could negative emission technologies be the solution? Scientists’ Crazy Plan to Power Solar Panels with E. Coli - https://youtu.be/_XZGrZ3DeLg...
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Why a Half Degree Rise in Global Temperature Would Be Catastrophic
According to a new report, Earth is likely to reach 1.5°C warming by 2030. Here’s why that’s a big deal. How Much Heat Can Your Body Take Before Killing You? - https://youtu.be/t-o-4xXMoM8 Read More: IPCC: Global Warming of 1.5 °C...
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How Our Brains Respond to People Who Aren't Like Us
Are we dehumanizing people who are part of our out-groups today? Humans are tribal creatures, and we tend to view our in-groups more favorably. But research has shown that some people can see out-group members as less-than-human. Read...
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The Science Nobel Prizes Explained in 3 Minutes
Science that’s worthy of a Nobel Prize is bound to be complicated. Here’s everything you need to know about this year’s winners. How To Win A Nobel Prize - https://youtu.be/4a1_3aW-VD8 Read More: The Nobel Prize in Physics 2018...
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What Can Happen to the Human Heart After Months of Swimming? | The Swim
Using ultrasound and a prototype waterproof monitor, medics and researchers are watching Ben Lecomte's heart closely. Can the way we examine his EKG waves in ocean waves help us prevent fatal heart disease? *Note: at 3:30 when the video...
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How Scientists Found a New Neuron Hiding in Our Brains
This never-before-seen neuron was just found in the human brain, and it might hold the secret to what separates us from other animals. We Didn’t Think This Part of the Brain Existed, and It Could Save Your Life -...
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How Will We Get to Alpha Centauri?
Humans are attempting to achieve interstellar travel. Here’s why some of the world’s greatest minds believe a nanocraft is the best way to journey into deep space. Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2w0YKD1 Read More: Alpha...
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Is the Secret to Superhuman Performance in Your Gut? | The Swim
Could studying Ben’s superhuman microbiome unlock secrets about the dynamic connection between our environments, activities, and everyday health? How One of NASA’s Deep Space Challenges Could Be Solved in the Ocean | The Swim -...
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What Happens When CRISPR Backfires?
CRISPR is touted as a gene editing technology to change the world, but recent studies show that it might actually be doing more harm than good. Your Body Could Be Immune to CRISPR! Is This the End of Gene Editing? -...
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Why Do We Need a 23 Million Digit Prime Number?
Finding the biggest prime number might not only have applications in computing, it could also win you some serious money. Here’s how. The ‘Ham Sandwich Theorem’ Will Change How You See the Universe… Seriously -...
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Is This New Super Carbon Better Than Graphene?
Scientists have been searching for schwarzites for decades, here’s how their discovery could change our world. How Supercapacitors Could Make Batteries a Thing of the Past - https://youtu.be/GeSvErqdmIM Read More: Generating carbon...
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A New State of Water Reveals a Hidden Ocean in Earth’s Mantle
Diamonds from deep within the earth carry a new form of water ice, Ice-VII, that confirms there’s an ocean underneath us! Here’s what we know. This Massive Asteroid Is Headed for Earth…. What Now?- https://youtu.be/yL7EEXg2niU Read More:...
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WTF Is Gravity? Scientists Don’t Really Know Either (Part 1 of 3)
Gravity is a simple concept, but the “why” and the “how” are magnificently complicated. How much of gravity do we actually understand? Part 2 of 3 - https://youtu.be/lrP8ab5_-d8 Part 3 of 3 - https://youtu.be/pUsiorDJ_cM Read More:...
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Are Your Political Beliefs Genetic?
The brain isn’t partisan, but when we move to political extremes, it can affect our physiology and psychology. The Genes of Left and Right: Our political attitudes may be written in our DNA...
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How Close Are We to Downloading the Human Brain?
Downloading your brain may seem like science fiction, but some neuroscientists think it's not only possible, but that we’ve already started down a path to one day make it a reality. So, how close are we to downloading a human brain? How...
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What Drugs Do You Need to Survive in Space?
Traveling through space is rough on an astronaut’s body. What drugs do they take to cope? How One of NASA’s Deep Space Challenges Could Be Solved in the Ocean | The Swim - https://youtu.be/ogpE0mem9xE Read More: Preventing Bone Loss in...
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Could a Planet Ever Collide With Earth?
Planetary collisions may have helped shape our solar system, so could we expect another impact in the future? Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2w0YKD1 Read More: Planet-Shifting Collision Shaped Uranus’ “Rolling” Rotation...
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Could Asteroid Mining Fuel Deep Space Travel?
If we want to travel to and live on other worlds, asteroids may provide the right resources for life in deep space. Watch More Space Crafts! | https://bit.ly/2w0YKD1 Read More: NASA Moves Up Launch of Psyche Mission to a Metal Asteroid...