David Nadlinger, a quantum physicist at the University of Oxford, has done the impossible. He captured a picture of a single atom using a normal DSLR digital camera.
Scientists capture picture of a single atom using a normal DSLR camera.
Category: Science and History
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Black snow falls in Siberia – and it’s toxic and dangerous to the people who live there.
In early 2019, black snow fell from the sky in several towns in the Siberian region of Kuzbass. About 2.6 million people live in the area. Most work in the area’s coal fields which are the world’s largest.
This company is trying to solve climate change by using giant machines to suck CO2 out of the air.
Today kids can triumphantly raise their fists in the air and shout “We told you so!” A company out of British Columbia has created a machine that can suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and put it back into the ground!
Why malaria-spreading mosquitoes are so hard to kill – and how scientists found a way to kill them without impacting the environment or other living creatures.
Fighting the mosquitoes that transfer malaria to humans has been difficult. Mosquitoes have developed resistance to the chemical insecticides that are used to control them. Now scientists have found a way to kill mosquitoes without harming people or the environment.
Let’s be #ClimateHeroes! Here’s what you can do to battle climate change and be the generation that literally saves the world!
Science will help reverse climate damage but there are still lots of things you can do to battle climate change. Together we can beat climate change and become the generation that literally saves the world! Let’s become #ClimateHeroes! Here’s how.
NASA announces its next mission “Dragonfly” – will explore Saturn’s moon Titan with a drone-like lander.
As part of NASA’s New Frontiers program, they have selected their next mission – a drone-like lander that will explore the surface of Saturn’s moon Titan. The Dragonfly mission will send a dual-quadcopter to the surface of Titan.
Common traits of a cult leader or how to spot a cult leader (or President) in a crowd.
A while back, Psychology Today published a list of common traits researchers found in successful cult leaders. These are the people that can, beyond rational belief, convince others to drink the Kool-aide. The list is pretty much a roadmap on how they do it. I’ve reproduced the list below in case, you know, you need…
Here’s a fun trick – but be forewarned – it’s gonna freak you out.
Stare at the red dot on the woman’s nose for 30 seconds. Then look at a blank wall and blink repeatedly. Whoa! Sit back down and calm your heart. It’s only science.
Listen up, people. Scientists create sound so loud, it instantly boils water and ruptures internal organs.
Bang your head! Scientists at Stanford University created a sound that measures a whopping 270 decibels. The sound was created underwater and is believed to be the limit of how loud a sound can be.
Geek Slop’s list of animal classes for each phylum of the animal kingdom
Unknown phylum Micrognathozoa Acanthocephala (thorny-headed worms) Archiacanthocephala Eoacanthocephala Palaeacanthocephala (ancient thornheads) Acoelomorpha (simple soft-bodied flatworms) Acoela Nemertodermatida Annelida (segmented worms) Aelosomata Clitellata (earthworms) Myzostomida Polychaeta (bristle worms) Echiura (spoon worms) Sipuncula (peanut worms) Arthropoda (arthropods: insects, crustaceans, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes) Chelicerata Arachnida (spiders, scorpions, and kin) Xiphosura (horseshoe crabs; only 4 extant species) Pycnogonida (sea spiders) Crustacea Branchiopoda (fairy shrimp, tadpole shrimp, water fleas, and clam shrimp) Cephalocarida (horseshoe shrimp;…
