New computer chip made with DNA could be an AI breakthrough
A new proof-of-concept DNA-infused computer chip could be the AI breakthrough that we’ve been waiting for. The chip was made using a DNA substrate that …
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Scientists find surprisingly simple method for removing microplastics from drinking water
Microplastics are everywhere. In fact, we even saw major bottled water brands reporting microplastic contamination back in 2018, which means they’re likely also in our …
New study helps pinpoint when oldest ‘star dune’ formed, and why it’s moving west
For the first time ever, scientists have figured out the age of one of Earth’s oldest star dunes. These peculiar sand dunes get their name …
A man was cured of HIV and leukemia after stem cell transplant
Research into stem cells has paid off as 68-year-old Paul Edmonds remains effectively cured of both HIV and leukemia following treatment that included a breakthrough …
Scientists are now making beef rice infused with real cow cells
One day, you could find rice infused with animal cells on your dinner plate. While it might sound disgusting when put that way, researchers who …
Researchers say gas giants may start off flatter
Flat Earth? More like flat Jupiter. New research suggests that gas giants like Jupiter may actually start off much flatter during their formation phase. A …
Journal pulls paper featuring AI-generated images of massive rat genitals
A new paper featured in the journal Frontiers has been retracted. The retraction came after multiple users reported issues with the images and figures featured …
Machine learning helped us find more coral reefs
Our world’s coral reefs are much larger than we previously believed. According to a report shared on The Conversation by Mitchell Lyons, a postdoctoral research …
Here’s why scientists are starting to buy into the Vision Pro hype
The Apple Vision Pro hype is now making its way to the world of science and research, despite garnering excitement from social media influencers, as …
Scientists found a mushroom growing on a living frog
Mushrooms don’t typically grow on living flesh. That’s why scientists were so astonished to find a mushroom growing out of the side of a frog …
We detected dark matter from the cosmic web for the first time
Astronomers have made an astounding discovery. According to a new paper featured in Nature Astronomy, we have now detected dark matter in the cosmic web …
We finally know why blueberries are blue
Why are Blueberries blue? That question might seem crazy, but stick with me for a minute. See, scientists have spent the past several years trying …
MIT scientist ran Doom on E. coli cells in an experiment that sounds like sci-fi
It’s crazy to think of how far video games have come since the original Doom release in 1993. But, as iconic of a game as …
Scientists can use spiderwebs to learn more about environmental DNA
Life on Earth is a rich and beautiful thing. But there’s a lot that is changing and even fraying thanks to the effect that human-caused …
Crazy experiment kept a pig brain alive for hours with no body
In what just might be one of the most horrifying scientific twists of the year, scientists have managed to keep a pig brain alive for …
Ingenious dirt-powered fuel cell can draw nearly limitless energy from soil
A team at Northwestern University has created a paperback-sized device that can rest within the soil and draw energy from it. The dirt-powered fuel cell …
Scientists just had a 20-minute ‘conversation’ with a humpback whale
Researchers have had an unprecedented and exceptional encounter with a humpback whale, allowing them to learn more about humpback whale communication systems. The encounter happened …
Breakthrough discovery puts scientists one step closer to creating artificial DNA
DNA is the building block of life, and the genetic alphabet comprises just four letters or nucleotides. These biochemical building blocks comprise all types of …
Scientists created the first yeast with artificial DNA
Scientists have come one step closer to creating a synthetic yeast. For more than 15 years, researchers have worked tirelessly to build a complex cell …
Scientists are using lice DNA to learn more about ancient human history
In what might be one of the grossest and most intriguing research cases I’ve read about this year, scientists have started using lice DNA to …
Scientists detect oxygen on Venus’s dayside for the first time ever
Scientists have now captured direct detections of oxygen on the daylight side of Venus. This discovery could teach researchers more about the atmosphere on Venus. …
Nature retracts ground-breaking discovery of room-temperature superconductor
Back in March, a paper published in Nature posited that it was possible to create a near-ambient temperature superconductor. Now, several months after the study’s …
Researchers invented a super-waterproof material using new nanotech
Researchers working with nanotech have created what may be a super-waterproof material that causes the liquid to slide right off the surface with very little …
Light can evaporate water without heat, new study claims
Light can evaporate water. At least that seems to be the case, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National …
Scientists invented a synthetic melanin that speeds up healing and stops sunburn
A group of researchers working at Northwestern University have developed a new “super melanin” that has a plethora of possible uses. The new research is …
This radar the size of a seed can detect unbelievably small movements
Researchers have revealed that a new seed-sized radar prototype can detect movements 1/100th the width of human hair. What’s even more intriguing, though, is that …
Researchers created a new material that’s 4 times stronger than steel, and 5 times lighter
A new material could unlock revolutionary potential for car manufacturers and even the creation of next-generation body armor, new reports indicate. The material is said …
A never-before-seen virus was discovered at the bottom of the ocean
Scientists working in the Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth, have unearthed a previously undiscovered virus that could change everything we know about the …
Scientists in China may have just reinvented the toilet bowl
Scientists at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China, have created a new type of ultra-slippery toilet bowl, making it impossible for anything …
Scientists discovered how to make concrete 30% stronger with used coffee grounds
Pretty soon, we may have a new use for used coffee grounds, and it isn’t just throwing them in the trash or adding them to …
