Category: Science
VitaCig, The Cigarette With Vitamin C
Our first contender for Stupid Invention of the Week:A Quebec company is producing a cigarette it claims does...
Scientists Uncover Surprising Link Between Cannabis and Violence
A large review ties cannabis use to an increased risk of committing violent acts.
This May Be the Strangest Explanation Yet for the Mysterious Particle That Slammed Into Earth in 2023
Making it work would require pulling a lot of (cosmic) strings—but perhaps we need wild explanations to explain...
Google and NASA Join Forces; Nerds Everywhere Flip Out
Google and NASA, sitting in a tree, p-u-t-t-i-n-g… space related data on the internet. Yes, two of the...
The Death of a Russian Plague Lab Worker Sounds Terrifying. How Worried Should You Be?
The death of a 28-year-old lab worker at a plague research institute in Siberia has reawakened pandemic fears.
Crane Adorable Humidifiers
Usually we resent product names that tell us how we should feel about them, but the fact that...
Divers Discover 10,500-Year-Old Wood That May Rewrite the Story of Hunter-Gatherers
A geologic quirk in a German lake has left Mesolithic remains exquisitely preserved.
Skulls Reveal Evidence of Human Sacrifice in Egypt 5,000 Years Ago
Royal tombs at Abydos were surrounded by numerous other burials. In the 1920s, an Egyptologist questioned whether all...
Liquid-Crystal Switchable Focus Eyeglass Lenses
If you’re cursed with bifocals or fear they’re in your future, you’ll be glad to know optical scientists...
Childhood Chickenpox Shots May Be Slashing Shingles Cases Decades Later—by Quite a Bit
A massive study of over 85 million U.S. medical records has confirmed that childhood vaccinations against chickenpox lowers...
