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Defining 'Sex' Isn't as Clear as the Trump Administration Claims
psmag.com - Emma Sarappo
Science shows that a binary model for sex doesn't hold up to human variation.The Trump administration is moving to repeal protections for transgender …
Healthy mice with same-sex parents born for first time
The Guardian - Hannah Devlin Science correspondent
Healthy mice with two mothers have been born for the first time in a study that pushes the boundaries of reproductive science. Mice with two fathers were also born, but only survived a couple of days,
STEM Activities for Families Activity
nasa.gov
Launch rockets, build a hovercraft, create a winning science fair project and more! These science, technology, engineering and math activities are …
Try Out This Physics Problem With a Baseball and a Neighbor
WIRED - Rhett Allain
The best questions are always the ones that don't have a single clear answer. In my physics classes, I like to present students with problems that …
Holding plank for a long time is pointless, fitness professor claims
The Telegraph - By Sarah Knapton
Holding plank for ever-increasing periods of time has become a staple of many gym classes. Fitness experts claim that staying at the top of a push-up builds core, strengthens back muscles, tones the arms
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How to get electricity from coins
sciencefocus.com - Dr Stuart Farrimond
Building a working battery from scratch is within the reach of everyone. In fact, with a few basic items, you can make a working replica of the …
Why human color vision is so odd
theweek.com
Most mammals rely on scent rather than sight. Look at a dog's eyes, for example: They're usually on the sides of its face, not close together and …
Asparagus pee: What causes the smell?
Medical News Today - By Yella Hewings-Martin PhD
The characteristic smell emanating from the restroom after asparagus was on the menu is familiar to many. However, not everyone is under the spell of …
Oxygen
The Difference Between Fermentation and Anaerobic Respiration
thoughtco.com - by Heather Scoville
Both provide energy for living things, but the processes are different All living things must have constant sources of energy to continue performing …
A Thorny Debate in Plate Tectonics May Finally Be Resolved
The Atlantic - Robinson Meyer
Scientists believe they’ve answered: How deep is a continental plate? “In the grand scheme of things, plate tectonics is a young theory,” says Brian Savage, a seismologist at the University of Rhode Island.
The Best Way to Test Students? Make Them Explain It On Video
WIRED - Rhett Allain
As a physics professor, I have two jobs. The first, obviously, is to help students understand physics. That makes me something of a coach. But I want …
Graphic Shows the House Plants That Naturally Clean the Air in Your Home, According to a NASA Study
openculture.com - by DC
This is a quick public service announcement. If you believe in science and facts, read on. Back in the 1980s, NASA published a research report called …
Tesla's new Solar Roof is actually cheaper than a normal roof
inhabitat - by
Good news for those who have been eyeing Tesla’s new Solar Roof – the company just announced pricing for its photovoltaic tiles, and they come in at …
Einstein's Riddle
curiosity.com - Curiosity Staff
This is Einstein's riddle: There are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road. In each house lives a man of a different …
8 Genetic Mutations That Can Give You 'Superpowers'
ScienceAlert - LYDIA RAMSEY, BUSINESS INSIDER
More than 99 percent of your genetic information is exactly the same as every other person on the planet. Your genes determine your skin colour, sex, …
Ever wondered how your cells work? They’re like tiny factories.
The Washington Post - By Howard J. Bennett
Ever wondered how your cells work? They’re like tiny factories. Ever wondered how your cells work? They’re like tiny factories. Your body works thanks to cells — trillions of them — doing their jobs. make
What If Cosmic Inflation Is Wrong?
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
All scientific ideas, no matter how accepted or widespread they are, are susceptible to being overturned. For all the successes any idea may have, it only takes one experiment or observation to falsify
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense
indiana.edu
15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense by John Rennie, Editor in Chief July 2002 issue of Scientific American, pp. 78-85 If you would like a version of the …
Are viruses alive? Giant discovery suggests they're more like zombies
The Conversation UK - Jordi Paps
What the hell is that? Scientists ask this question every day when trying to work out how different living things are related to each other. The …
Can You Get 16/20 On This Basic Science Test?
BuzzFeed - Kelly Oakes
How much do you remember from school?
The Earth: Differentiation and Plate Tectonics
indiana.edu
The major subdivisions of the Earth are: (from inside to outside) 1) the inner core (mostly solid iron) 2) the outer core (mostly liquid iron) 3) the …
World's oldest microfossils found, researchers claim
CNN - By James Griffiths and Judith Vonberg, CNN
(CNN) — Scientists claim to have discovered the remains of microorganisms in Canada that are at least 3.77 billion years old. If they are proven to have a biological origin, they would be the oldest microfossils
An Explosion of Never-Before-Seen Minerals Could Mark The Dawn of Our New Geological Epoch
ScienceAlert - BEC CREW
Scientists have identified a sudden explosion of mineral diversity on the surface of our planet that would not exist if it weren't for humans, adding …
What's the Oldest Thing Alive Today?
Live Science - Stephanie Pappas
The oldest living thing on Earth today is … well, it's controversial. Let's back up. Figuring out the oldest thing alive requires defining "alive." …
The Curious Case of Cockroach Magnetization
MIT Technology Review - by Emerging Technology from the arXiv
The discovery that living and dead cockroaches have strikingly different magnetic properties could help bioengineers design new magnetic …
How Our Solar System Will End In The Far Future
Forbes - Ethan Siegel
It took 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution to bring us here. Generations of stars had to live and die to create the heavy elements; small proto-galaxies had to merge together to create the Milky Way;
The Claim Hot Water Freezes Faster Than Cold Water Is Even Weirder Than You Think
ScienceAlert - BEC CREW
Despite sounding like the most egregious contradiction in physics, hot water appears to freeze faster than cold water under certain circumstances. …
This Video Breaks Down the Earth's Geological History
Lifehacker - Kristin Wong
From the formation of continents to the creation of mountain ranges, it took Earth a long time to get where it is today. Leave it to SciShow to …