Your Happiness Might Very Well Be Inherited, Says Scientists

Medicine & Technology Nov 08, 2020

The discovery of a so-called 'happiness gene' might suggest that happiness is genetic. The rest determined by factors you can control.

Too Much Alcohol Makes People Drunk, But Do You Know Why

Nov 05, 2020

Alcohol in beer, wine, or vodka travels through the bloodstream and makes its way throughout the body. It alters the mood and brain, but how does it do that?

Earth's Neighborhood in Space Has 40 Percent More Hydrogen Atoms, NASA Claims

Nov 02, 2020

NASA's New Horizons spacecraft measurements reveal loads of Hydrogen in Interstellar Medium.

What Are Colloids and Why Are They Important?

Oct 28, 2020

Colloids are more common than most people think. It is found in nature, industrial processes, food, agriculture, and medicine.

Researchers Made Biodiesel Conversion From Used Cooking Oil Easier

Oct 27, 2020

A new powerful and low-cost technique has been devised for converting agricultural waste and used cooking oil into biodiesel, and even converting food waste and plastic to recycled products.

Physicists Finally Achieved Room-Temperature Superconductivity

Oct 15, 2020

A team of New York-based physicists has achieved one of modern science's most sought after phenomena - a material that conducts electricity with virtually perfect efficiency in what is known as superconductivity - with new material, and at higher temperatures.

LOOK: The World's First Real Retractable Lightsaber Inspired From Star Wars

Oct 14, 2020

Engineer and YouTuber James Hobson has created the first-ever retractable lightsaber that burns at over 4,000 degrees Celsius.

Meet 5 Women Who Made Scientific History

Oct 08, 2020

Men mainly dominate the scientific community. But some women also made significant contributions to the field of science like the women in this article.

Researchers Around the World Share Atmospheric Changes During the Pandemic

Oct 01, 2020

Atmospheric scientists worldwide share how nitrogen and carbon gas emissions have significantly decreased during the pandemic weeks after lockdown measures. Results show the impact of traffic-related pollution, which researchers would typically study over several years.

Two "Pac-Men" Enzymes Can Consume Plastic Waste Efficiently

Sep 29, 2020

Plastic-consuming organisms have been discovered years ago, yet aren't enough to efficiently rid of global plastic pollution. In a recent study, scientists combined two plastic-consuming enzymes that eat plastic up to three times faster than their natural counterparts.

This Startup Is Growing Sushi-Grade Salmon From Cells in a Lab

Sep 22, 2020

Eating fish, then, seems preferable to meat. In fact, according to the Global Aquaculture Alliance, 3.1 billion people around the world now rely on fish and seafood for a fifth of their daily animal protein intake. Fish are also one of our only sources of long-chain omega-3 fatty acids.

3 Characteristics of Water That Seem to Defy the Laws of Physics

Sep 17, 2020

From density to its thermal properties, these three characteristics of water seem to defy the laws of physics.

Coca-Cola Uses 100% Recycled Plastic for their Bottles in Netherlands and Norway

Sep 12, 2020

Popular beverage company Coca-Cola has transitioned from using virgin resin-based plastic to plastic bottles made in 100% recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in their brands in Norway and Netherlands.

Chemical Used as Defense Against Pests, Used by Moths to Lay Eggs

Sep 11, 2020

Isothiocyanates, produced by cruciferous plants as a defense against pests, are also key in telling diamondback moths where to lay their eggs.

Reassembled Catalyst Enables Efficient Production of Hydrogen Gas

Sep 05, 2020

Hydrogen fuel as a renewable source of energy is done by splitting water. A team from Virginia Tech developed a new technique to efficiently split water by chemically reassembling a catalyst.