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5 Delicious Winter Squashes That Are Easy to Prepare

There are many varieties of winter squash, including (from left) [...]

Animals

What’s It Like Inside a Kangaroo’s Pouch?

A baby kangaroo, or joey, sticks its head out of [...]

Work & Money

How the IRS E-file Process Works

Free File is a program allowing any taxpayer with an [...]

Health

10 False Nutrition Facts Everyone Knows

Ali Leopold (L) and Andrew Herrold choose faux donuts at [...]

Culture

Ridiculous History: Sentenced to Death by Molten Gold Down the Throat

Imagine burning-hot, molten metal poured not into a safe and [...]

Auto

How Automotive Metal Cutting Works

Plasma cutters use an ionized stream of gas to cut [...]

Home & Garden

How do you set the current on your plasma cutter?

A plasma cutter works by super-heating gas until it becomes [...]

Science & Tech

How Many Orbeez Does It Take to Fill a Bathtub?

Orbeez are colorful, squishy little beads about the size of [...]

Entertainment

Aries Compatibility in Love, Work and Friendship

You’re in for a lot of excitement with Aries, the [...]

Lifestyle

What’s the Difference Between Basmati and Jasmine Rice?

Three jars of rice on display: basmati, sushi and jasmine. [...]

Space

How Did Mars Become the Red Planet?

/ Around 3.7 billion years ago, Mars had the basic [...]

The Planet

Inside the Colorado Vault That Keeps Your Favorite Foods From Going Extinct

Illustration by Hillary Bonhomme The New Food Economy is a [...]

Mind & Body

Move and This Interface Will Adjust Its 3D Form Accordingly

Tangible Media Group In a world where we’re being conditioned [...]

Human behavior

Smithsonian Perspectives

The American Anthropological Association held its annual meeting in San [...]

Animals

Want to Support Wildlife Conservation in Africa? Start by Going on a Virtual Safari

To make up for some of the missing income, and [...]

Space

Former Grateful Dead Drummer Mickey Hart Composes Music from the Sounds of the Universe

The Crab Pulsar, located in the Crab Nebula, is one [...]

The Planet

How to Calculate the Danger of a Toxic Chemical to the Public

Neil Hall/EPA The recent attempted poisoning of the former Russian [...]

Mind & Body

Should We Use Body Painting to Teach Anatomy?

© Danny Quirk There are tribal tattoos, photorealistic tattoos, celtic [...]

Human behavior

The Quality of Mercy

Writers Joyce and Richard Wolkomir crossed the threshold of Central [...]

Science & Tech

DARPA’s autonomous ‘Manta Ray’ drone can glide through ocean depths undetected

Northrop Grumman Corporation has built its Manta Ray uncrewed underwater [...]

Science & Tech

Researchers develop silicon cuboid nanoantenna

Figure 1. Schematic of the silicon cuboid dielectric optical nanoantenna. [...]

Science & Tech

New technology enables the detection of microplastics from road wear

Credit: University of Gothenburg A new study shows that a [...]

Science & Tech

Electrochemical biosensor for interference-free detection of organophosphorus pesticides

Schematic illustrations of the biosensor fabrication and OPs detection. Credit: [...]

Science & Tech

Using electron microscopy and automatic atom-tracking to learn more about grain boundaries in metals during deformation

Electron microscopy observation reveals how the sliding deformation of grain [...]

Science & Tech

Bacteria-shredding insect wings inspire new antibacterial packaging

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Inspired by the bacteria-killing wings of [...]

Science & Tech

A unimorph nanocomposite dielectric elastomer for large-scale actuation

Illustration of electrophoretic concentration process to create an UNDE film. [...]

Science & Tech

Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists see inflammatory cells in fat

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, [...]

Science & Tech

Quenching by laser increases graphene quality

Graphene with defects. Credit: Daria Sokol/MIPT Press Office Russian scientists [...]

Science & Tech

Novel platform purifies oil-contaminated seawater

We propose an organogel-hydrogel compositing strategy for optimizing comprehensive performances [...]

Science & Tech

Novel synergistic single-atom catalyst approach breaks activity limitation of predecessors

Synergistic iridium single atoms and nanoparticles catalyst exhibits unprecedentedly activity [...]

Animals

Giant African Land Snails Invade South Florida Again

Giant African land snails like these have been spotted again [...]

Work & Money

How to Apply for a Homestead Exemption

One you’ve bought a house, you want to be sure [...]

Health

10 Supplements That Do Not Work as Advertised

The sales of supplements are bolstered by the promise of [...]

Culture

What Was the Very First Toothbrush?

Thats not the very first toothbrush, although it was made [...]

Auto

Why Is My Car Shaking?

What’s causing your car to shimmy and shake? There could [...]

Home & Garden

How do you use a drum sander?

Hardwood floors are durable and retain warmth, unlike other types [...]

Science & Tech

Hisashi Ouchi Suffered an 83-day Death By Radiation Poisoning

Hisashi Ouchi was a handsome, powerfully built, former high school [...]

Entertainment

An Astrologer Explains the Fire Signs: Aries, Leo and Sagittarius

Aries, Leo and Sagittarius are considered fire signs in astrology. [...]

Lifestyle

Hass History: How Mexican Avocados Came to Rule the U.S.

Thanks to the high prices they command, avocados are sometimes [...]

Animals

Why No Fish Wants a Tongue-eating Parasitic Louse in its Mouth

Parasite got your tongue? This white trevally has had its [...]