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Muscles Remember Training and a Black Hole Made a Star Explode
Learn how quickly previously trained muscles bounce back after inactivity; and how a black hole made a star explode. Previously trained muscles bo…
4 years, 11 months ago
School Should Start Later, Daydreaming Perks, Hycean Planets
Learn about why high school starts too early; why daydreaming might be a good sign; and finding life on Hycean planets. High school starts too ear…
4 years, 11 months ago
Simple Wildlife Solutions, Sunlight’s Sexy Hormones, Trivia
Learn about simple solutions for resolving human-wildlife conflict; and how exposure to sunlight can increase romance. Plus: Trivia! More from “Am…
4 years, 11 months ago
Human-Wildlife Conflict and Believing Leisure Is a Waste of Time
Learn about the science of human-wildlife conflicts; and what you risk by believing that leisure is a waste of time. More from “America’s funniest…
5 years ago
Pills Can Detect Radiation, Metabolism Myth, Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Bed
Learn about how our metabolism changes; waking up on the wrong side of the bed; and painkillers as radiation dosimeters. The metabolism changes mu…
5 years ago
“Mini Brains” That Grew Eyes and How the FDA Saved Babies
Learn about stem cell “mini brains” that grew eyes and how the FDA prevented an epidemic of birth defects in the 1960s. Scientists grew stem cell …
5 years ago
Psychology of Online Trolls, Rattlesnake Illusions, Blazars
Learn about what online trolls are like in real life; an auditory illusion rattlesnakes use to trick humans; and blazars. Online trolling might be…
5 years ago
Blowhole Origins, Weather Manipulation, How to Slow Aging
Learn about how brushing your teeth can slow aging; how blowholes start as noses; and how humans manipulate the weather. Additional resources from…
5 years ago
Could Science Stop Aging? And the Milky Way’s “Broken Arm”
Learn about how research into senescent cells and senolytic drugs could change aging. Plus: the Milky Way’s broken arm. Additional resources from …
5 years ago
Future You Is a Stranger, Babylonian Trig, Reversed Organs
Learn about why it’s hard to save money for our future; how Babylonians knew the Pythagorean theorem; and situs inversus. It's hard to save money …
5 years ago