Experiments
Zurich team uncovers why a deep breath makes lungs more flexible
Deep inhalations associated with sighing help reorder the multilayer film of pulmonary surfactant, raised lung compliance, and restored pliability.
Buenos Aires: School science fair volcano experiment goes horribly wrong, injuring 17
Weleda collaborated with the Nazis: Frost bite cream may have been used in Dachau SS experiments
How the world won’t be destroyed: NASA found a solution to a worrying problem
Scientists discover new color, never before seen by the human eye
Only the study’s five participants have seen the new color so far.
Mono Lake's Role in Life's Origin: High Phosphorus Levels Unveiled
Laboratory experiments have shown that prebiotic chemistry requires very high phosphorus concentrations, about 10,000 times more than occurs naturally in water.
Declassified: Inside CIA’s psychic hunt for the Ark of the Covenant
Review the documents: Remote Viewer No. 032 described a container made of wood, gold, and silver, adorned with images of six-winged angels, and similar in shape to a coffin.
Bonobos challenge our perception of ape intelligence, research suggests
Researchers found that these primates can communicate unknown information to help humans discover it.
Chinese astronauts achieve artificial photosynthesis in space, producing oxygen and fuel
Astronauts on China's Tiangong station used artificial photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and water into oxygen and rocket fuel.
What makes us happy? Global happiness megastudy seeks 30,000 volunteers worldwide
The Global Happiness Megastudy aims to recruit at least 30,000 volunteers from around the world to participate in short interventions designed to enhance happiness.
Metal observed repairing itself, a breakthrough in materials science
The researchers closely watched as a 40-nanometer-thick piece of platinum, suspended in a vacuum, self-heal nanoscale cracks.
Scientists teach rats to drive tiny cars. No, really
Dr. Kelly Lambert's team found that rats eagerly jumped into the vehicles, enjoying both the journey and the destination.
