In this Teach Me in 10 episode, we are joined by Dr. Andrew Mtewa, senior lecturer in chemistry at the Malawi University of Science and Technology. Mtewa discusses the properties that make a molecu… [+495 chars]
There's a possibility that humans will live on Moon someday, one day. This is not just science fiction, scientists are actually optimistic as multiple researchers attempt to know how the so-called lu… [+2623 chars]
Black holes are a fixture of science fiction -- whether it's the time-warping regions of space seen in the 2014 movie Interstellar to the all-consuming planet destroyers of Star Trek. But while Holly… [+1820 chars]
The jellyfish sighting app, MedusApp, recently incorporated artificial intelligence (AI) to automatically recognize different species of jellyfish. Until now, this app only required users to select t… [+4231 chars]
An enzyme that combats the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) may one day give scientists a potent new tool for reducing the amount of the gas in the atmosphere thanks in part to new findings publish… [+2372 chars]
Lithops, also known as living stones or pebble plants, are little succulent plants that blend in with rocks to avoid being eaten. They're basically the world's most camouflaged plant and have evolved… [+3029 chars]
The biggest shark in our oceans already has a reputation for being a gentle giant, and it seems there's more to this than we ever realized. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are filter feeders, thought … [+3572 chars]
The creation of palladium (Pd) and silver (Au) nanoplate-containing nanofluids for volumetric absorption of intense solar radiation in concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with parabolic-trough col… [+5511 chars]
For palaeontologists this is a discovery far better than striking gold: miners working in The Yukon in northwestern Canada have uncovered a frozen baby mammoth while excavating permafrost. The anima… [+1840 chars]
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What is Membrane Distillation (MD)? Thermal distillation and membrane separation are united in a unique hybrid–thermal process with high solute rejection and mild operating conditions. This process… [+5529 chars]
Later this year, the Webb Space Telescope will enable scientists to search for some key building blocks of life in the hazy hydrocarbon atmosphere of Saturn's largest Moon, Titan. NASA planetary sci… [+7705 chars]
