Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many…
Category: 7. SciTech
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A 9th planet in our solar system might be found — and no, it’s not Pluto
There have been questions about a mysterious ninth planet in our solar system for nearly a decade.
Pluto was unseated as number nine in…
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A Russian satellite will crash into Earth next week, but no one knows where
A Russian spacecraft that launched more than 50 years ago will finally crash back down to Earth, but nobody knows where it will land or even if it will fully break apart upon reentry.
Kosmos 482, a chunk of a Cold War-era spacecraft meant to land on Venus, is now expected to reenter…
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Earlobes are pretty much useless. Here’s why we evolved them
Earlobes may seem like a simple, often overlooked, part of our anatomy, but they serve a few interesting purposes.
Some people think earlobes improve our ability to detect sound, because the fleshy lower part of the ear helps to funnel sound waves into the ear canal. But other scientists argue…
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Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid
There might still be dinosaurs living on Earth today — if not for the giant asteroid.
It’s a long-debated issue, but now researchers say…
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This man has been bitten by snakes hundreds of times – his blood could be the antivenom
Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many…
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What would a world without mosquitoes look like?
In 1958, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) made a milestone announcement: they had exterminated the mosquito Aedes aegypti–a transmitter of the deadly diseases dengue, chikungunya, and yellow…
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This man has been bitten by snakes 200 times – now his blood could save lives
Tim Friede, a Wisconsin resident with a long-standing fascination for venomous creatures, has endured hundreds of snake bites, many…
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Dinosaurs were probably not doomed for extinction and could exist today — if it weren’t for the giant asteroid
There might still be dinosaurs living on Earth today — if not for the giant asteroid.
It’s a long-debated issue, but now researchers say…
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The Climate Crisis Threatens Supply Chains. Manufacturers Hope AI Can Help
Abhi Ghadge, associate professor of supply chain management at Cranfield University in the UK, says there has been “a general kind of negligence” in terms of climate resilience, though that is beginning to change.
Building a detailed understanding of a supply chain can, however, be incredibly…
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