Oil and water are difficult to separate without leaving some impuritiesAbaca Press/Alamy Mixtures of oil and water can be efficiently separated by pumping them into thin channels between semipermeable membranes, paving the way to cheaper and cleaner ways to deal...
Hairy animals including mice and dogs shake themselves dryatikinka2/Getty Images If you have ever been close to a dog after it has gone for a swim, you have probably been sprayed with water flinging from its fur. We now know...
An island of floating brown Sargassum seaweedAndrey Nekrasov/Alamy The big question, in the mid-21st century, wasn’t how to transition away from fossil fuels – that process became self-propelling as renewable energy became ever cheaper – but how to get carbon...
We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams Source link...
Roger Penrose, at the Institute of Science and Technology, AustriaAPA-PictureDesk/Alamy The Impossible ManPatchen Barss (Atlantic Books (UK, 14 November); Basic Books (US, 12 November)) Many people still believe (and many scientists tell themselves) that genius is a solitary affair, that...
Plaster casts of people who died in Pompeii. DNA tests show the adult on the right was a male unrelated to the small child on his lap.Archeological Park of Pompei Pompeii’s plaster cast human figures aren’t who they were assumed...
Topographical map of Mars showing Utopia Planitia, which may once have been an oceanU.S. Geological Survey A possible ancient shoreline has been found in the region of Mars explored by the Chinese rover Zhurong, providing further evidence that an ocean...
Elon Musk boards his private jet in Beijing in 2023JADE GAO/AFP via Getty Images Flights taken on private jets should be subject to a carbon tax to curb the runaway growth in carbon emissions from the sector, researchers have said....
Liverpool fans jostle for a look at the on-field VAR screen at Anfield stadiumAlex Dodd – CameraSport via Getty Images If you have watched any football – or soccer – over the past few years, you will know that the...
Yellow-bellied marmots live in colonies with a single dominant maleMaria Janicki/Alamy Friendly groups of marmots could help settle an enduring debate in evolution – whether the characteristics of a group can be more important to an individual’s chances of survival...
