If you thought your internet data and international phone calls were transmitted via satellite, you would be wrong. (It’s okay, I was, too.) Nearly all of that data actually travels on submarine cables stretching hundreds of thousands of miles along the ocean floor. This animation shows just how many stretch from coast to coast to…
A little blue pill called Truvada could effectively prevent people from ever getting HIV — but only if they use it perfectly. A study published this week in Clinical Infectious Diseases followed 657 patients who took Truvada, a prophylactic that protects against HIV, for almost three years. The participants were HIV-negative, but at high risk of contracting the virus.…
When you see that bright-red McDonald’s roof, do you get hungry? The going popular theory is that brands like McDonald’s and Burger King use the color red in their logos and around their stores because it revs up people’s appetites, making them hungry, which therefore makes them more likely to enter the store and then…
The elusive squirrel that can take down a dear has finally been captured on video in the jungles of Borneo. With the fluffiest tail of any mammal compared to its teeny body size, the vampire squirrel is a terrifying, but adorable creature. … READ MORE: http://www.techinsider.io/the-first-video-of-a-vampire-squirrel-caught-in-the-wild-2015-9#ixzz3l4MYka51
There’s more than crumpled receipts and change lurking at the bottom of your purse, according to a study published in the journal Advanced Biomedical Research. When researchers at the University of Mauritius swabbed the outside of 145 mens’ and womens’ purses and wallets, they found several kinds of bacteria. We are all guilty of tossing…
Seattle artist Peregrine Church uses rain as his medium. By stenciling images and words on the sidewalk in water-repellent spray, he creates Rainworks—art pieces that appear only when it’s wet outside. Instead of shelling out $45 for the paint Church uses, you can follow the lead of DIYer Dan Rojas to make your own. Rojas…
A clear, sparkling diamond is rare. That’s part of its appeal. Those mined today formed billions of years ago. But a new method can grow gem-quality diamonds on demand in just three months.
Measuring biodiversity on the ground takes a lot of time and a lot of money. If you’ve ever tried counting how many types of trees are in a forest or the number of animals that live there, you would find that it’s an almost insurmountable task. But satellites could make the grunt work go away.…
These metal flowers open and close based on the temperature around them, in a process known as thermal expansion. A bimetal coil expands when it’s hot and contracts when it’s cold, allowing the flowers to act like their natural counterparts without electricity. Creator and Aerospace Engineer Greg Mathy from Bimetal Creations has a Kickstarter campaign for…
From the top of #MountNemrut 🌝 I have no words to say. It was just beyond praise! 😍✌🏽️@popsci #popsci_bluemoon #TheMoon #igturco A photo posted by Murat Hakkani (@passmotion) on Aug 1, 2015 at 11:30pm PDT The only way to really see a blue moon is after an event like a volcanic eruption or a wildfire…
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