Playing Videogames Could Boost Your Child’s Intelligence, Study Finds
A study has found that playing video games as a child may have a positive effect on intelligence. The study, published in Nature, looked at 9,855 children from the USA who took part in the ABCD study a long-term study of brain development and health of children in the United States, aged 9-10, following them over two years. The study […]
Microorganisms, Perhaps Still Alive, Discovered In 830-Million-Year-Old Rock Salt
Trapped in an 830-million-year-old rock salt crystal, scientists have discovered the potential remnants of life which Microorganisms, they say may just may still be alive. Scientists used a selection of imaging techniques to discover well-preserved organic solids locked within fluid inclusions embedded in an ancient piece of rock salt, as known as halite. Reporting their findings in […]
Lots Of Frogs And Toads Mate With Things They Shouldn’t, From Boots To Corpses
An frog mounting a boot in a sex attempt gone wrong, known as “misdirected amplexus”, was what led researchers to ask “How could a behavior like this – one that does not generate offspring and thus should not be favored by natural selection – be so widespread?” Yes, in today’s episode of Studies We Like […]
How To Make Expensive AC Repairs Affordable
As time goes on and technology becomes more advanced, life should get easier and more affordable like AC repairs, shouldn’t it? It doesn’t seem to make sense that home maintenance costs are climbing nearly 10 percent this year when our homes are supposed to be getting smarter and more intuitive. Part of the problem is that not […]
Four Strange COVID Symptoms You Might Not Have Heard About
Well over two years into the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of COVID symptoms cases continue to be recorded around the world every day. With the rise of new variants, the symptoms of COVID have also evolved. Initially, the NHS regarded a fever, cough, and loss or change in sense of smell or taste as the main symptoms which could […]
Footage Shows The Infamous Universe 25 Experiment That Turned Into A Mouse Apocalypse
A hidden gem published on YouTube shows the inside of the infamous Universe 25 experiment, which saw a mouse utopia turn into a mouse apocalypse. Over the last few hundred years, the human population of Earth has seen an increase, taking us from an estimated one billion in 1804 to seven billion in 2017. Throughout this time, […]
Fascinating Quadruple Star System Might Be Pathway To Rare Supernova
The double-binary star system HD74438 was a peculiar find when it was discovered in 2017. Two pairs of very close-binary stars orbit each other in a rare quadruple star system. This is already incredibly cool but astronomers believe there is more. Simulations suggest that these kinds of set-ups might lead to a specific and rare […]
Explore Historical Shipwrecks Live With NOAA All Week In This Awesome Video Stream
Over the course of the next week and a bit, you’re invited to join the NOAA and partners to explore the watery depths of the Monitor National Marine Sanctuary using remotely-piloted submarines in search of some of the best-preserved shipwrecks known to hide off the coast of North Carolina. Today, May 16, they will be live-streaming […]
Cats Can Learn Each Other’s Names, Not Just Their Own, Study Claims
Human language is key to our mastery of the world, but sometimes animals can eavesdrop as well. Since dogs and cats have a fair claim to being the true masters of the planet, having bent us to their service, it’s not surprising they’ve picked up a few of our words on the way. A team […]
Breakthrough CRISPR Technique Allows Genetic Editing Of Cockroaches
A new CRISPR technique allows scientists to directly edit Cockroaches genomes at will, which they will use to edit cockroaches without the difficult process of egg injection. The researchers believe their new process could be used on a huge array of insects and creates solutions to the mountain of problems Cockroaches geneticists face. “In a […]