Flame Retardant From Cocoa Pod Husks | The Oozy Physics Of Oobleck
Flame Retardant Could Be Made From Discarded Cocoa HusksOn cocoa farms around the world, cocoa beans are pulled from their pods, and the hard husks are discarded, leaving 20 million tons of plant wast...
20 Des 202318min
The Military’s Carbon Footprint Is A Hidden Cost Of Defense
Between supplying fuel to military bases, planes, and ships, making and using weapons, and clearing land, militaries around the world account for almost 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions.A new rep...
19 Des 202317min
High Energy Cosmic Ray Detected | These Penguins Are The Masters Of Microsleeping
Scientists Report Second Highest-Energy Cosmic Ray Ever DetectedAround 30 years ago, scientists in Utah were monitoring the skies for cosmic rays when they detected a surprising particle. It struck th...
18 Des 202320min
COP28 Climate Conference Ends | Why Are Some People Affected By Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Climate Conference Ends, With Few Immediate ResultsThe United Nations climate conference, COP28, ended this week in Dubai. After a lot of arguing over wording, the final agreement from the meeting cal...
15 Des 202322min
A Celebration Of The 2023 Christmas Bird Count
Every year birders across the world trek out into the rain, sun, sleet, or wind to participate in the Christmas Bird Count, organized by the National Audubon Society. The massive community science pro...
14 Des 202333min
Surfing Particles Can Supercharge Northern Lights
For thousands of years, humans have been observing and studying the Northern lights, aurora borealis, and their southern hemisphere counterpart, aurora australis. The simplest explanation for how thes...
13 Des 202317min
The (Not So) Easy Guide To Getting To Space
If you ask children what they want to be when they grow up, chances are good that among the answers, you’ll hear “astronaut.” But becoming an astronaut can be more difficult than becoming a veterinari...
12 Des 202333min
The Women Astronomers Who Captured the Stars
In the late 19th century, astronomy was a growing field. At the time, Edward Pickering, the director of the Harvard College Observatory, was working to create a classification system for stars by capt...
11 Des 202317min
