Earth's oceans were once green but could one day turn purple, scientists say
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New urinal designs could prevent up to 265,000 gallons of urine from spilling onto floors daily
The Nautilus and Cornucopia designs could significantly reduce urine splashing in public toilets. (Image credit: Thurairajah et al) Researchers say a new urinal design could help prevent thousands of gallons of urine from spilling onto toilet floors. Modern urinal designs…
What do black boxes on airplanes and helicopters actually record?
The black boxes of the flight recorders are bright orange to make them easier to find at the scene of the accident. (Image credit: marko_n via Getty Images) In the mid-1950
Study finds 'flawed argument' in debate over when plate tectonics began
The original Earth's crust was remarkably similar to what exists today. (Photo courtesy of Roberto Machado Noa via Getty Images) New research shows that the modern Earth's crust has a strikingly similar composition to the planet's first outer shell, known…
New research hints that Dyson spheres may exist after all, but only around this type of star
(Image credit: cokada via Getty Images) Dyson spheres, the theoretical megastructures that advanced alien civilizations could create to surround their star and extract its energy, have a serious flaw: they are highly unstable. But now an engineer claims to have…
Scientists Create Largest Brain 'Connectome' to Date by Making Lab Mouse Watch 'The Matrix' and 'Star Wars'
This reconstruction shows more than 1,000 of the 120,000