Nature has many gruesomely deadly substances, but understanding them keeps us safer (Image source: Pixabay/slightly_different) Marie Curie was the first woman to win science’s highest honour, a Nobel Prize, but her work also brought her an...
You can permanently embed lenses into your eyes with a clever bit of surgery (Image credit: Martin Slavoljubovski/ Pixabay) Being able to see our surroundings clearly enhances our lives and determines what we can do....
Create a cloud chamber and watch subatomic particles zoom through the air in front of you 1. Prepare your tank First, you’ll need to find a large, rectangular tank – like a fish tank....
(Image credit: Gerd Altmann/ Pixabay) Top tips for a better memory Pay attention To move information from your short-to long-term memory, paying attention and taking the time to understand information helps. Neural circuits that help build long-lasting...
What happens to the human body when the temperature is too high or too low? Image source: Pixabay The human body operates best at a temperature of around 37 degrees Celsius. We can tolerate...
Introducing the influential physicist whose cat controversy made waves across the science community (Image credit: Nobel Foundation) When you think about Austrian physicist Erwin Schrödinger, your mind may first turn to his famous thought experiment surrounding a...
How are the delicate blood vessels in your nose responsible for these unpleasant incidents? Most of us are familiar with the unpleasant sensation of a nosebleed. They are common because there are so many...
The physics behind creating this tasty Italian dish (Image source: Pixabay) From its humble beginning, sold only by street vendors in the Italian city of Naples, pizza has become much more than a delicious source of cheap...
Image source: Pixabay 1. How fast does the brain work? Brain speed is difficult to measure, but scientists from MIT think they have an answer. To test the processing power of the visual cortex,...
Is vaping the answer to quitting smoking, or does it cause more problems than it solves? Image source: Pixabay Created as a way to help prevent the devastating effects of smoking, over the past...
