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Can You Eat the “Strongest Acid?”
The pH scale, commonly used to measure acidity, is not suitable for comparing the strength of superacids, as…
Get Machine Learning to Help You With Your Antidepressants
A recent study in 2023 used machine learning to interpret EEG results from a large group of people…
The Cutting Edge of Implants
The device cools down the nerves, slowing down and blocking pain signals; it uses a combination of two…
How Old Are You? (Hint: It’s Complicated)
Perhaps celebrating your birthday shouldn’t be as simple as it seems: your body may just age a bit…
Cats Really Shouldn’t Love Tuna—But They Do. Why?
Cats have a strong preference for tuna, despite not having evolved in an environment where fish like tuna…
The Mystery of Zabargad Island
Discover how the mysterious island of Zabargad, in the Red Sea, came to be, its significance in ancient…
Do Animals Procrastinate Like Us?
While the fable of the ant and the grasshopper suggests that only humans procrastinate, it turns out that…
Shouldn’t We Need Anti-Tick Pills Too?
You may regularly administer some pills and supplements to your dog to prevent them from getting dreaded ticks.…
How Do We See All the Way Back In Time?
Physicists have managed to think of several theoretical ways to approach nearly every extreme we can think of…
Can Science Help You Make Your Coffee?
Food is, after all, just edible chemistry—surely we can use it to perfect the world’s favorite morning perk-up?