A Bluetooth Bug in a Popular At-Home COVID-19 Test could Falsify Results
Technology

A Bluetooth Bug in a Popular At-Home COVID-19 Test could Falsify Results

A security researcher discovered a Bluetooth weakness in the famous COVID-19 at-home exam, which allowed him to alter the findings. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon in…
The Chemistry of Christmas Baubles – And the Great Scientist Who Made Them Possible
Chemistry

The Chemistry of Christmas Baubles – And the Great Scientist Who Made Them Possible

Christmas would be very different if it were not for Baron Justus von Liebig. Despite his contribution to everything from your gravy’s stock cubes to…
Why Do Christmas Lights Get Tangled Blame the Laws of the Universe
Technology

Why Do Christmas Lights Get Tangled Blame the Laws of the Universe

Nature abhors a vacuum, according to Aristotle, but we now know better: what Nature actually despises is order, and do not imagine for a second…
The Ursids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight
Astronomy

The Ursids Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight

In the northern hemisphere, the Winter Solstice occurs today, December 21. Soon, the days will get longer and brighter. If you want a little extra…
Tardigrade Might Be First Animal to Be Quantum Entangled – And Live
Physics

Tardigrade Might Be First Animal to Be Quantum Entangled – And Live

For the first time, a living animal has reported being quantum entangled – and lived. It is a long way from “beam me up, Scotty,”…
“Anti-5G” Pendant Banned In Netherlands because it’s made With Dangerous Radioactive Material
Technology

“Anti-5G” Pendant Banned In Netherlands because it’s made With Dangerous Radioactive Material

A little information may be hazardous, and nowhere is this clearer than when it comes to the very real consequences of believing in conspiracies. The…
A Peculiar Magma “Wind” Exists Deep beneath Panama
Environmental Science

A Peculiar Magma “Wind” Exists Deep beneath Panama

A multinational team of scientists identified an unusual geochemical composition beneath Panama, which they felt did not develop there. It developed near the Galápagos Islands…
Autonomous Slaughterbots Could Soon Be Used By Drug Cartels, Warns MIT Professor
Technology

Autonomous Slaughterbots Could Soon Be Used By Drug Cartels, Warns MIT Professor

Max Tegmark, an MIT professor and the creator of the Future of Life Institute, offered some grave predictions regarding the future applications of militaristic robots…
The Stories That Showed Science Was On Top Form This Year, Despite Gestures at Everything
Social Science

The Stories That Showed Science Was On Top Form This Year, Despite Gestures at Everything

COVID has had yet another lengthy year; we have encountered a few new varieties (hello Gamma, Delta, and Omicron) and fought against them with large…
This Fun, Award-Winning App Prepares Your Kids with Skills of the Future for $70
Technology

This Fun, Award-Winning App Prepares Your Kids with Skills of the Future for $70

The world is evolving at a breakneck pace. Jobs from the past are being phased out, while new and fascinating digital vocations are sprouting up…
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