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What is Disease X and do we need to worry about it?
Apr 4, 2024 · Disease X is the label that the World Health Organization uses to refer to some currently unknown infectious condition that is capable of causing an epidemic or – if it spreads across multiple ...
If energy cannot be created or destroyed, where does it come from?
Mar 9, 2022 · As Stephen Hawking explained, when you pull two objects apart, you need to expend energy to overcome the gravity that pulls them together. As it takes positive energy to separate them, gravity ...
What is rapamycin? - New Scientist
Advertisement. Rapamycin is thought to exert its life-extending properties by mimicking the effect of caloric restriction, one of the most reliable ways to extend lifespan in non-human animals. It ...
The truth about intelligence: What makes someone smarter than …
Jul 18, 2018 · Our thinking on human intellect is clouded with misinformation. But the latest science of intelligence is surprisingly enlightening. “That’s counter-intuitive for most people,” says Robert ...
Coin flips don't truly have a 50/50 chance of being heads or tails
Oct 17, 2023 · Researchers who flipped coins 350,757 times have confirmed that the chance of landing the coin the same way up as it started is around 51 per cent. If you flip a coin, the odds of getting heads or ...
What are solid-state batteries and why do we need them? - New …
Oct 24, 2023 · Phonlamai Photo/Shutterstock. Toyota says it has made a breakthrough that will allow “game-changing” solid-state batteries to go into production by 2028. These devices will be lighter and more ...
Why free will doesn't exist, according to Robert Sapolsky
Oct 18, 2023 · Really careful studies suggest that people won’t run amok. Some pretty superficial ones say that, as soon as you prime people physiologically to believe less in free will, they start cheating ...
Can we finally reverse balding with these new experimental …
Sep 26, 2023 · By the age of 50, between 30 and 50 per cent of men have begun to experience male pattern baldness. Despite there being plenty of handsome hairless men out there – I’m looking at you, Thierry ...
We really can control the weather - but it may not be very useful
Feb 24, 2020 · Worse still, clouds vary. “The same cloud over the same watershed might have some areas of it that are seed-able and others that might not be,” says Tessendorf. In particular, seeding only ...