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This gruesome animation of a bleeding leg might save your life one day
In the movies, the leg is arguably the best place to be shot; bad guys hardly seem to react to the injuries. But in reality, leg wounds can result in amputated limbs or even death, if a piece of...
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Harvard Physicist Lisa Randall explains how Earth could be in the middle of the 6th mass extinction due to human activity.Randall has authored several books, including the recent "Dark Matter and the...
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18 gifts that math nerds actually want
Math is awesome.It is beautiful in its own right and a way by which we can understand the world.That being said, those who bravely pursue fields that heavily use mathematics may sometimes feel like...
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This amazing new camera can see around corners
How can a person see around a blind corner? One answer is to develop X-ray vision. A more mundane approach is to use a mirror. But if neither are an option, a group of scientists led by Genevieve...
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Follow this simple physics trick and you'll never get shocked by your car again
If you're like me, it feels like every time you touch something metal, you get a shock.Cars in particular are a problem for those of us prone to static. But what exactly is causing these shocks, and...
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Here's how ridiculously fast we could visit everything in the solar system if...
For humans, the mysteriously wondrous planets and moons in our solar system are ridiculously far away and can take many years to reach.But for light traveling at 670 million mph, even the farthest...
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Don't believe that viral image showing how dolphins 'see' humans with their...
When a dolphin clicks and squeaks, it is usually using these high-pitched sounds to "see" its underwater environment.Dolphins, and other toothed whales, use echolocation to help them identify objects...
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This 78-page book on physics is selling more copies than 'Fifty Shades of Grey'
Apparently, Italians find physics more sexy than S&M — at least for reading material.Since it was published last September, Carlo Rovelli's book, "Seven Brief Lessons on Physics," has sold more...
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Those viral images of a dolphin 'seeing' a human with its voice aren't...
When a dolphin clicks and squeaks, it is usually using these high-pitched sounds to "see" its underwater environment.Dolphins, and other toothed whales, use echolocation to help them identify objects...
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Astronomers just predicted the replay of a star's violent death for the first...
For the first time ever, astronomers have successfully predicted when and where the monstrous explosion of a star, called a supernova, would occur.Astronomers made the prediction in November 2015 based...
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Outraged physicists formally rebut Supreme Court justice's comments about...
In the wake of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's apparent endorsement of the claim that affirmative action hurts black scientists, professional physicists have written a letter to the Supreme...
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This is some of the best research ever inspired by 'Star Wars'
"Star Wars" is one of the most-loved science fiction series of all time, and it has attracted a fiercely loyal fan base over the decades.A good number of those mega-fans are working scientists, and...
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These incredible photos reveal split-second moments of one of the most...
This might look like an egregiously misplaced school of fish, but it's actually an example of what ornithologists (bird experts) call a murmuration:It's a flock of hundreds to thousands of tiny song...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson explains how 'Star Wars' lightsabers could actually work
"Star Wars" lightsabers are a novel idea. They're lightweight, portable, and their laser-like beams can cut through just about anything. Unfortunately, the reality isn't so simple. Astrophysicist and...
View ArticleCan you really kill someone by dropping a penny off the Empire State Building?
According to myth, a penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill someone below.But is it true? Mythbusters tested it out. They made a gun that can fire a penny at 64.4 miles per hour — the...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson just pointed out a huge problem with the BB-8 droid from...
StarTalk Radio host Neil deGrasse Tyson took to Twitter on Monday, December 21, to deliver his first impressions of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens."The new droid in the movie, BB-8, has stolen...
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A physicist just wrote a paper on why destroying the Death Star would have...
"The Ewoks are dead. All of them."That's the disturbing first line of a white paper a physicist exclusively submitted to Tech Insider.With "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"storming movie theaters, we had...
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A simple property of water created this gorgeous photo
It’s pretty cold in the north of Canada at any time of year, but in the winter, temperatures plummet to incredible lows.Ontario-based photographer Michael Davies and his friend Markus stood at the top...
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This is Neil deGrasse Tyson's favorite science joke
If you've ever listened to StarTalk radio, then you'll know that its host, famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, definitely has a sense of humor.His humor was not lost on Business Insider when we...
View ArticleWhy physicists are fascinated by Vincent van Gogh's episodes of 'psychotic...
Why physicists are fascinated by Vincent van Gogh's episodes of 'psychotic agitation'Join the conversation about this story »NOW WATCH: Here's all the dramatic video from last night's record-setting...
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