New research has discovered some troubling news. According to a study conducted by scientists at the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health at Jinan University in China, the …
China’s Chang’e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in a global first. The probe landed in the Inner Mongolian …
Scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough in bio-based materials. According to a study published in the journal Sustainability, the researchers were able to create a new pineapple leather that is …
Japanese scientists have created an electric gel that could revolutionize the future of electronics. The gel can be combined with highly flexible electrodes to create a wearable sensor that is …
China’s fourth polar research icebreaker was delivered to the Ministry of Natural Resources in Guangzhou’s Nansha district on Monday and was expected to be dispatched for research resupply missions later …
A new type of cement is bridging the gap between nature and one of the most used construction materials on the planet. This new, more crack-resistant concrete was inspired by …
Immortality. It’s an age-old idea that has plagued humankind for centuries. Many men over the years have sought to find some way to live forever, but futurist Raymond Kurzweil believes …
A group of researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a new self-healing gel that is as strong as glass but can stretch up to five times its …
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For decades, scientists have posed one interesting question about leeches—can they jump? While the idea of jumping leeches might sound like it’s only the stuff of nightmares—I still can’t forget …