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#MythBustersJr fans don't forget the show repeats at Midnight EST/ 9P PST - if you missed it at it's earlier showing. Just hit record on your video provider's device to watch later or catch up on our app #SCIgo. Then ... 9 Likes
After watching #MythBustersJr tonight, many asked on Twitter where to recycle our lithium-ion batteries properly instead of the trash. Fortunately, there's an app for that from our friends at @glitch created just for this episode of #MythBustersJr:https://glitch.com/culture/mythbusters-jr/ 6 Comments
Thank you! Wow, I was not aware that I could dispose of Lithium Batteries where I shop.But, I live 2200 miles from Ny???Pop it with a screwdriver and watch the fireworks š¤£ (NOT responsible for anything that may or may not happen ...
A Super Blood Wolf Moon? Is that even a real thing? Yes, and it's happening Sunday! Science Channel and Astronomer Paul M. Sutter break it down for you and how to see it. Play on (sound on)! 42 Comments
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The January 16 issue of Science Translational Medicine has arrived! Engineered bacteria that clear excess ammonia from the blood, a stem cell patch to repair retinal damage, a diabetes treatment that normalizes glucose with fewer side effects, and moreā¦ https://scim.ag/2QQ7K65 3 Comments
Can batteries discarded in the regular trash trigger an explosive chain reaction once in a garbage truck? And does the idiom "straight as an arrow" hold true in reality? MYTHBUSTERS JR: BATTERY BLAST premieres tonight at 9P EST on Science ... 24 Likes
Machine learning programs created by the Robotics Systems Lab at ETH Zurich teaches the dog-like robot "ANYmal" to run fast and "roll over" when it falls. As seen in Science Robotics: http://bit.ly/2ClCs1O 10 Comments
In three years, Robotics Systems Lab will become the largest supplier of military computer systems. All stealth bombers are upgraded ...Billions for more weapon research and all wasted energy as this country falls further behind in domestic catagories that define ...Thereās something missing, consciousness Aināt no program or equation for consciousness Only God can create life, pure imagination
No paychecks. No experiments. And no stink bugs by mail. The effects of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government on science continue to spread. Historic spending impasse creating chaos for researchers 54 Comments
Thank the Dims.This country is the product of bad education and easily manipulated masses.The Democrats know what they need to do.
The world's first artificial meteor shower is set to fly over Japan tonight - Fast CompanyThe world's first artificial meteor shower is set to fly over Japan tonight Fast CompanyWorld's first artificial meteor shower set to rain down on Earth Metro.co.ukForget fireworks. Japan will soon have artificial meteor showers on tap Digital TrendsArtificial Meteor Showers Are the Atmospheric ...
Scientists have developed a promising compound that targets a protein known to be implicated in type 2 diabetes. Unlike different versions of its kind currently under investigation, the treatment proved to be safe and effective in a phase 2 clinical ... 7 Comments
A protein doesn't cause T2 diabetes. Eating too many bad carbs (wheat, starch, sugar) cause insulin resistance which causes T2 ...Really good news!Good. Time for phase 3 then.
Scientists have reported the first direct evidence that a Medieval-era woman used ultramarine after finding the pigment in the buried woman's dental tartar, which could shed light on womenās roles in sacred book production. Join Science Advances for a Facebook ... 15 Likes
How are hagfish able to send gooey missiles that can expand to 10,000 times their original size in just a few tenths of a second? According to new research, itās all in the oceanās motion. Drag forces in the water ... 2 Comments
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Evidence of changing seasons, rain on Saturn's moon Titan's north pole - Science DailyEvidence of changing seasons, rain on Saturn's moon Titan's north pole Science DailyNASA May Decide This Year to Land a Drone on Saturn's Moon Titan Space.com'Wet Sidewalk Effect' Solves Mystery of Rain on Saturn's Moon Titan GizmodoHereās how Titan looks in infrared EarthSkyNew study ...
Will a lithium polymer RC battery catch fire when put under pressure? See for yourself. But will it set off a "popcorn from hell reaction" when compacted in a garbage truck? Watch MythBusters Jr: Battery Blast on TONIGHT at 9p ... 14 Comments
NoNo the car batteries will not do thatA handful of people put these in electronic Nerf guns, not knowing that they'll do this if they accidentally run ...
We love things in nature that seem like they can't be true, but ARE because of science. OK, to be precise, perfect temperature and wind conditions and the slight bend in the river. Be sure to check out the time ... 71 Comments
Save the click guys, the time lapse of it "forming" is just a time lapse of it spinning... that's all. ...Great story but one should generally avoid using the word "perfect." That's a human philosophical concept that has no real ...It's called an Eddy: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddy_%28fluid_dynamics%29?wprov=sfla1
Romeo, the Sehuencas water frog was thought to be the last of his species, but a last ditch expedition to the Bolivian cloud forest found five more. One of them was a girl frog. His Juliet. Together they could save ... 60 Comments
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Fancy a bear hug? The art of flirting, according to polar bears... (via BBC Earth) 46 Comments
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Large Hadron Collider: do we want to go faster and harder? The Future Circular Collider could be Europe's Ā£20bn successor to the existing Large Hadron Collider. 25 Comments
HARDER BETTER FASTER STRONGERI really hope they actually call it the "Even Larger Hadron Collider"Wouldn't Ā£20bn be better spent on addressing climate change or developing alternative means of energy like JET rather than particle ...
Just like flipping a switch -- in only half a picosecondNow, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered spin flips happen in one half of one trillionth of a second, or half a picosecond in the course of a chemical reaction. To understand how fast it is -- watches ...
A supernova is a dichotomy in the universe. Created under the intense heat and pressure of a dying star, its beautiful explosion flings matter and elements to create new galaxies and planetary bodies. Go inside how they're formed in a ... 14 Comments
š²šš beautiful new milky way stars and supernova colors cosmicamazing journeyCan I get an amen this didn't have something to do with Mythbusters and I watch the show every night ...
In testing the "straight as an arrow" idiom, master archer Byron Ferguson attempts to use a longbow to shoot an arrow through 12 3-inch-diameter rings. (Key word: "attempts.") Battery Blast premieres Wednesday at 9p on Science Channel and streaming on ... 21 Comments
Faster arrow with less parabolic bend. Strong graphite through a compound bow. But I feel youāre testing the old statement ...straight as an arrow means the arrow is straight not the arrows flight is straight!!!! come on!!!!!!!!!! Even the bullets ...Odissey anyone?
Romeo, known as the world's loneliest frog, finally gets a date... #KissTheFrog... 11 Comments
BBC Science News If you want to learn more about Romeo's romantic adventures, then click here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46867424Read he was shy, but lets hope not too shy! They both like to eat, so there's something they have ...But....did Juliets 1 and 2 swipe right or left??
Science Channel Honestly, they look so hopeful (and adorable in this picture). Are we getting too involved? Maybe... 
BBC Science News If you want to learn more about Romeo's romantic adventures, then click here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-46867424 
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