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Tribologists study friction: what happens when things rub together. It’s indispensable, from the wheel to the paths of stars - by Jennifer R Vail Read on Aeon
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Paper straws, widely promoted as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic, may actually have a greater environmental impact than conventional plastic straws, according to a South Korean…
Switzerland’s glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate, losing more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026 alone. Some of the country’s most famous glaciers experienced their worst melting on…
Twenty years after a helicopter crash killed some of Nepal’s most prominent environmental figures, the nation is celebrating ecological gains while grappling with a void in visionary leadership…
LSD speeds up the brain’s alpha and beta rhythms by about 2 and 5 hertz, respectively, while genuinely weakening them, according to a new brain imaging study.
On October 24, 1946 — 80 years ago — a movie camera on board a V-2 rocket captured the 1st-ever photo of Earth from space.
