Category: Shorts

Can You Really Trust Your Eyes? #shorts #meters #witness #Nyman’s study #percent The team recruited 1,325 participants during visits to the Heureka Science Centre in Finland, who observed mock criminals from different distances and in different lighting conditions. The criminals also took different steps to obscure their faces, such as wearing a hood or sunglasses.…

Rust: The Metal That’s Not as Dangerous as You Think #shorts #tetanus #bacteria Clostridium tetani #muscle movement #Advertisement Advertisement Tetanus myths abound in this story. The most people think of tetanus as a disease caused by rusty nails and a trip to the hospital. However, according to the CDC, tetanus really has nothing to do…

Are You Having Sleep Paralysis? 7 Signs You Should See a Doctor #shorts #sleep paralysis #people’s chests #- #body Have you ever been so tired that you could swear you saw an alien? Well, you’re not alone. Sleep paralysis is a common experience that happens when you’re transitioning out of REM sleep. It’s basically like…

3 Reasons Your Stomach Growls When You’re Hungry #shorts #ghrelin #stomach growl #gas #food move Ever wonder why your stomach growls when you’re hungry? Well, it’s because your stomach is getting its borborygmus on! That’s right, those rumbling sounds are actually muscular contractions, and they’re not just happening in your stomach, either. Sometimes the noises…

10 Ways to Turn Your Pencil Lead Into Cash! #shorts #resulting material #graphene #Long Ju #important properties Researchers at MIT have turned graphite into “gold” by stacking five ultrathin flakes of the material in a specific order. This new material is like a “one-stop shopping” material that can host a bunch of properties, including being…

You Won’t Believe What Oil Is Really Made Of! #shorts #oil #dinosaurs #tiny algae #plankton Have you been lied to about oil?** You may have been told that oil comes from dinosaurs, but that’s a big ol’ pile of dino-poo! Oil is actually made from trillions of tiny algae and plankton. So the next time…

Plants Communicate When They’re Thirsty, Scientists Discover #shorts #plants #sounds #crying plant #sound Plants are crying out in ultrasonic screams when they’re thirsty or stressed, according to new research. Scientists had to use special microphones to pick up the high-pitched noises, which are too high for humans to hear without them. The findings suggest that…

New Study: Expensive Air Filters Are a Waste of Money #shorts #little evidence #air indoors #more than 30 studies #Advertisement Advertisement According to a new study, air filtration systems may be ineffective in reducing viral spread. Researchers found little evidence that air-purifying technologies such as air filtration, germicidal lights, and ionizers are actually useful for…

You’ll Never Believe What’s Happening to the Rice’s Whale! #shorts #endangered whale species #Rice’s whales #NOAA #Gulf Scientists are sounding the alarm about the Rice’s whale, an endangered species that lives in the Gulf of Mexico. Only 51 of these whales remain, and they’re in danger from oil spills, ship strikes, and noise pollution. Conservationists…

You’ll Never Believe Why Some Apples Are Red Inside! #shorts #anthocyanins #red-fleshed apples #plant health #Pigment production Yo, check it out! Did you know that some apples have red flesh? That’s right, they’re not just red on the outside, they’re red on the inside too! Scientists say it’s all due to a molecule called MYB10,…