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Quantum Dots Win Big Time Nobel Prize #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #nobel prize #quantum dots #chemistry #nanoparticles #electrons #research This just in: some real small crystals called quantum dots won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry this year. Apparently these itsy-bitsy nanoparticles can glow different colors based on their teeny tiny size. Wild…

Fluorescent Furry Friends Frolick Under Funky Lighting #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #fluorescence #mammals #marsupials #fur #ultraviolet light #glowing animals Good evening, I’m Aria. Scientists have discovered that most mammals glow fluorescent colors under UV light. White fur glows brightest, but even dark fur glows around toes and nails. Marsupials glow more than…

Feast Your Eyes on the Last Remaining Dodo Soft Tissues #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #dodo #extinct #bird #Mauritius #soft tissue #DNA #Oxford #museum Good evening, I’m Aria. In our lead story tonight: Scientists are geeking out over the only remaining dodo soft tissues in existence – turns out the last shreds of…

Cosmic Crack-Up: Scanners Detect Suspected Space String #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #cosmic strings #astrophysics #early universe #string theory #gravitational waves #gravitational lensing #galaxies #space Good evening, I’m Aria. Our top story tonight: Scientists say they may have spotted cracks in the universe dating back to the Big Bang. These so-called cosmic strings…

Lego Backs Down From Sustainable Bottle Brick Plan, Says Its Not Easy Being Green #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #lego #plastic #sustainability #green #bricks #recycling #environment #toys #emissions #climate change In sustainability news, Lego has scrapped plans to make its iconic bricks from recycled bottles instead of oil-based plastic, admitting ‘it’s not easy…

Steam Punkd: Ancient Greeks Built the OG Steam Engine… But What the Hades Was It For? #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #ancient Greece #steam engine #aeolipile #Heron of Alexandria #rocket science #miracles Turns out those ancient Greeks were way more advanced than we thought. Over a thousand years before the Industrial Revolution, some…

Houston, We Have Way Too Much Space Rock #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #asteroid #space #NASA #science #robot #sample #exploration #discovery Good evening, I’m Aria. NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft grabbed so much asteroid dust from Bennu, it’s taking longer to collect it all. But scientists call it the best problem ever. I guess when…

Ancient Egyptian Student Gets a Big Red F for Sloppy Hieroglyphs #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Egypt #hieroglyphics #red pen #grading #school #education #history #writing #scribes #teachers Good evening, I’m Aria. Archaeologists recently uncovered an ancient Egyptian student’s sloppy hieroglyphic homework, absolutely covered in red pen corrections. Looks like some things never change,…

Antarcticas Ozone Hole is Thicc; Scientists Blame Last Years Volcano #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #ozone hole #Antarctica #environment #climate change #volcano eruption This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica is absolutely massive, covering an area about 3 times the size of Brazil. While the ozone layer has been recovering thanks to banning CFCs,…