Tag: scinews
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Study Finds Genetic Link Between Autism and Synesthesia
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in ShortsStudy Finds Genetic Link Between Autism and Synesthesia #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #autism #synesthesia #twins #genetics #senses #perception Good evening, I’m your Weekend Update host Gregoryinoff with a science report. Researchers recently studied over 2,000 pairs of twins to uncover a fascinating link between autism and synesthesia. For those unfamiliar, synesthesia is…
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NASA Cant Open Asteroid Sample Box
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in ShortsNASA Cant Open Asteroid Sample Box #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #asteroid Bennu #NASA #OSIRIS-REx #spacecraft #asteroid sample #TAGSAM Good evening, I’m your host Niamherton here with a space update. Last year, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft touched down on the asteroid Bennu, grabbed some rock samples, and brought them back to Earth. But now…
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Hackers Offer to Crack Open $200 Million Bitcoin Wallet
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in ShortsHackers Offer to Crack Open $200 Million Bitcoin Wallet #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Bitcoin #cryptocurrency #password #IronKey #encrypted hard drive Good evening, I’m your Weekend Update host Gregoryipher with a crypto conundrum. Back in 2011, a programmer named Stefan Thomas made a short video explaining Bitcoin. As payment he got 7,002 Bitcoins,…
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Crystal with Pseudo-Gravity Bends Light
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in ShortsCrystal with Pseudo-Gravity Bends Light #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #photonic crystal #terahertz waves #gravitational lensing #Einstein #general relativity Good evening, I’m your weekend update host Niamhlehoff. Scientists have created a new crystal that can bend light like gravity does. Just like massive objects in space warp spacetime and act as lenses, this…
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Ants – Earths Most Accomplished Civilization?
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in ShortsAnts – Earths Most Accomplished Civilization? #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #ants #insect society #ant colony #ant castes #leafcutter ants #ant farmers #ant undertakers Good evening, I’m your host Amyikoff with an insect report. While ants may seem small and insignificant, these little dudes have created a complex civilization right under our feet.…
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The Mystery of Hell Planets Fleeting Atmosphere
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in ShortsThe Mystery of Hell Planets Fleeting Atmosphere #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #55 Cancri e #super-Earth #atmosphere #secondary eclipse #magma ocean Good evening, I’m your host Amyerson here with an astronomy update from the Weekend Update desk. There’s a scorching hot exoplanet called 55 Cancri e that’s puzzling scientists. This hell planet is…
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New Bacteria Blamed for Mysterious Elephant Die-Off
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in ShortsNew Bacteria Blamed for Mysterious Elephant Die-Off #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #African elephants #mass die-off #Botswana #Zimbabwe #bacteria #Bisgaard taxon 45 #blood poisoning #IUCN Red List Good evening, I’m your host Gregoryopher with an update on the 2020 mass elephant die-off in Africa. Over 350 pachyderms mysteriously dropped dead in Botswana. Now…
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New Vinegaroon Species Found to Be Sour
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in ShortsNew Vinegaroon Species Found to Be Sour #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #vinegaroons #acid spray #arachnids #Mexico #Mastigoproctus #whip scorpion Good evening, I’m your host Gregoryesq here with an arachnid update. Scientists have discovered three new species of giant vinegaroons in Mexico. These scary-looking critters spray acid and do a funky courtship dance.…
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Fire Erupts after Four Billion Earth Years
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in ShortsFire Erupts after Four Billion Earth Years #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #Fire #Earth #atmosphere #oxygen #first fossil fire #first wildfires #Ordovician period #cyanobacteria #Great Oxidation Event Good evening, I’m your host Arthurson reporting live from the Weekend Update desk. Let’s dive right into our main story. Get this – for billions of…
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Peculiar Shapes Apparently Defy Physics
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in ShortsPeculiar Shapes Apparently Defy Physics #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #3D printing #quantum physics #trajectoids #motion #rolling #orientation #path #trajectory #MRI #protons #spins #Bloch sphere Researchers have created peculiar 3D shapes called trajectoids that can roll in a predetermined path when pushed. The shapes look weird but they’re designed so that when rolled…