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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,…

Whats up with wacky wildlife? Creatures caught in comic poses #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #comedy #wildlife #photography #awards #conservation The Comedy Wildlife Photo Awards are back with hilarious animal antics. An otter practices ballet. Giraffes get into an unusual configuration. A heron fishing technique needs work. And an owl gets a stern…

Out of Africa, No Floaties Required: Ancient Man Crosses Sinai Desert Without Getting His Hair Wet #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #human migration #Africa #Sinai #desert #Jordan #stone tools #archaeology #wetlands This just in – archaeologists have uncovered stone tools in Jordan dating back 84,000 years, suggesting early humans migrated out of Africa…

New Study Shows Humans Arrived in America Way Earlier Than We Thought #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #america #settlement #archaeology #prehistory #ice age According to a new study, humans first settled in the Americas around 23,000 years ago, which is a whopping 7,000 years earlier than previously thought. I guess you could say…

Youll Never Sea A Giant Squid At The Aquarium #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #giant squid #aquarium #captive animals #deep sea #ethics Folks, unless you’re keen on watching a bus-sized mollusk slowly lose its mind in a tank, you can kiss your dreams of getting close to a live giant squid goodbye. These…

New Time Reflection Tech Lets You Play Lifes Signals Backward and In Slow Motion #shorts #scinews #science news #science #science max #time reflection #temporal reflection #metamaterials #photonics #Doppler shift #wave physics Scientists have pulled off time reflection, making waves go backward like a rock album played in reverse. By quickly changing metamaterials, they reversed and…