What’s the heaviest weight a person can lift?
The world’s strongest lifters on record won acclaim for hoisting thousands of pounds into the air at one time. Could they ever go heavier?
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‘A remarkable conspiracy’: Why is matter neutral? Physicist Frank Close explores the mystery in a new book
Frank Close tells us about the history of particle physics, and what it means that charge in our universe’s matter is so closely balanced.
Why do we see colors that aren’t there?
Here’s how our brains construct color in our environment.
Dogs can smell their humans’ stress, and it makes them sad
Dogs can smell when people are stressed, and it seems to make them feel downhearted.
Weird new device measures how ‘liquid’ lava is
A new device helps scientists measure lava viscosity during active flows.
Teotihuacan’s ‘Pyramid of the Moon’ is aligned with the solstice sun, researchers argue
The “Pyramid of the Moon” in Teotihuacan, an ancient city in Mexico, may align with the solstice sun, a team argues.
Future chips could swap silicon for faster and more efficient 2D crystal semiconductor full of useful atomic ‘defects’
Next generation of computer chips could ditch silicon for TMD — a 2D material that is embedded with ‘defects’ which can be harnessed to improve performance.
Sun bear: The little carnivores that look so similar to humans they’ve been mistaken for people wearing costumes
Sun bears often stand upright like humans, and mothers even walk around cradling their babies in their arms.
Otherworldly video captures rare jellyfish with a hitchhiker in its bell
Amazing new footage shows a rare Deepstaria jellyfish with a resident isopod in its bell off the coast of Chile.
What’s the most dangerous sport in the world?
It’s hard to compare sports head-to-head, but some stand out in terms of their risk of causing injury or death.
