At its most important, science often challenges logic. And the new discovery may be the most absurd of all: water breaks. A recent paper in Physical Review Letters, “Unexpected Fracture of Solids in Soft Liquids,” reports exactly that—when liquids are stretched with enough force, a supposedly liquid material breaks like a solid. Research suggests that … Read more
Scientists may have invented a night vision laser. Our incredible progress as a society has been increasing exponentially in recent years. When a team of scientists did it The chip is too thin to study invisible light of the world, they have mistakenly created something else entirely, the evergreen tree. How can this new invention … Read more
Over the years, various posts on social media have claimed that some female frogs play dead to avoid giving birth. Although the behavior can be closely related to the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), commonly called a possum in North America, there are other animals that, well, “play possum.” Biologists call behavior “tonic immobility,” or sometimes … Read more
Raccoons often surprise people with clever tricks. The compost lid suddenly opens and the food inside disappears. Most people think that raccoons look for food wherever they can find it. New research now suggests something interesting. Raccoons can explore problems because curiosity drives them to learn. A study conducted by researchers at the … Read more
In the new movie “Ahe Mary project“, humanity sends a starship to another star system – Tau Ceti – in a last ditch effort to save Earth from the alien threat. Apparently, the key to saving our planet is a virus that has evolved from the world around this star. But how likely is it … Read more
The transition from water to land is a question that still puzzles scientists. Those ancient organisms would need to adapt to the many new challenges of life outside of water. So, how did they do that? In the 2025 study, my colleagues and I tried to understand the genetic basis of adaptation to life on … Read more