We’re now in the midst of blueberry season and that means a glut of delicious blue-but-not-really fruit heading toward our tables. If you end up with more blueberries than you can freeze, bake, or blend, one option might be to turn it into wine – though according to a new study, maximizing the plonk’s potential … Read moreBlueberry Wine Could Be The Next Big Superfood
If you feel the world is breaking down into chaos, you’re right. You may or may not be correct if that feeling is in regard to politics and the state of society, but on the timescale of the universe there is no doubt, order is breaking down. That is what it always does. But why? … Read moreWhy Does Everything Eventually Become Disordered?
The origin of life on Earth is still enigmatic, but we are slowly unravelling the steps involved and the necessary ingredients. Scientists believe life arose in a primordial soup of organic chemicals and biomolecules on the early Earth, eventually leading to actual organisms. It’s long been suspected that some of these ingredients may have been … Read moreCrucial Building Blocks Of Life On Earth Can More Easily Form In Outer Space – New Research
If you’ve ever thought twice about wearing a dark shirt or jacket in case it ends up covered in a light dusting of flakes, you will know the annoyance that dandruff can cause. Lots of us will have to deal with this at some stage in our lives – and while it’s not dangerous, it … Read moreWhy Is My Scalp Flaky? Exploring The Causes Of Dandruff And How It’s Treated
Every year, the US Social Security Administration releases its list of the most popular baby names from the previous year, providing an interesting insight into the naming trends that have captured parents – and maybe even what the most popular TV show is at the time (know a baby Khaleesi, anyone?). So what came top … Read moreWhat Were The Most Popular Baby Names In 2023?
This article first appeared in Issue 19 of our digital magazine CURIOUS. Nobody on stage has ever been hypnotised in the history of the world. – The Amazing Kreskin, veteran mentalist and showman, 1994 It was midnight, in the Palace of Westminster, UK in December 1994, and hypnotism was in trouble. “Stage hypnotism has been a long-standing concern … Read moreIs Hypnosis Real? Here’s What Science Has To Say
This article first appeared in Issue 19 of our digital magazine CURIOUS. A photographic playground of a salt flat can be found sprawling across southwest Bolivia. Here, the remains of an ancient lake have created a salty crust that makes for great perspective games in the dry season – and turns into a massive mirror when wet. The world’s largest salt flat is transformed … Read moreThe World’s Largest Salt Flat Is Full Of Mysterious Patterns
This week, two new searches have identified 60 potential “alien megastructures” in our galaxy, something strange is happening to the Y chromosome, and warm-blooded dinosaurs may have evolved 180 million years ago. Finally, we meet the explorers who travelled to the most remote place on Earth in an IFLScience exclusive interview. Subscribe to the IFLScience newsletter … Read moreWhat’s Going On With The New COVID FLiRT Variants? This Lost River Could Explain How The Pyramids Were Built, And Much More This Week
Astronomers have discovered the most distant pair of interacting supermassive black holes. The duo was in the process of merging when the universe was just 740 million years old. The light of the system, dubbed ZS7, traveled over 13 billion years to reach us and the observations are providing insights into how supermassive black holes … Read moreWebb Telescope Spots Most Distant Black Hole Merger Ever Detected
History is filled with stories about island and their civilizations that disappear after some cataclysm (I bet I can guess which one you’re thinking of). But I doubt many people have heard the story of Teonimanu, the landmass that has now vanished from among the Solomon Islands. We only now know of its existence because … Read moreTeonimanu: What Happened To The Lost Island In The Pacific Ocean?