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Disposable Vape Pens: What Are You Inhaling?

Posted on May 2, 2017June 25, 2025 by Gina Misra

Metal elements were found in the vapors of electronic cigarettes and hookahs and their concentrations were compared to regular cigarettes.

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    Saturn’s Moon Enceladus May Have Conditions For Life

    Posted on April 24, 2017June 25, 2025 by SanjoySom

    In a last scientific hurrah, the Cassini spacecraft has detected that hydrogen is being ejected from the moon’s ice-covered ocean.

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      Shoelaces are Tripping Up Physicists

      Posted on April 24, 2017June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Scientists explain how your shoelaces randomly untie themselves while you're walking!

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        Forests Recover Well When Humans Get Out of the Way

        Posted on April 16, 2017June 25, 2025 by SanjoySom

        It goes without saying that forests are important. As the lung of our planet, they strongly contribute to converting carbon dioxide that we…

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          Are facial morphs a reliable way to produce fake IDs?

          Posted on April 15, 2017June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Most people can identify a familiar face in a photo, even if the picture is taken at an unusual angle, or in poor lighting. Think about how…

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            Why trains don’t fall off the track when turning

            Posted on April 12, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

            Trains have been the fundamental backbone of transportation and shipping for a few hundred years. Despite the ubiquity of trains, the…

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              Chimps can tell when you believe something false

              Posted on April 12, 2017June 25, 2025 by Gina Misra

              Our understanding of animal cognition has grown dramatically since the days of Jane Goodall in the 1960s. Great apes, a family of primates…

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                The Deafening Sound of Neutron Stars Crashing Together

                Posted on April 5, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                Large stars and planets in space have intense gravity. The gravity of these large celestial bodies is so strong, that they actually warp the…

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                  Betting on finding aliens

                  Posted on April 4, 2017October 24, 2022 by Jacob Haqq Misra

                  If intelligent aliens exist somewhere in the depths of space, then should we see signs of their technology? This question has motivated…

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                    Planet Friendships in Solar Systems Beyond Our Own

                    Posted on March 27, 2017December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                    Our understanding of astrophysics states that we should be seeing co-orbiting planets when astronomers look through their telescopes.…

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