The perfect boiled egg takes more than half an hour to cook
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How do you cook your eggs? Daniel Heighton Food Collection/Alamy Cooking a perfectly boiled egg takes at least half an hour, physicists have claimed as they say that the best…
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London underground mutant mosquito has surprisingly old origin
Culex pipiens f. Molestus is a form of mosquito found in cities all over the world Blickwinkel / Alamy Stock Photo A form of mosquito associated with London underground developedTh…
Robot made of pig gelatin biodegrades when no length is needed
The robot arm at different activation stages Wei et al An origami-inspired robotic arm made with material from cotton plants and pigs biodetrades when no length was needed. Such a…
Humpbacks songs have patterns that make human language
Humpback whales in the southern Pacific Tony Wu/Nature Picture Library/Alamy Humpbacks songs have statistical patterns in their structure that are not similar to the public, similar to those seen in…
New type of brain cell can tell us when to stop eating
Manipulating a type of neuron can make snacks easier to resist 5m3photos/Getty Images Neurons in the brain of mice tell them to stop eating when they have had enough food…
Is cleaner air with accelerating global warming more than we expected?
Air pollution can have a cooling effect on the climate Cheunghyo/Getty Images James Hansen, the climate scientist best known for warning the US Congress of global warming in the 1980s,…
Bonobos can tell when they know something you do
Kanzi, one of three captive bonobos whose mental abilities were tested in the study Ape -Initiative Bonobos is quick to help someone who doesn’t know what they know a sign…
The strange geoengineering idea with the potential of significant fallout
Nuke the climate We all know that climate change is dangerous, which means it can be tempting to take drastic measures to tackle it. Such as building a nuclear bomb…
How polar bears prevent ice from freezing on their fur
Ice crystals can’t stick to polar bear fur Ondrej Prosicky/Shutterstock Polar bears have a hidden I-plain-view superpower, like anyone who has seen a wildlife documentary, could have seen: Ice is…
The best new sci-fi this month with a tj clun-thriller and new Adrian Tchaikovsky
A dark moon is the rent for Adrian Tchaikovsky’s new sci-fi novel Hylster Laperruque / Alamy Humanoid mosquitoes, foreign contact on deadly moons, implants that let you know that your…