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Block up part of the heart to prevent strokes? Yep, turns out the heart has an appendage you've probably never heard of, and if your heart beats too fast it can raise stroke risk.
So, these researchers made a magnetic fluid to solve that. New vid for @nature.com
New film up youtu.be/vwL1zUD1gyY Why do shoes squeak on basketball courts? Earthquakes and lightning!
A really cool piece of research on this weekβs cover - what happens when a soft material slides against a rigid bodyβ¦ like sneakers on a basket ball court?
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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New film up youtu.be/vwL1zUD1gyY Why do shoes squeak on basketball courts? Earthquakes and lightning!
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These scientists and medical experts are taking to social media to counter climate denialism, vaccine scepticism and wellness pseudoscience
go.nature.com/4tFXSjb
This robot hand detaches and walks by itself
We're back with a new vid!
First protein, now exercise. How much do you need to reap the health benefits?
The good news is, probably not as much as you think... π§ͺ
How much exercise do you really need?
Beautiful new film for @nature.com from @emzywb.bsky.social youtu.be/8atR9SGoVLA I was really excited when Emily agreed to make an ADHD doc including some part of her own diagnosis in the story, and she absolutely knocked it out of the park.
Beautiful new film for @nature.com from @emzywb.bsky.social youtu.be/8atR9SGoVLA I was really excited when Emily agreed to make an ADHD doc including some part of her own diagnosis in the story, and she absolutely knocked it out of the park.
I stopped putting protein powder in my breakfast after making this video (with producer & extra extraordinaire @nickpetrichowe.bsky.social)
It's based on this great story by @marilenharo.bsky.social from the end of last yearπ§ͺ
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Do you need more protein? Watch & learn!
Watch this video if you want to:
A) Find out how much protein you actually need π
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C) You're a fan of @lizziegibney.bsky.social's amazing presentation style π
D) All of the above
Confused about how much protein you should be eating? Hereβs what the science says.
I've posted a lot of AI content over the last few months as @nature.com published our big Future of AI feature. Here's the last bit, a film pulling it all together youtu.be/ecCqUgHJaPI
This octopus-camouflage inspired polymer can change colour and texture
New year, new film, octopus-inspired shapechanging camouflage youtu.be/Allve6Rs9Jc
New year, new film, octopus-inspired shapechanging camouflage youtu.be/Allve6Rs9Jc
fantastical drawing of Pervushovisaurus, an extinct marine reptile similar to a modern dolphin but with four flippers. it is colored in shades of blue, red, and lavender. Surrounding it are several Baculites, extinct cephalopods related to squids with long pointed shells
Pervushovisaurus and Baculites friends
Great cover
Should we be worrying about bird flu? youtu.be/-IfrYarHadg
thehmn posted an image of: "Foxes disguised as monks. On the left from Japan and on the right from Denmark." both look carved out of ivory. crabs-and-bedbugs concludes: "It was a global problem"
Parachutes is back, but vertical this time youtube.com/shorts/zCgjb...
'Tis the season for some festive science songs.
If you've ever wanted to hear someone sing about a dimunitive tyranosaur then now is your chance
With the recent spread of the bird flu virus to cattle and other mammals β including humans β influenza is once again emerging as a major public-health threat. Better vaccines could ride to the rescue, but only if research on them is supported. www.nature.com/collections/...
Should we be worrying about bird flu? youtu.be/-IfrYarHadg
Parachutes is back, but vertical this time youtube.com/shorts/zCgjb...