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Urine is rich in nitrogen, which is important for plant growth, and now scientists have found an efficient way of utilising this to make human wastewater into fertiliser

Inside the Russian Lefty Museum, among the impressive sculptures and paintings, some tiny artworks are more than meet the naked eye. What appear to be indiscernibly tiny squares burst into life when viewed under a microscope. Less-than-millimeter in size, they are truly tiny masterpieces. The museum...

““Art is the proper task of life,” ………………………. —Nietzsche Inner Life Art is an essential part of life. Without its depth and enrichment, our lives would dry like desert dew at the break of dawn. Art enhances human experience by offering beauty, inspiration, and a means to navigate and interpret the c...

New research suggests that inhaled xenon gas can help protect the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease.

A good few strides into 2025, it’s time to do real Blog Blog Blog. The backlog blog blockage is about to break folks, head for high land! My brain is full of drafts, and a window of left open browser tabs is calling to be used. This one shall as usual be chock full of […]

In the early 1990s, Toyota saw that environmental awareness and tighter emissions regulations would shape the future of the automotive industry. The company aimed to create an eco-friendly, efficient vehicle that would meet future standards. In 1997 Toyota introduced the Prius to the Japanese market...

A central question for astrobiologists — researchers who, like me, explore the possibility of extraterrestrial life — seems deceptively simple: What’s the best way to detect and identify life? So far, we’ve only managed to launch a single spacecraft mission dedicated to this problem, the Viking land...

The Bungle Bungle Range in Western Australia is a collection of rock domes forged from ancient seabeds and flanked to the northeast by a prehistoric meteor impact crater.

By the end of the 19th century, 80% of those in Europe lived in towns and cities, drawn there by the promise of material riches that were not available to them in the country. This new series explores what they faced.

The Dakar Rally is unlike any other race on the face of the Earth. And Segway is one of the last bike makers you’d expect to find in it. There are plenty of reasons for that, but perhaps the biggest is the fact that the Chinese manufacturer doesn’t produce a single bike that is capable of serious of...

Above, a clickbait article in a bogus news site registered in Pakistan. This showed up on a Michigan Facebook page as “news”, although anyone who lives in Michigan will know that picture does not depict anything like local landscapes. The outrage centers on a supposed plan to cut down 420 acres of p...

The surf breaks that create epic waves store millions of tons of carbon. Protecting them from climate change protects a sport and the planet.

How to solve biology’s chicken-or-egg dilemma The post The Incredible Conundrum of Life’s Origin appeared first on Nautilus.

Urban planners from Mexico City to Toulouse are adopting the high-flying mode of transit. Will it catch on elsewhere?

The Research Council of Finland has granted Aalto University funding to strengthen its research profile in a field of pressing global concern – the transition towards a greener future. Aalto’s Profi-8 funding application Driving green transition focused on three research strongholds within… Read mor...

All of our religions, stories, languages and norms were muddled and mixed through mobility and exchange throughout history - by Inanna Hamati-Ataya Read at Aeon

At least 800.000 solar panels have now been installed in German households, according to new figures from the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur). 800.000 solar panels now...

In a region of Europe that has often wrestled with volatility, Czechia’s path to prosperity hinges on steady progress underpinned by measured ambition. Are the good times about to return to Czechia? It would appear so. Following zero growth in 2023 and a modest recovery in 2024 (GDP growth is expect...

The liver transplant ensured any remaining disease in the organ was removed from the body. MattL_Images/ Shutterstock In a groundbreaking medical achievement in the UK, a 32-year-old woman from Manchester has undergone the country’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea was ...

Micromobility giant Segway launched two new e-bikes at CES 2025 that are designed to make the experience of riding a bike easier, safer, more convenient, and more accessible. The new bikes – the Xyber that’s giving dirt bike energy, and the classic-looking Xafari – are available for pre-order now, w...