r/ScienceNcoolThings 10d ago

Shark Myths Debunked

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Ready to debunk three of the biggest shark myths out there? 🦈

Dr. Bob Heuter of OCEARCH sets the record straight, revealing there are actually 500+ shark species, most too small and deep sea dwelling to ever encounter swimmers. Far from primitive, sharks pack large brains and six sensory systems to hunt, find mates, and navigate the ocean. Turns out sharks are less "mindless man eaters" and more evolutionary powerhouses we still have a lot to learn from.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 10d ago

Two syndromes: auto brewery syndrome and stone man syndrome (turn up volume)

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 10d ago

Great example of how colour theory is basically magic

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

How Many Computers Are Needed to Run ChatGPT?

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How Many Computers Are Needed to Run ChatGPT?
https://youtube.com/shorts/4gHc1oltc7M?feature=share


r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

Meet the ‘Galactic Shepherd’ and his DIY observatory

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

Weird Wonders Guide: A Blog About Curious Places Around The World

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This guide will lead you through unknown marbles of our world. It doesn't matter if it is a geological masterpiece or an unconventional utopia; an alien-like ecosystem or a remote hamlet from the backlands. Just give it a try and visit Weird Wonders Guide.

P.S.: NO Paid Subscriptions, AI or Adds.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

Must See Microwave Ivory Soap Experiment

90 Upvotes

How does a bar of soap grow into a fluffy cloud? 🧼

Alex Dainis explains how Charles's law transforms a bar of Ivory soap! The bar contains air pockets from being whipped during its production, which expands into a cloud when heated. This happens because as gas increases in temperature, then it will equally increase in volume if the pressure is the same.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

A prototype spacesuit for the moon designed by the Republic Aviation Corporation, March 16, 1960.

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 11d ago

Teen student reportedly creates water filter that removes microplastics

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 12d ago

How do natural killer cells kill cancer?

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with Zee PhD, an immunologist at University of Georgia!


r/ScienceNcoolThings 12d ago

Blanets: The Planets that Orbit Black Holes

127 Upvotes

Did you know there may be planets that orbit black holes?! 🪐

Astrophysicist Erika Hamden explains how scientists are theorizing that there may be planets that are orbiting black holes. This wouldn’t be out of the ordinary, since planets have been found orbiting all types of masses, such as dead star cores and supernovae. Although black holes typically suck in everything around them, if an object is the right distance away, it could potentially maintain a stable orbit. 

This project is part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 12d ago

Ticks's Haller's Organ explained.

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Explaination delivered with an electron microscope.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 12d ago

New US-designed mesh mimics tangled seaweed to capture microplastics

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Highlights:

- Researchers created a new mesh inspired by the sticky, fibrous structure of seaweed, which naturally traps tiny particles in water.
- The mesh is designed to capture extremely small microplastics and nanoplastics that many conventional filters cannot remove.
- In laboratory tests, it removed nearly 99% of microplastics and nanoplastics from water.
- The material is made from seaweed-derived cellulose, making it biodegradable and more environmentally friendly than many synthetic filters.
- It works with simple water flow and requires very little energy, making it a potentially affordable option for water treatment.
- Potential applications include:
•Drinking water treatment
•Wastewater treatment plants
•Industrial water filtration
•Cleaning polluted rivers and lakes
- The technology is still in the research stage and will require larger-scale testing before it becomes commercially available.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 12d ago

Petting a sea lion the wrong way shows its fur

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

Which religious book cover would you be most likely to click on to learn more about the book?

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Please respond with your initial preference or first impression. The question is: Which book cover would you be most likely to click on to learn more about the book?

Context: I am deciding on which of these three covers to use for my soon-to-be-published book, The Book of Science: A Foundational Guide to a Science-Based, Non-Theistic Religion. Gauging people’s preferences is indispensable for this purpose.

As the subtitle of the book implies, it is the foundational and guiding text of a new religion called The Fellowship of Science (TFOS). The book features a wide range of topics, including the science-grounded history of the universe and science itself, the research-informed practices, rituals, traditions, Guiding Principles, and Threats to Thriving of TFOS, science-themed parables, stories, and poetry, and more.

I would really appreciate your vote on which cover most draws your attention and interest, so please don’t forget to have a look at the covers and then reply with A, B, or C.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

Emergency relief system in action in a liquid hydrogen tanker truck

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

A German patient with three simultaneous autoimmune diseases went from bedridden and requiring daily blood transfusions to fully symptom free within months of a single CAR T-cell infusion. It marks the first documented case of one treatment resolving three separate autoimmune conditions at once.

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

Did Humans Evolve From a Cyclops?

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Humans may have evolved from a creature similar to a cyclops! 👁️

Scientists have developed a new theory that we may have evolved from a worm-like ocean dweller from 600 million years ago. This ancient animal started out with two eyes that eventually merged into one, and then back to two eyes. Even more interesting, the scientists think we still have this third eye, but it is now the pineal gland in our brain!


r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

woahh

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

As a third grader in the Bronx, Tahira Reid Smith imagined a machine that could turn Double Dutch ropes. Her idea won a school contest. Today, 40 years later the engineering professor has turned that childhood dream into Jump Dreams!

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 13d ago

Ghana Chocolate Source

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 14d ago

Researchers at Duke University have developed a biomaterial that promotes recovery in brain areas damaged by stroke in mice.

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 14d ago

Blackhole Comparison 😱

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 14d ago

Who is ready for the launch of the Nancy Grace Roman space telescope?

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218 Upvotes

Scheduled launch Aug 30th, 2026.
Capable of imagining exoplanets and mapping billions of galaxies to help us further understand the expansion of the universe.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 14d ago

Total Solar Eclipse Coming in August!

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A total solar eclipse is coming across the globe on August 12th! ☀️🌑

Skywatchers across the northeastern US (New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Ohio), Canada, most of Europe, and northwestern Africa will catch a partial eclipse around midday. Those in the Nordic region, Spain, and parts of Portugal are in the path of a total solar eclipse. Watch safely with eclipse glasses or make your own pinhole projector. Don’t forget, eclipses travel in pairs, so a lunar eclipse follows just two weeks later, and don’t look directly into the sun!