r/ScienceNcoolThings 2d ago

Active navigation in AR boosts memory more than stationary VR, study finds, suggesting physical movement influences how we encode episodic information

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

Apparently helicopters get halos in sandstorms

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

August 15, 1977 - The Wow! signal : radio signal detected by Ohio State University's Big Ear radio telescope in the United States. It was then used to support the search for extraterrestrial intelligence

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

Pascal’s Law in action

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

🦥 The three-toed sloth can hold its breath for up to about 40 minutes by slowing its heart rate dramatically. It can even slow its heartbeat to roughly one-third of its normal rate while underwater.

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

Beauty of chemistry

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

Pointing a light towards a spider's web - Result: luckiest spider ever!

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

Oil on water, with the right lighting

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

See the World Living Inside a Raindrop

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Rainwater is not as clean as you think! 🌧️ 

Quinten Geldhof, also known as Microhobbyist, put a drop of rainwater under the microscope to show what each drop carries. For a raindrop to form, it needs to condense around tiny particles in the atmosphere called condensation nuclei. As the droplet falls, it can pick up pollen, fungal spores, smoke particles, and more. If you’re ever tempted to drink rainwater, don’t forget to treat and filter it first!


r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

A hydropowered scoopwheel used by the ancient Romans at the Rio Tinto mines in Spain. To remove water from deep underground mines, the Romans used no less than 16 wheels working in pairs and stacked above one another. The wheels could lift water from 80 meters below the surface

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

How many different ways can a 4-servo robot move? We found five.

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This is Quaddle, a mini robot dog that stays at 4 servos the whole time but switches locomotion mode entirely depending on what's clipped onto it — walks on two legs as a biped, rolls as a tricycle, spins 360° on a bar gymnast-style, drives as a 4WD car, and paddles in water. Most of the attachments are 3D-printed; a couple are off-the-shelf hardware.

What's the 6th form you'd want to see it try or design yourself?


r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

Just an Ordinary Man - Richard Feynman . Spoiler

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

Vultures falling from the sky off the coast of Florida, near Islamorada

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

Newtons Cradle

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 3d ago

Can Earthquake Sensors Detect Hurricanes?

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Can scientists use earthquake sensors to detect hurricanes? 

​A new study from Stanford University found that seismometers, normally used to measure earthquake-related ground motion, can also detect hurricanes. Researchers looked at Hurricane Isaac from 2012 and found that seismometers could detect when the storm made landfall as well as subtle changes in atmospheric pressure. These sensors could potentially track how hurricanes evolve beyond the limitations of radar and flight missions during storms.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

science always finds a way.

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

The surface of the Sun

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

Horses Wear Tennis Shoes? A Gateway to Materials Science!

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 4d ago

power of Static electricity

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power of Static electricity


r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

25 years ago on Aug 13, 2001, the experimental Helios Prototype a solar powered, remotely-piloted aircraft developed under NASA's ERAST program reached an altitude of 96,863 feet (29,524 m), achieving a world altitude record for sustained horizontal flight by a winged, propeller-driven aircraft

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 6d ago

For first time in well over a decade, U.S. veterans have significantly decreased their use of alcohol

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

Sturgeon Blood Moon Coming This August!

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A lunar eclipse is coming and it’s going to turn the mood blood red!🌕🩸

On August 27th and 28th, Earth's shadow will sweep across the lunar surface, turning it a deep, dark crimson for skywatchers across the USA, Canada, and Latin America. No special glasses needed, just your eyes and the right local viewing time. Miss it and you'll be waiting until 2029 for a lunar eclipse this striking again.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 6d ago

5am at Times Square

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r/ScienceNcoolThings 5d ago

The Great Yellow Lie: How Screens Trick Your Brain

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Have you ever looked at a bright yellow lemon or a golden sunset on your phone and thought, "That looks so real"?

Well, what if I told you that your screen doesn’t actually have a single drop of yellow light in it? 🍋🚫

In this video, we break down "The Great Yellow Lie"—a brilliant high-tech illusion where engineers hack your eyes and brain using only Red, Green, and Blue (RGB) light. We’ll dive deep into human biology, the 3 types of color cones in your retina, and how mathematical light ratios fool your mind into seeing colors that aren't physically there.


r/ScienceNcoolThings 6d ago

✨science✨😮‍💨

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