Healthier Cities Will Require a Strong Dose of Nature
If we can’t get to the forest, the forest must come to us, in the form of cities designed around green spaces.
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The physics of ugly Christmas sweaters
Read more: The physics of ugly Christmas sweatersThe ways a sweater is folded, stretched or rumpled determines how it settles into one of several resting meta-states.
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Could microwaved grapes be used for quantum sensing?
Read more: Could microwaved grapes be used for quantum sensing?Halved grapes boost magnetic fields, paving way for alternative microwave resonators for quantum sensing devices.
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How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?
Read more: How Does a Movie Projector Show the Color Black?There’s no such thing as black-colored light. So how can we see Darth Vader on a screen?
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Magnetic shape-shifting surface can move stuff without grasping it
Read more: Magnetic shape-shifting surface can move stuff without grasping itA “ferromagnetic elastomer” sheet can bulge and bend under magnetic influences.
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Craving carbs? Blame an ancient gene.
Read more: Craving carbs? Blame an ancient gene.We, Neanderthals, and Denisovans all have extra copies of a starch-digesting enzyme.
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There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global Pandemic
Read more: There’s Still Time to Get Ahead of the Next Global PandemicBy learning lessons from other sectors, public health can ensure it is ready to face future outbreaks in record time.
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Beyond Meat Says Being Attacked Has Just Made It Stronger
Read more: Beyond Meat Says Being Attacked Has Just Made It StrongerThe plant-based-meat company’s CEO, Ethan Brown, credits a series of attack ads with prompting a potentially sector-saving change of plan.
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Give Your Social Health a Decent Workout
Read more: Give Your Social Health a Decent WorkoutYour physical and mental well-being are crucial—but the picture isn’t complete if you aren’t flexing your connection muscles, too. Here’s how to build—and keep—your social health.
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How NASA Might Change Under Donald Trump
Read more: How NASA Might Change Under Donald TrumpThe Trump transition team is looking for “big changes” at NASA—including some cuts.
