Toilet training cows could help combat climate change
Can we toilet train cattle? Would we want to?
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2021
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News tagged with toilet
Researchers find underwater landfill while looking for chemical discharges from electronic devices
Research scientists in Norway recently set out on a scientific cruise in the Trondheim fjord to collect water samples and specimens of marine species. What they stumbled over was quite different from what they were looking ...
Environment
Apr 21, 2021
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Flushing a public toilet? Don't linger, because aerosolized droplets do
Flushing a toilet can generate large quantities of microbe-containing aerosols depending on the design, water pressure or flushing power of the toilet. A variety of pathogens are usually found in stagnant water as well as ...
General Physics
Apr 20, 2021
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How cascading crises in 2020 led to record high gun sales
University of Arizona researcher Jennifer Carlson says she and other sociologists see gun business as a telltale sign of what's going on in the American psyche. If that is the case, Americans in 2020 were afraid.
Social Sciences
Mar 11, 2021
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The real reason why stores ran out of toilet paper
It's easy to blame panic-buying for the empty grocery store shelves shoppers have encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Economics & Business
Feb 3, 2021
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Potty training: NASA tests new $23M titanium space toilet
NASA's first new space potty in decades—a $23 million titanium toilet better suited for women—is getting a not-so-dry run at the International Space Station before eventually flying to the moon.
Space Exploration
Oct 1, 2020
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Who is the weakest link? A better understanding of global supply chains
From toilet paper to industrial chemicals, there's no doubt the COVID-19 pandemic has been disruptive to global supply chains.
Economics & Business
Sep 22, 2020
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Hoarding and herding during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rushing to stock up on toilet paper before it vanished from the supermarket isle, stashing cash under the mattress, purchasing a puppy or perhaps planting a vegetable patch—the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered some interesting ...
Economics & Business
Sep 10, 2020
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Using a public restroom? Mask up!
Think you don't need to worry about COVID-19 while using a public restroom? A group of researchers from Yangzhou University in China recently reported that flushing public restroom toilets can release clouds of virus-laden ...
Soft Matter
Aug 18, 2020
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Don't panic (again): Here's why Melbourne's supermarket shortages will quickly pass
You're nervous, I get it.
Social Sciences
Jul 9, 2020
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