In Kurt Vonnegut's sci-fi classic Cat's Cradle, ice-nine is a substance capable of raising water's melting point from 32 to 114.4 degrees Fahrenheit. Once in contact with water, it spreads instantly and indefinitely, leaving ...
Materials Science
Oct 3, 2018
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When the Equifax data breach impacting nearly 147 million people occurred just over a year ago most consumers took little to no action to protect themselves despite the risk of identity theft, University of Michigan researchers ...
Security
Aug 15, 2018
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Scientists have discovered that an ice-binding protein (fcIBP) from sea ice microalga does not fit in the conventional classification of ice-binding proteins, suggesting unknown mechanisms behind its antifreeze property. ...
Materials Science
Aug 2, 2018
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A small group of companies are offering an alternative to the traditional options that follow death: preserving corpses by freezing your body for future scientists to revive. But is this even possible?
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2018
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Not for the first time in recent years, Europe has descended into a deep freeze while the Arctic experiences record high temperatures, leaving scientists to ponder the role global warming may play in turning winter weather ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2018
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No, I'm not talking about Americans. I'm talking about intelligent life out in the cosmos.
Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2018
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Leave a car overnight in extreme cold and you might get an unpleasant surprise in the morning.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 29, 2018
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At the base of the Transantarctic Mountains lies a geological oddity. Don Juan Pond is one of the saltiest bodies of water on the planet, filled with a dense, syrupy brine rich in calcium chloride that can remain liquid to ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2017
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Winter is coming ... later. And it's leaving ever earlier. Across the United States, the year's first freeze has been arriving further and further into the calendar, according to more than a century of measurements from weather ...
Environment
Oct 27, 2017
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For more than 60 years, researchers have tried to successfully cryopreserve (or freeze) the embryo of zebrafish, a species that is an important medical model for human health. In a new study, researchers at the University ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 13, 2017
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