Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool
A Recipe For Concrete That Can Withstand Road Salt Deterioration
Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made
Cost of children’s homes doubles but care can be poor, says report
Huge sums spent on children’s residential care in England do not represent value for money, says spending watchdog.
What the NHS can learn from the European country that helped more people survive cancer
Denmark’s survival rates record for certain cancers were poor compared to some other wealthy countries. Then it came up with a bold plan
‘My first cervical screening was over before I knew it’
The BBC speaks to six people about their first cervical screening, and what they wish they’d known beforehand.
Steve Wozniak’s sheets of $2 bills
Steve Wozniak used to carry around perforated sheets of $2 bills which he would use to pay for things in stores, casually ripping a bill
NASA found intriguing rocks on Mars, so where does that leave Mars Sample Return?
NASA’s interim administrator Sean Duffy was fired up on Wednesday when he joined a teleconference to talk about new scientific findings that concerned the potential
Follies of the Madmen #630
This is all very Wicker Man. Our Grain Goddess sows the soil with the blood of her sacrificial human victims. Source.
Latest TRON: Ares trailer takes us back to 1982
We’re one month away from the theatrical release of TRON: Ares, and Disney is seeking to stoke interest with a new trailer that shows the
South African rapist loses bid to block Netflix film about his life
The court rules that his rape conviction is already in the public domain.
South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home
Media and some protesters gather at the airport as more than 300 workers detained in the US last week return.
What you need to know about Bolsonaro’s coup prison sentence
The former president of Brazil has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after being found guilty for plotting a military coup.
Ros Atkins on… Israel’s war in Gaza and proportionality
BBC Verify asked experts, in the UK and elsewhere, if Israel’s actions in Gaza have been proportionate.
A play about the revolt of human workers — not machines — gave us the word ‘robot’
A Czech playwright introduced the word to English in the 1920s. But back then, it wasn’t analogous to machinery. New interpretations of the robot reflect