• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
  • WordPress
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • YouTube
Science Update

Science Update

Sharing Science | Satisfying Curiosity | Debunking BS

  • Spotlights
  • Reality Check
  • Why Is It?
  • Radio Archives
  • Sciup @ School

Blog

Home » Blog

Nano-Distilling Seawater

December 5, 2017

Turning saltwater to drinking water with sunlight.

Read moreNano-Distilling Seawater

Nucleic Acid Dipstick

December 4, 2017

Scientists develop a device that can purify genetic material from any organism right in the field.

Read moreNucleic Acid Dipstick
Snowy hillside with snow-covered trees

Snow White

December 1, 2017

A listener asks: What makes snow white?

Read moreSnow White

Vision Video Games

November 30, 2017

Could action video games help older people’s vision?

Read moreVision Video Games

Greener Diapers

November 29, 2017

A cornstarch based absorbent could lead to greener diapers.

Read moreGreener Diapers

3D Printed Rocket Engines

November 28, 2017

Engineers are using 3D printers to build rocket engines.

Read more3D Printed Rocket Engines

JunoCam Imagery

November 27, 2017

Amateur scientists and artists process the latest images of Jupiter.

Read moreJunoCam Imagery

Home Lab Test

November 24, 2017

A portable device lets pregnant women perform some lab tests at home, and analyze the results with a …

Read moreHome Lab Test

Fertilizer Blocker

November 23, 2017

A soil additive keeps fertilizer on the farm and out of waterways.

Read moreFertilizer Blocker

Orangutan Curiosity

November 22, 2017

Orangutans living in captivity are much more curious than their wild counterparts.

Read moreOrangutan Curiosity

Body Clock Healing

November 21, 2017

Time of day, along with our internal body clock, could affect how fast our wounds heal.

Read moreBody Clock Healing

Non-Killer Bees

November 20, 2017

Africanized “killer” honeybees in Central and South America are known for their bellicose nature. …

Read moreNon-Killer Bees
  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 21
  • Page 22
  • Page 23
  • Page 24
  • Page 25
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 421
  • Next
Science Update
  • About Science Update
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Recent Posts

Photo of lily pads and white flower on pond
Image with photo of 1997 Nokia mobile phone and actor Rhea Seehorn
Photo of chocolate fudge with headline Sonic Boom: Chocolate Pounds with inset photo of science reporter Rhea Seehorn

Copyright © 2026 · Springtail Media LLC · All Rights Reserved · Powered by Pongos