Life

Explore science in everyday life, from weather and health to wildlife, geography, human biology and unusual phenomena around the world.

Latest in Life

Articles & explainers

9,100 published items in this category and its subcategories.

New casting method uses polyurethane
Scientific application

New casting method uses polyurethane

Currently, difficulties with thermoplastic in the rotational casting method have been overcome by a new rotary casting method, which uses polyurethane instead of other m…

December 16, 2018
Want to cool things, put them on or under ice?
Scientific application

Want to cool things, put them on or under ice?

To boil water, we put the kettle on top of the fire, not set next to the fire. So, how to cool an object with ice? Due to the habit, many people put things on ice

December 16, 2018
Without friction?
Scientific application

Without friction?

Thanks to friction, you can sit, walk and work easily; thanks to it, the pen and book rests on the table, without the table slipping on the floor, even though the person

December 16, 2018
The secret of raising black pearls
Scientific application

The secret of raising black pearls

According to Tran Doan Thien, cultivating pearls is not simple. Pearl cultured clams must be over two years old, have been domesticated at the culture site, reaching a l…

December 16, 2018
Dry ice production from coal like?
Scientific application

Dry ice production from coal like?

At industrial kilns, people clean coal smoke, then use alkaline to remove CO2. After that, they heated to separate the gas from the alkaline solution, then compressed un…

December 16, 2018
Production of nylon - 6 environmental stems
Scientific application

Production of nylon - 6 environmental stems

Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, have found a method of synthesizing environmental stems to make caprolactam, precursors of nylon-6, from cyclohexanone.

December 16, 2018
Dried mushrooms protect cotton from pathogenic fungi
Scientific application

Dried mushrooms protect cotton from pathogenic fungi

Penicillium chrysogenum (PEN) is a type of mold used in pharmaceutical production. Its dried filamentous fungus is a waste product of penicillin production and is also e…

December 16, 2018
When you see lightning, should stand or sit up?
Scientific application

When you see lightning, should stand or sit up?

If you have a rain or thunderstorm while in the middle of a wide and empty area, the best position for you is to kneel, your knees close together, and your hands on your…

December 16, 2018
How to prevent and treat papaya papaya disease
Scientific application

How to prevent and treat papaya papaya disease

Papaya trees often suffer from pests and diseases such as rootworm nematode, red spider sucking and making yellow leaves, mealybugs and thrips suck and make plants and f…

December 16, 2018
Create blue roses with RNAi technique
Scientific application

Create blue roses with RNAi technique

The 2006 World Rose Conference was held in Osaka City from May 11-17, 2006. In the conference, the organizers presented many new and beautiful roses varieties. However,…

December 16, 2018
Experience making summer soybean plating
Scientific application

Experience making summer soybean plating

The planting of summer soybeans between two rice crops is usually very short, from May 25 to May 5. If planting summer soybean on the field of late rice harvest after 5/…

December 16, 2018
Techniques to raise Three Trunks
Scientific application

Techniques to raise Three Trunks

Pond: Area: 100 - 600 (m2). Depth: 1 - 1.5m. Clearness: 30cm. Clean water, active and quiet water supply, near the house for easy protection. Around the pond, or part of…

December 16, 2018
Does AIS help fishermen avoid storms?
Scientific application

Does AIS help fishermen avoid storms?

Recently, some newspapers reported that Chinese ships escaped thanks to the automatic identification system AIS (Automatic Identification System). But this is not a devi…

December 16, 2018
Anti-drought by microorganisms
Scientific application

Anti-drought by microorganisms

Recently, Prof. Dr. Tong Kim Thuan and scientists from the Institute of Biotechnology (Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) have studied using microorganisms with…

December 16, 2018
Destroy bombs by ... mushrooms
Scientific application

Destroy bombs by ... mushrooms

Can mushrooms inhibit the power of explosives? This idea led to the invention of Robert Riggs, Texas, USA. When explosives are used for tunneling or destruction, some bl…

December 16, 2018