Flu epidemic
How powerful is the Covid-19 treatment drug Molnupiravir, named after Thor's hammer Mjölnir?
The emergence of a simple oral drug like molnupiravir would fill all the gaps that the above treatments are currently addressing.
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Oceanography
New discovery about hammerhead sharks stuns scientists
Scientists took DNA from eight of the nine species of hammerhead sharks and used it to look at their relationships. The results stunned them.
Space science
Why is gold the most malleable metal?
The structure and way its atoms bond together makes gold so flexible that it can be rolled 400 times thinner than a human hair.
Oceanography
The super-speed camera records the mantis shrimp's punch as fast as a bullet
Mantis shrimps are famous for possessing club-like claws that can deliver fatal blows to everything from hard-shelled prey to the thick glass of an aquarium.
1001 mystery
London Hammer: The mystery of the ancient hammer or an elaborate hoax?
The London Hammer is a hammer believed to be 115 million years old, found in Texas, United States in 1936.
Archeology
A species that has evolved enough to use tools like stone humans
According to Sci News, orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) have been tested for using primitive tools that humans used in the Stone Age.
Funny corner
Can Thor's hammer destroy Wolverine's metal bones?
Mjolnir hammer, one of the most powerful weapons in the Marvel universe, can defeat Wolverine with a skeleton made of adamantium, the hardest metal on Earth?
Archeology
Israel discovered 1,400-year-old iron nails and hammers from Eastern Rome
According to the IAA Antiquities Agency, only 20 ancient hammers are currently recorded in the national antiquities database, including six of the Eastern Roman Empire p…
Oceanography
Hammerhead sharks - one of the weirdest sharks in the world
Hammerhead sharks are very aggressive hunters, they mainly hunt small fish, octopus, squid and some crustaceans ...
Discover science
Car glass smashes in an emergency situation is more difficult than you think
Today's glass doors are mostly multi-layered and nearly impossible to break.
Videos
The octopus with the shrimp has a quick punch like a bullet, who will win?
The octopus possessed eight tentacles and a venom mine and could penetrate hard shells.
Discover science
Why does the letter on the computer keyboard not in alphabetical order?
About 150 years ago, all papers and letters were handwritten with ink pens, and every 1 to 2 words people had to tap on ink bottles making writing very slow and easy to…
Oceanography
New research shows that hammer sharks may be more like 'vegetarian' than meat
The shark species through Hollywood horror movies are often misunderstood as a bloodthirsty, warlike species and are always trying to feed humans.
New technology
Super capacitor still works after 40 times being hit by hammer
The researchers say it has successfully built an energy storage device that can withstand hammering more than 40 times and is not as flammable as a lithium-ion battery.
Discover science
Why can sound break glass?
Why can sound break glass? Easy to understand, using a hammer?