Deborah Bloomfield

Italian fashion house Gucci’s spring/summer 2023 show, Twinsburg, featured 68 sets of identical twins modeling on the runway. That impressive number of identical twins in one place got us thinking: what is the science of identical twin births? Monozygotic twins (aka identical twins) are distinct from dizygotic twins (fraternal, or non-identical, twins). For fraternal twins, […]

A 49-year-old woman with advanced metastatic breast cancer has successfully halted the spread of the disease with chemotherapy alongside cannabis oil and magic mushrooms, according to a new case report. After halting her conventional cancer treatment, the patient remained disease-free for 18 months while using only cannabis and psilocybin, but experienced a recurrence when she […]

For 3,300 years, Neferneferuaten Nefertiti has remained hidden from the wanting eyes of Egyptology. Her existence was confirmed after a bust of the queen of the 18th Dynasty of Ancient Egypt was discovered in 1912, but despite enduring interest around Nefertiti (whose name means “the beautiful woman has arrived”) she has failed to make an […]

The Marra Wonga rock shelter in central Queensland may have more petroglyphs (rock engravings) than any other single site in the world. Impressive as that is, a study of the art there reports something even more distinctive and significant: a series of paintings telling the story of the Seven Sisters, also known as the Pleiades. […]

Newly formed lakes created by thawing ice in Alaska are teeming with methane-belching bacteria, as shown by a recent expedition by NASA scientists. Since methane is a potent greenhouse gas, the creation of these bubbling lakes is further fuelling the climate crisis and leaving the local environment in disarray, They’re known as thermokarst lakes or […]

In February, in what was described as a “great day” for the state’s bees, a Californian court ruled that bumblebees are fish. Now, the state Supreme Court has taken a closer look and confirmed that they are indeed fish, in a ruling that has positive implications for the state’s insects (aka fishies). Now biologically speaking, […]

With the pandemic, climate change, war, inflation, and a slew of other disasters—natural and otherwise—that have befallen us over the past few years, we’re sure there are more than a few of you out there getting ready for a zombie apocalypse. Fortunately preparing for an invasion of the undead is not unlike preparing for any […]

While we’re building the future of wireless charging, we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that the present is pretty amazing too. The MagStack Foldable 3-in-1 Wireless Charging Station with Floating Stand can both charge up to three different items and replace your phone kickstand while it’s at it. This MagSafe-compatible charger features magnetic auto-alignment […]

Learning to code has numerous benefits. Here are a few just to get started. Coding can help you understand technology, it can enhance problem-solving skills, it will improve language learning skills and it will greatly improve your career prospects. If you’ve been thinking about learning to code, but really didn’t have the time or the […]

The business world is rapidly expanding. The internet gave entrepreneurs and businesses a forum to reach global audiences, and social media gave way to brand ambassadors who rate products and services for all to see. Keeping ahead of the crowd in today’s busy world means staying in-in-the-know with the latest technologies and styles of communicating […]

If there is any guilt running through you about how much you love playing video games, we’re here to ease your mind. If at any time you’re feeling a little sheepish about how much time you’re spending on your Xbox One think of this. It seems that playing video games can actually be good for […]

The statistics on sexual assault are horrendous. It was reported in 2018 that one in five women in the United States had been raped in their lifetime, while almost a quarter of men reported other types of sexual violence. Of the survivors, only a fifth seek medical care and along with emotional and physical costs, […]

Off the coast of Dahab, Egypt sits a cavernous hole stretching over 100 meters (328) feet into the depths of the Red Sea. Surrounded by coral and reef fish and containing a spectacular cathedral-esque arch, the natural beauty of the Red Sea Blue Hole continues to lure countless divers to their deaths, awarding it the […]

Two years ago, US government sensors detected an exceptionally bright light over the western Pacific. Thankfully, it came from the passage of a large meteorite through the atmosphere, rather than a potential military threat, but it was so powerful astronomers thought it deserved further investigation. On tracing through archival images, a team from the University […]

Google is rolling out a new tool that will make it easier to remove your contact details and other personal information from its searches. Known as the “Results about you” tool, it was first announced by the tech giant back in May and is now reportedly starting to go live for some users, according to […]

Our tiny swimmers are not lone wolves as we once thought – sperm cells tend to clump together so they can easily traverse vaginal fluid, a new study has found. It has always been portrayed that the strongest and fittest individual sperm is the one that beats all others in the fertilization race. That may […]

A bubble of hot gas has been detected swirling around Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. Moving at a velocity of around one-third the speed of light, the hot spot provides new insights into the type of environment that surrounds our home galaxy’s black hole. “We think we’re […]

Climate change is impacting the Earth so acutely that it’s rapidly changing the color of the planet. In a new study, scientists have shown how warming global temperatures are turning the world’s blue lakes to a murky green-brown color. The color of a lake is influenced by a bunch of factors, most notably levels of […]

Both Jupiter and NASA’s DART mission have been in the news a lot this week as they are both having a bit of a moment. Jupiter is set for its closest meeting with Earth since 1963 next week and DART, on its way to its own date with destiny, snapped a gorgeous image of the […]