How Titanoboa, the 40-Foot-Long Snake, Was Found

MIT researchers have designed a printable aluminum alloy that's five times stronger than cast aluminum and holds up at extreme temperatures. Machine learning helped them zero in on the ideal recipe in a fraction of the time traditional methods would take. When 3D printed, the alloy forms a tightly packed internal structure that gives it exceptional strength.

Atole de Vanilla is a traditional Mexican masa based drink served during the holidays. Serve with pan dulce or tamales for a sweet treat! Vegan + Gluten-Free!

In an effort to reduce the use of precious land to build renewable energy storage facilities, the Fraunhofer Institute has been cooking up a wild but plausible idea: dropping concrete storage spheres down to the depths of our oceans.

If there is, or ever has been, life on Mars, the chances are it would exist in caves protected from the severe dust storms, extreme temperatures, and high radiation present on its surface. One place to focus our attention could be eight possible cave sites (called skylights) recently discovered by Chenyu Ding at Shenzhen University in China, and colleagues.

Using a novel method, beams of laser light can be deflected using air alone. An invisible grating made only of air is not only immune to damage from the laser light, but it also preserves the original quality of the beam, reports an interdisciplinary research team in the journal Nature Photonics.

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Now, every so often, I love to switch up our mealtime with something fun and a tad different from our usual fare, and the Garbage Bread recipe fits the bill perfectly. The idea here is simple yet satisfying; it's a playful take on the stromboli or a calzone, but way less fussy.