r/ScienceNcoolThings

Can boiling pond water make it safe to drink? 💧🔬

Quinten Geldhof, also known as Microhobbyist, explains that a single drop of pond water can harbor thousands of microorganisms, including bacteria, parasites and amoebas capable of making you seriously ill. Heat destroys the structures these organisms need to survive, wiping out almost all microscopic life. Boiling can kill the microbes but it doesn’t remove chemicals and toxins.

I first thought it was bird poop. But upon removing it, its kinda sticky, gives a slightly foul smell and it's network kinda reminds me of fungi. So what do you guys think? I think it's something like a truffle or a kind of puffball

A dangerous Ebola outbreak is prompting a global health emergency.

This outbreak spreading through the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda is caused by the Bundibugyo virus, which has no approved vaccine or treatment. It spreads to humans through contact with wild animals like bats, primates, antelopes, and porcupines. Deforestation and climate change are pushing these animals out of their natural habitats and closer to human communities, raising the risk of diseases like Ebola spreading to humans. With more than 330 suspected cases, this outbreak has not been declared a pandemic, but the threat is real.

every new tab rolls a random rocket. save the ones you like and they'll come back. ~2×10⁴³ combinations, all deterministic from the hex palette.

rn it works on bash, zsh, powershell, and fish

https://github.com/clefspear/starcommand

lmk what you think!

It's a single wooden house eerily alone on an island with nothing but the ocean around it...

It's fair to say people who see this house ask the same question: why is it there? And the explanations/answers people have come up with are deeply unsettling. Here's the full story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQROcVjRVdQ

Serial amphibian vehicle innovator Alan Gibbs unveiled three radical recreational vehicles at the American International Motorcycle Expo. Expanding beyond amphibious cars, trucks, and quad bikes, Gibbs introduced two- and three-wheeled motorcycles that transition directly from road to water. With the push of a button, the wheels retract, jet propulsion activates, and the transformation to water mode happens in under five seconds with almost no loss of momentum: https://newatlas.com/gibbs-sports-amphibians-concept-vehicles/39912/

Why is the night sky dark? 🌌

Erika Hamden breaks down Olbers' Paradox, the cosmic puzzle that helped scientists first hypothesize that the universe had a beginning. In an infinite, infinitely old universe, every point in the night sky should eventually have a star behind it, making the night sky just as bright as daytime. The fact that darkness exists tells us that not enough time has passed for all that light to reach us, or that stars simply have not formed yet in those regions of space.

This project is part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.