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Tech
Scientists Have Created the First Room-Temperature Superconductor
A compound made of carbon, hydrogen, and sulfur was able to carry electrical charges with zero resistance at a temperature of 15°C, smashing previous temperature restraints.
Becky Ferreira
10.15.20
Food
Scientists Are Studying Your Drunken Tweets and They Know Where You Are
Researchers at the University of Rochester have developed algorithms that can detect drunk tweets and geo-locate the users who wrote them.
Wyatt Marshall
3.22.16
Food
Researchers Are Lurking Instagram to Survey Teens' Drinking Habits
When the team of researchers prevents their work this week, keep an eye out for the telling photos from that night in August when you guys got super lit in Madison’s grandma’s basement!
Hilary Pollack
10.29.15

Food
Pregnant Women Can Basically Feel Free to Stuff Their Faces with Sushi
The results of a 30-year-long study suggest that the benefits of eating fish while pregnant seem to outweigh the risk of developmental disabilities from mercury exposure. Get your shrimp on.
Hilary Pollack
1.22.15