YouTuber The Action Lab is a prolific science expert who has brought us many cool videos such as this one where he made a laser microscope using just a drop of water or this one where he made a black mirror. Now, he is back with an interesting and entertaining video where he explains how shifty or color-changing glass works.

He starts by showing us examples of three types of this glass. He takes light yellow, dark yellow, and blue pieces of glass and he changes his lightbulb from a halogen one to a compact fluorescent one.

Immediately, the pieces of glass turn pink, orange, and violet. How does such an extreme change occur?

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A new study published last week in arXiv reports that researchers found an unidentified object nearly 13.5 billion light-years away in the universe.

Mangetoreception, or the ability to sense Earth’s magnetic field, is basically a superpower.

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Just as the ancient Minoans of Crete used the stars for maritime navigation, birds today migrate with the help of Earth’s magnetic field.

Bar-tailed Godwits—famous for their longest-known non-stop migration journeys—use the magnetic field to help them figure out their current positioning in addition to where they should head next. And although this isn’t the first time scientists have looked at mangetoreception (also called magnetoception) in birds, we still don’t have a clear understanding of how these animals are able to tap into the magnetic field and make use of it.

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An April 8, 2024, solar eclipse will give tens of millions of skywatchers a chance to experience the celestial phenomenon – the last chance to do so from the U.S. until 2045, scientists say.

With two years to go, here’s what to know about the 2024 total solar eclipse.

The next total solar eclipse visible from the U.S. and North America will occur on April 8, 2024, beginning around 10 a.m. in Mexico and ending in the late afternoon over Maine and eastern Canada.

Professor theorises electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language.

Summary: Researchers have identified how working memory is formatted, revealing visual memory can be flexible.

Source: NYU

A team of scientists has discovered how working memory is “formatted”—a finding that enhances our understanding of how visual memories are stored.