Category: Features
#AskFlipScience: How do tap-to-pay cards work?
Welcome to #AskFlipScience, where we answer even the strangest, silliest questions with science! This week’s question: How do tap-to-pay cards…
Why you keep getting paper cuts (and why they hurt so much)
•Paper cuts are caused by the rough, jagged edges on paper sheets. •With sufficient pressure, these edges can rip through…
Superhero science: Captain Marvel
In about a week’s time, Marvel fans will flock to theaters to watch Captain Marvel, the newest film in the Marvel…
#AskFlipScience: What are moles, and why do we have them?
Welcome to #AskFlipScience, where we answer even the strangest, silliest questions with science! This week’s question: What are moles, and…
Dr. Jose R. Velasco: A rice researcher and coconut champion
•Born on February 4, 1916, Dr. Jose R. Velasco was a pioneer in rice and coconut research in the Philippines.…
#AskFlipScience: Why does orange juice taste weird after brushing?
Welcome to #AskFlipScience, where we answer even the strangest, silliest questions with science! This week’s question: Why does orange juice…
Your horoscope is a big, fat lie — and here’s why
Are you the type who believes that their zodiac sign will help them get a date? Astronomers would like to…
How to be more ‘attractive’ on Valentine’s Day, according to science
Feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day? Attract the right romantic energy with a physics lesson from an unlikely love guru: Isaac…
#AskFlipScience: Why don’t we run out of blood after donating it?
Welcome to #AskFlipScience, where we answer even the strangest, silliest questions with science! This week’s question: Why don’t we run…
Why do scientists use mice in research?
•The house mouse (Mus musculus) may be an annoying pest at home, but it is tremendously useful in the lab. •Because…
