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Health & Medicine

‘Smart underwear’ measures how often humans fart

“Zen digesters” rarely fart. “Hydrogen hyperproducers” fart a lot. Scientists are investigating what is typical.

Plants

Tree tops sparkle with electricity during thunderstorms

Ultraviolet cameras captured faint electrical flashes from leaves and branches as storm charges built up in the atmosphere.

Climate

Lakes are growing in Alaska. That’s not entirely a bad thing

Alaska’s glacial lakes are growing as glaciers retreat out of basins. These lakes will change desolate glacial rivers into thriving salmon habitat.

Physics

When the pressure’s off, this superconductor appears to break records

A sudden release of pressure allowed a copper-based compound to superconduct at the highest temperature yet for atmospheric pressure, a study claims.