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08/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Mystery solved: Ancient tribes stashed coins and jewelry worth over $12 million to protect it from the Romans
Years ago, treasure hunters came across the largest hoard of coins minted by Celtic tribes during the first century A.D. Further evaluation by experts determined that the Le Catillon II stash, as it is called, was made up of two separate collections of treasures that got hidden together. The hoard came from the first century A.D., […]
08/08/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Experts believe that Mars once had a thick hydrogen atmosphere that could sustain “key ingredients of life”
Millions of years ago, asteroids slammed into Mars, possibly delivering loads of the ingredients required for starting organic life on a planet. During the time of the cosmic event, the Red Planet may have possessed plenty of atmospheric hydrogen, which would have helped spur the development of simple organisms. Assuming Mars did have a hydrogen […]
08/06/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Leaves provide a window into the health of an ecosystem: Research confirms that they are sophisticated sensors of environmental health
Researchers found a possible method of evaluating the state of an environment. By analyzing the concentrations of nutrients stored in the leaves of locally found plants, they might get an accurate picture of the overall health of the local ecological systems. Known for hosting the photosynthetic process that provides plants with food and energy, leaves are […]
08/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Quantum particles can fly through barriers, just like ghosts
Particles that are smaller than an atom can behave very strangely, thanks to a process called “quantum tunneling.” They can zip through barriers that keep larger objects out, and they do this instantaneously. Researchers in Australia have spent years studying electrons as the subatomic particles move away from their parent hydrogen atom. They found that quantum tunneling […]
08/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Ancient Egyptian mining site reveals over 100 inscriptions
The ancient amethyst mine at Wadi el-Hudi, Egypt revealed something even more valuable than the purple-colored precious stones once extracted from there: Researchers have found more than 100 inscriptions cut into the rock of the site. Other discoveries included 14 steles and 45 ostraca. A stele (also called stela) is an engraving on a slab […]
08/04/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Earth-like planets not as rare as once thought: Astronomers estimate there are 2,000 nearby stars that house them
Researchers have placed their best bets on finding an Earth-like planet on nearly 2,000 stars, meaning these exoplanets might not be as rare as people think. Some of these stars lay within just a few light-years of our solar system. NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has targeted the stellar candidates. The successor to the […]
08/03/2019
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By Edsel Cook
For us, it’s poison. For space, it’s alien life
One planet’s toxic gas might be the air that sustains life in another world. This axiom reportedly applies to carbon monoxide, a substance known to harm Earth-based lifeforms but which a new study claims may be the sign of alien life. Carbon monoxide is deadly to humans and most organic life on Earth. After entering the body […]
07/31/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Promising new research suggests targeting the endocannabinoid system to treat cognitive disorders
Spanish researchers found new hope for patients with cognitive disorders like Down syndrome. Their experiment on cognitively-impaired mice revealed a link between Down syndrome and the endocannabinoid system. Furthermore, they identified cannabinoid receptor type-1 (CB1R) as a possible target for the treatment of Down syndrome. Mental disability stems from many causes, including genetic problems. The most widespread of […]
07/29/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Moisture harvester is powered by the sun to produce clean water from air
Texan researchers recently presented a new type of moisture harvester that ran entirely on solar power. Their eco-friendly device passively gathered water vapor from the air and purified it into potable water. Many people still lack access to a reliable supply of clean water. The solar-powered moisture harvester may provide a solution to the problem […]
07/27/2019
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By Edsel Cook
No big deal, just an ancient sea monster with 18 mouth tentacles
Given its gelatinous body, a primitive skeleton, and a mouth ringed by 18 tentacles, the fossil of Daihua sanqiong might be mistaken for a sea monster – were it not for its small size. Its discoverers believe the extinct animal to be an ancestor of comb jellies. D. sanqiong lived 518 million years ago in the […]
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