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06/22/2019
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By Edsel Cook
AMAZING discovery: Perfectly preserved dinosaur skin impressions found in tiny raptor tracks 120 million years old
Researchers just struck paleontological gold in South Korea: They dug up a set of dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous period. They retrieved samples of highly preserved skin impressions of the long-dead animal. They identified the ichnogenus of the dinosaur to be Minisauripus chuanzhuensis. The smallest known theropod (dinosaurs with hollow bones and limbs with three toes), Minisauripus was […]
06/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Scientists discover that Earth’s magnetic field functions like a drum; impulses ripple along its surface
Every time it gets hit by solar wind and other cosmic impulses, the magnetic field of Earth ripples until the waves arrive at the magnetic poles, which shunts the force back into space. Researchers liken this effect to a percussion drum being played. The theory about the Earth’s magnetopause – the outer border of the […]
06/17/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New study says that tornadoes don’t drop from the sky – they rise from the ground up
Lex Luthor from the movie “Batman v Superman” said that devils come from the sky. Now imagine him saying that tornadoes don’t come from the clouds – they actually come up from the ground. This was the theory proposed by Ohio University researcher Jana Houser. She reported that detailed observations of four significant tornadoes in 2018 showed […]
06/10/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Having constantly stressed ancestors may improve your own immune response to stressors, suggest research
A new study showed that the descendants of lizards who lived in high-stress environments developed stronger immune systems than those descended from lizards who lived in low-stress environments. Based on this discovery, researchers should consider looking at family history in future studies investigating stress and its effects on health. Long periods of stress can compromise the immune system of an organism, rendering it more vulnerable to […]
06/05/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Could hibernating animals help us treat Alzheimer’s? Scientists say yes
The cute hamsters found in most pet stores and many children’s bedrooms may harbor the key to treating Alzheimer’s disease. Spanish researchers investigated the ability of the golden hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) to get rid of harmful protein structures that appear in its brain during hibernation – structures that happen to be associated with Alzheimer’s and other age-related […]
06/03/2019
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By Edsel Cook
New research finds vitamin C can prevent cell damage caused by toxins in drinking water
Illinois-based researchers tested out the effect of natural antioxidants – vitamin C and epigallocatechin gallate – on hexavalent chromium. They reported that the two antioxidants appear to inhibit the toxic effects of the increasingly widespread water contaminant. Hexavalent chromium is a heavy metal that has many industrial applications. It is a crucial part of chemicals employed in carbon and stainless steel […]
06/03/2019
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By Edsel Cook
You know that melanin protects you from UV radiation – but how about other forms of radiation exposure?
Melanin might be capable of doing more than just protecting the skin from ultraviolet radiation in strong sunlight. Several researchers claimed that it could also convert other forms of harmful radiation, such as gamma rays from radioactive materials or microwaves used in wireless systems. These mavericks believed that melanin might work in the same way as chlorophyll […]
05/23/2019
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By Edsel Cook
The photocatalytic activity of two semiconductors can tap visible light to “split water and produce hydrogen,” reveals study
Chinese researchers recently uncovered a very efficient arrangement of two common semiconductor materials that would greatly increase their efficiency as photocatalysts. They reported that a two-dimensional heterostructure made up of nanometer-thin layers of black phosphorus and bismuth tungstate could split water in the presence of sufficient light. Furthermore, the same semiconductor structure could also break […]
05/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Ferroelectric laser-generated crystals in glass may enable faster, more efficient optical communication systems
In an earlier experiment, researchers reported generating a new class of solid crystals by heating atoms within a glass matrix with a laser until they rearranged themselves into a rotating lattice. Their follow-up experiment proved that these laser-generated crystals could also keep their functionality as ferroelectric materials. A ferroelectric material is capable of undergoing electric polarization at […]
05/19/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers are developing an energy-efficient method of converting methane into carbon nanotubes
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is looking to get the most value out of the vast natural gas deposits in North America. It recently provided a big federal grant to Rice researchers, who would come up with an efficient yet inexpensive way to turn methane gas into carbon nanotubes. Being an allotrope, or alternative form of […]
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