How do you judge the nose of an animal you can never meet? For long-extinct mammals like early whales and sabertooths, behavioral clues have vanished with time, and soft tissues rarely survive.
Now, a team from the State Museum of Natural History…
Category: 7. Science
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New NASA Sensor Goes Hunting for Critical Minerals
Treasure hunting
The optical techniques used at the Microdevices Laboratory have advanced continuously since the first AVIRIS instrument took flight in 1986. Four generations of these sensors have now hit the skies, analyzing erupting volcanoes,
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NASA Scientist Unveils Comet Theory for Star of Bethlehem – Ancient Origins
- NASA Scientist Unveils Comet Theory for Star of Bethlehem Ancient Origins
- The Star of Bethlehem Wasn’t Actually a Star, NASA Scientist Says VICE
- Tarleton’s planetarium begins its annual showings of ‘The Mystery of the Christmas Star.’
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Immune dynamics of pig-to-human xenotransplantation
Xenotransplantation, or cross-species organ transplantation, offers a promising strategy to address the persistent shortage of donor organs. In this context, pigs are considered ideal because their organ size and physiology closely resemble those…
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520-Million-Year-Old Fossil Found with Organs, Brain Intact
A half-billion-year-old fossil has been discovered with its internal organs still intact, according to a recent study published in the journal Nature.
A joint team of scientists from the Earth Sciences Department at Durham University in the United…
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NOAA warns of potent geomagnetic storm on Tuesday: Here’s what could happen
A major burst of solar material is on track to reach Earth soon, according to an alert from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Forecasters say a coronal mass ejection, an enormous release of plasma and magnetic energy from the Sun’s…
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Lateral Flow Testing: Principles, Applications and Innovatio
Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are widely used across healthcare, food safety and environmental monitoring, providing rapid, on-site results. But challenges with sensitivity, flexibility and usability still limit their…
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Modeling Microplastic Accumulation Under the Ocean Surface
A theory of how microplastic particles accumulate in ocean eddies will inform sampling strategies.
From the Journal: Chaos
Left: Artwork motivated by the study, showing fluid circulation in the rotating cylinder. Credit: Larry Pratt… Continue Reading
