The use of virtual reality (VR) is expanding across…
Category: 7. Science
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First large-scale VR use in the classroom extends the boundaries of education
Professor Ville watches a group of students using VR equipment. Credit: University of Waterloo
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Loss of retinal stem cell reserve and lipofuscin accumulation accelerates cone-rod degeneration and replicates Stargardt disease in abca4b null zebrafish
Chen, T. C. et al. Genetic characteristics and epidemiology of inherited retinal degeneration in Taiwan. NPJ Genom Med. 6, 16. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41525-021-00180-1 (2021).
Cornelis, S. S….
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The booster for SpaceX’s Starship V3 suffered a gas system failure during testing
SpaceX has confirmed that its third-gen Super Heavy Booster, the first stage of the two-stage Starship system, suffered an explosive gas failure of sorts during testing on Thursday morning. In a post on X, the aerospace company said, “Booster 18…
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Two Strange Giant ‘Blobs’ Deep Inside Earth May Finally Be Explained : ScienceAlert
One of the strangest mysteries about our Earth is the presence of two dense, giant blobs inexplicably clustered above the planet’s core.
Now, new models might reveal where they have come from, and it’s neither of the expected origin stories….
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Male Green Hermit Hummingbirds: Bills Evolved for Battle
A female green hermit hummingbird hovers before a flower. Credit: Jan Lenaert.
Let’s get one thing out of the way: All hummingbirds fight. Most species fight for food, using their tiny bodies and sharp bills to force competitors away…
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Voltage-gated ion channel diversity underlies neuronal excitability and nervous system evolution
Bernstein, J. Die Membrantheorie. in Elektrobiologie 87–107 (Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1912).
Hille, B. Ionic Channels of Excitable Membranes. (Oxford University Press, New York, NY, 2001).
Hodgkin, A. L. & Huxley, A. F. A quantitative…
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Scientists develop CRISPR PRO-liveFISH for live-cell genome imaging
CRISPR PRO-LiveFISH uses fluorescent UBP-inserted sgRNA pool for imaging non-repetitive loci. Credit: Nature Biotechnology (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-025-02887-3 …
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Sports Injuries Shape Undergrad’s Research Approach
That awareness stayed with him as he began his time at the UO, majoring in human physiology and searching for hands-on research opportunities that connected classroom theory and real people.
While still an undergraduate, Orman served in an…
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Scientists get to the bottom of mysterious Martian clouds | CU Boulder Today
This story was adapted from a version published by California State University, San Bernadino. Read the original here.
A team of researchers, including planetary scientists at CU Boulder, have solved a decade-old Martian mystery that baffled…
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