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First reported occurrence and treatment of spaceflight medical risk 200+ miles above earth
Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the...
A new mathematical model predicts a knot’s stability
In sailing, rock climbing, construction, and any activity requiring the securing of ropes, certain knots are known to be stronger than others. Any seasoned...
Study confirms climate change impacted Hurricane Florence’s precipitation and size
A study led by Kevin Reed, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, and published...
A quantum breakthrough brings a technique from astronomy to the nano-scale
Researchers at Columbia University and University of California, San Diego, have introduced a novel "multi-messenger" approach to quantum physics that signifies a technological leap...
Researchers build a particle accelerator that fits on a chip
On a hillside above Stanford University, the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory operates a scientific instrument nearly 2 miles long. In this giant accelerator, a...
Early modern humans cooked starchy food in South Africa, 170,000 years ago
"The inhabitants of the Border Cave in the Lebombo Mountains on the Kwazulu-Natal/eSwatini border were cooking starchy plants 170 thousand years ago," says Professor...
GMRT discovers a gigantic ring of hydrogen gas around a distant galaxy
A team of astronomers at the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) in Pune, India have discovered a mysterious ring of hydrogen gas around...
Switching tracks: Reversing electrons’ course through nature’s solar cells
Think of a train coming down the tracks to a switch point where it could go either to the right or the left—and it...
Unique new antiviral treatment made using sugar
New antiviral materials made from sugar have been developed to destroy viruses on contact and may help in the fight against viral outbreaks.
This new development from...
New study estimates the global extent of river ice loss as Earth warms
More than half of Earth's rivers freeze over every year. These frozen rivers support important transportation networks for communities and industries located at high...
Researchers learn more about teen-age T.Rex
Without a doubt, Tyrannosaurus rex is the most famous dinosaur in the world. The 40-foot-long predator with bone crushing teeth inside a five-foot long head are...
