The Continuous Plankton Recorder sails across the North Atlantic Ocean. Photo from the Marine Biological Society The world’s oceans are 95% unmapped and impact us in ways we may not fully understand. New research from the Boothbay-based Bigelow Laboratory confirms just that. According to Dr. Karen Stamieszkin, lead author of the study, mysteries do not … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! This image shows the rock core of “Berea” in the drill of NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover. Each core the rover takes is about the size of a piece of classroom chalk: 0.5 inches (13 millimeters) in diameter and 2.4 inches (60 millimeters) … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! MPC1 is expressed in the human hair follicle and MPC inhibition blocks cell cycle progression and disrupts the expression of hair follicle signaling pathway genes. A) MPC1 and PDK immunoreactivity in human hair follicles. CTS connective tissue sheath. DP – … Read more
An artist’s impression of Lokiceratops as it would have looked 78 million years ago in the swamps of northern Montana, complete with two Probrachylophosauruses moving by in the background. Artwork by Fabrizio Lavezzi © Evolutionsmuseet, Knuthenborg June 20 (UPI) — US scientists on Thursday announced the discovery of a new species of horned dinosaur, which … Read more
Chemical structure for thiamine pyrophosphate and protein structure of transketolase. Thiamine pyrophosphate cofactor in yellow and xylulose 5-phosphate substrate in black. Credit: Thomas Shafee/Wikipedia Scientists have developed a prototype of a new method for ‘rationally manipulating’ enzymes to achieve better performance. They have devised an algorithm that takes into account the evolutionary history of an … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread OK! Chemical structure for thiamine pyrophosphate and protein structure of transketolase. Thiamine pyrophosphate cofactor in yellow and xylulose 5-phosphate substrate in black. Credit: Thomas Shafee/Wikipedia × close to Chemical structure for thiamine pyrophosphate and protein structure of transketolase. Thiamine pyrophosphate cofactor … Read more
Goldenrod plants can sense other nearby plants via far-red light ratios and adjust their responses when eaten by herbivores, suggesting some form of plant intelligence. Andre Kessler, a chemical ecologist, advocates plant intelligence by defining it as the ability to solve problems based on environmental information. His research shows that goldenrod emits chemicals to signal … Read more
Why do people live so long? A new study suggests that a mother’s care could be an important part of that. The Cornell University study says the reason humans and other primates live so long can be at least partially explained by the mother-infant relationship. Maternal care leads to the evolution of “long, slow lives,” … Read more
Centuries ago, a huge red spot on Jupiter disappeared. But years later a new one was born. Today we know this striking feature as the ‘Great Red Spot’, a swirling storm wider than Soil. Curiously, earlier astronomers, such as Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, also observed a colossal red storm at the same latitude on … Read more
Internet satellite networks entering the atmosphere en masse could damage the ozone layer, a study warns. Elon Musk’s Starlink is by far the largest player in this field. The effects could “interrupt ozone’s success story for decades to come,” the scientists said. Internet satellite networks like Elon Musk’s Starlink could contribute to the destruction of … Read more