Monthly Archive: May 2019
By Michael Irving – Fashionable fungi: A colored image shows the particles of gold collected by the fungus species fusarium oxsporium. (Credit: CSIRO). Shiny, pretty and useful in electronics, gold has been prized by humans for millennia, but we’re not the only ones …
By Michael Irving – An illustration of a collision between two huge celestial bodies, similar to that now theorized to have given the Moon its asymmetrical face. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech). While we can only see one “face” on the Moon from our vantage point …
By Rich Haridy – A new study is the first to find a possible link between depression during pregnancy and definable biological changes in the baby. (Credit: ryanking999/Depositphotos). A compelling new study from researchers at King’s College London has found that if …
By Susan Scutti, CNN – “Ultraprocessed” describes many foods, including pre-prepared dishes found in grocery store freezers, packaged baked goods, dehydrated soups, ice cream, sugary cereals and fizzy beverages. Two separate studies published recently in The BMJ link eating the popular factory-made …
By Rich Haridy – Just a few eight-minute listening sessions a week were enough to significantly improve neural growth of premature babies to that resembling the brain of a full-term infant. (Credit: UNIGE Stéphane Sizonenko). The vast majority of neural growth for a baby occurs during …
By David Szondy – An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in a Neptunian Desert. (Credit: University of Warwick/Mark Garlick). An international team of astronomers led by the University of Warwick has found a “forbidden” planet orbiting …
By Rich Haridy – A synthetic molecule called H2CBD has beens found to be just as effective in treating induced seizures in animal models as CBD. (Credit: VictoriaBee/Depositphotos). A team of chemists from the University of California, Davis, recently demonstrated that a new …
Scientists say surge of radiation led to lightning causing forest fires, making adaptation vital. Ian Sample, Science editor – According to the researchers, a series of stars in our corner of the Milky Way exploded in a cosmic riot that began about 7m …
Many are wary of chemical residues frequently found in foods grown with pesticides. If your budget and time are limited, here’s a good place to start. By Carey Gillam – ‘When consumers spend their dollars on organic food they’re voting. They’re voting for …
By Nick Lavars – The HyQReal robot tows a three-ton airplane – no biggie. (Credit: IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia). Last time we wrote about the HyQ robot, it had just mastered walking and begun venturing into rough terrain. Now, its successor …
