How asteroid, comet strikes may have delayed evolution of Earth's atmosphere
2.5 to 4 billion years ago, a time known as the Archean eon, Earth’s weather could often be described as cloudy with a chance of asteroids.
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Joshua Shavit
Oct 25, 2021
New material paves the way for more powerful and safer batteries
Researchers are working to replace the liquids commonly used in today’s lithium ion batteries with solid materials.
Joshua Shavit
Oct 25, 2021
New treatment may lead to HIV cure
Researchers have successfully suppressed HIV infections in mice—offering a path to a cure for HIV and other chronic viral infections.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 24, 2021
When and why did human brains decrease in size 3,000 years ago?
The brain is the most complex organ in the human body. Now, a new study has brought us closer to understanding some of its evolution.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 24, 2021
New study suggests that breastfeeding may help prevent cognitive decline
Women over the age of 50 who had breastfed their babies performed better on cognitive tests compared to women who had never breastfed.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 23, 2021
Do humans actually cause global climate change?
More than 99.9% of peer-reviewed scientific papers agree that climate change is mainly caused by humans, according to 88,125 climate studies
Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2021
How would nuclear war impact global climate change and food supplies?
Nuclear war would cause many immediate fatalities, but smoke from the resulting fires would also cause climate change lasting up to 15 years
Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2021
A spacecraft could use gravity to prevent a dangerous asteroid impact
The ‘gravity tractor’ method of asteroid deflection involves flying a spacecraft close enough to an asteroid so its gravitational attraction
Joseph Shavit
Oct 21, 2021
Amount of information in visible universe quantified
Researchers present a numerical estimate for the amount of encoded information in all the visible matter in the universe.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021
Crosswing the hybrid prosthetic leg and skateboard and other Michelin Challenge Design winners
Michelin Challenge Design has focused on welcoming a new generation of designers, thinkers, and transport enthusiasts into the auto industry
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021
Introducing Thumby, the Worlds Smallest Games Console
For those who want their gaming consoles ultra small while they’re on the go, this stamp sized Game boy-like handheld may be the way forward
Joseph Shavit
Oct 20, 2021
Did the Earth tip on its side 84 million years ago?
We know that the continents are moving slowly due to plate tectonics, but continental drift only pushes the tectonic plates past each other.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021
Our DNA is becoming the world's tiniest hard drive
Genetic code is millions of times more efficient at storing data than existing solutions, which are costly and use immense amounts of energy
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021
New portable device opens the way for at-home skin cancer treatment
A new prototype photodynamic therapy (PDT) device that can be used at home significantly reduces pain levels during treatment.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 19, 2021
What our wandering thoughts can teach us about mental health
Researchers analyzed idle thoughts for 10 minutes. What they learned may be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
Flying sushi: Israel readies for delivery drone traffic jams
Drone powerhouse Israel is translating the know-how of air force veterans to the delivery of sushi and ice-cream.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
New opportunities to mitigate climate change to promote human health
A new report involving an Exeter expert shows how action to mitigate climate chance could promote human health.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
Would nuking an incoming asteroid actually work? New study has the answer
Firing a nuclear warhead at a small asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could stop 99 percent of it from hitting the planet.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 16, 2021
A first for search and rescue from space
Between 1982 and 2020, at least 51,512 people were rescued on land and at sea with help from a network of Earth-orbiting satellites.
Joseph Shavit
Oct 15, 2021
By 2500 earth could be alien to humans
To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark.
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