Plants and Animals
On the Outer Banks, the First Sea Turtle Nest of the Year was Found
Sea turtles are fascinating marine reptiles that inhabit the world’s oceans. They are found in all oceans except for the polar regions. Sea turtles have…
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Health
Food Storage
Food storage is a method of reducing food supply variability in the face of natural, unavoidable variability. It allows food to be consumed for a…
Astronomy
NGC 248 – an emission nebula
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured two festive-looking nebulas that appear to be one. They live in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is…
Plants and Animals
To Protect Bunnies from Advancing Floodwaters, a Rescue Effort for Rabbits is Started
Even bunnies need saving as record-breaking storms wreck havoc across California. A crew from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has been traveling the Central…
Chemistry
Sodium Selenide
Sodium selenide, also known as Na2Se, is an inorganic compound composed of sodium and selenium. It is a crystalline solid that ranges in color from…
Medical
Research May Provide a New Approach to Fighting Urinary Tract Infections
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects any part of the urinary system, which includes the kidneys, bladder, ureters, and urethra. UTIs…
Astronomy
Messier 78 – a reflection nebula
Messier 78, or M78, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is one of the most well-known and visible reflection nebulae in the…
Health
Food Preservation
Food preservation processes include making food more resistant to microorganism growth and slowing fat oxidation. It is the process of preparing or handling food so…
Medical
In Bladder Cancer, Methylation of tRNA-Derived Fragments Controls Gene Silencing Activity
Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D., and colleagues have revealed a novel type of gene regulation that is disrupted in bladder cancer, resulting in the boosting of…
Health
Food Fortification
The process of adding micronutrients (essential trace elements and vitamins) to food is known as food fortification or enrichment. It is the process of enhancing…
Physics
Using Spring-Like Ultrashort Light Pulses, Photonics is Given a Fresh Perspective
Ultrashort light pulses actually refer to optical pulses that have extremely short durations, typically on the order of femtoseconds (10^-15 seconds) or picoseconds (10^-12 seconds).…
Physics
Axions may Hold the Key to Solving One of Physics’ Most Perplexing Problems
The so-called “Strong CP Problem” is one of the most well-known riddles in modern physics. Because quarks, the smaller, fundamental particles that make up neutrons…
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