Revolutionary Antidote Neutralizes Venom of 19 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes: Study
A revolutionary new antidote neutralizes the venom of 19 of the world’s deadliest snakesss (sorry, couldn’t help but hiss).
Our Solar System May Indeed Have 9 Planets, Paper Finds
Scientists believe our solar system may have a mysterious ninth planet — and no, it’s not Pluto (which was demoted to a dwarf planet in 2006). For about a century, astronomers have had a hunch that another planet has been waiting to be discovered. And one group of researchers recently gathered some celestial clues indicating
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Tiny New Species of Snail With Unusual Shell Named After Picasso
In yet another example of nature serving as the world’s largest open-air art museum, a tiny new species of snail with an unusual shell has been named after the painter Pablo Picasso. The 3-millimeter creature (about half the size of a medium grain of rice) was discovered by an international team exploring snail diversity in Southeast Asia.
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Perfect Brownies Baked at High Altitude Are Possible Thanks to Colorado’s Home Economics Pioneer Inga Allison
This article was written by Tobi Jacobi, a professor of English at Colorado State University, and Caitlin Clark, a senior food scientist at Colorado State University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Many bakers
Genomic Sequencing Reveals Previously Unknown Genes That Make Microbes Resistant to Drugs and Hard To Kill
This article was written by Nneka Vivian Iduu, a graduate research assistant in pathobiology at Auburn University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. In the 20th century, when a routine infection was treated with a
Researchers Created Sound That Can Bend Itself Through Space, Reaching Only Your Ear in a Crowd
This article was written by Jiaxin Zhong, a postdoctoral researcher in acoustics at Penn State, and Yun Jing, a professor of acoustics at Penn State, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. What if you
Enzymes Are the Engines of Life — Machine Learning Tools Could Help Scientists Design New Ones to Tackle Disease and Climate Change
This article was written by Sam Pellock, a postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry at the University of Washington, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that
Margaret Morse Nice Thought Like a Song Sparrow and Changed How Scientists Understand Animal Behavior
This article was written by Kristoffer Whitney, an associate professor of science, technology, and society at the Rochester Institute of Technology, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The invader, puffed out into the shape
Art and Science Illuminate the Same Subtle Proportions in Tree Branches
This article was written by Mitchell Newberry, a research assistant professor of biology at the University of New Mexico, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Do artists and scientists see the same thing in
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“Hungry” Fat Cells Could Fight Cancer by Devouring Tumors’ Food Sources, Study Suggests
Contrary to popular belief, body fat isn’t all bad. It’s an essential source of energy that helps regulate hormones, control body temperature, and absorb vitamins and minerals. And thanks to new research from the University of California, San Francisco, body fat could prove even more of a superpower — as a certain type may soon help
