What Makes Electric Vehicle Fires So Difficult To Extinguish? [Video]
Electric vehicles don’t catch fire often, but when they do, things get spicy. How do these fires start? And why are they so hard to…
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Ancient Plant Family, New Medicine
The mint family of herbs, encompassing sage, rosemary, basil, and even woody plants like teak, provides a stimulating burst to our sense of smell and…
New Insight Into the Extraterrestrial Origins of Earth’s Lakes, Rivers and Oceans
Where did Earth’s water come from? Not melted meteorites, according to scientists. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is part of a collaborative study, offering new insight…
A Star That Defied Death: New Findings Sheds Light on One of the Cosmos’ Most Extreme Environments
A group of physicists has developed a model that charts the unexpected orbit of a star around a supermassive black hole, uncovering new insights into…
“Cosmic Concrete” Made From Extra-Terrestrial Dust Is Twice As Strong as Regular Concrete
Scientists have created a new material, dubbed ‘StarCrete’ which is made from extra-terrestrial dust, potato starch, and a pinch of salt and could be used…
New Study Reveals How Heavy Alcohol Consumption Increases Brain Inflammation
A team of researchers at Scripps has uncovered findings that suggest a new potential target for developing drugs to treat alcohol use disorder. People with…
The Future of Recycling? New Catalyst Transforms Waste into Valuable and Eco-Friendly Products
A team of scientists, led by Aaron Sadow, a researcher at Ames National Laboratory, Professor of Chemistry at Iowa State University, and Director of the…
NASA Unveils Next-Gen Spacesuit for Artemis III Moon Surface Mission
When NASA sends the first astronauts to explore near the lunar South Pole, moonwalkers will wear spacesuits provided by Axiom Space. NASA selected the company…
Cell’s Savior: The Critical Role of Antioxidants From Mitochondria
The distribution of Coenzyme Q within a cell is regulated by mitochondria. Antioxidants are frequently touted as a panacea in the realm of nutrition and…
NASA Dragonfly Bound for Saturn’s Giant Moon Titan Could Reveal Chemistry Leading to Life
A new NASA mission to Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is due to launch in 2027. When it arrives on the giant moon in the mid-2030s,…
Ancient Proteins Offer New Clues About the Origin of Life on Earth
Researchers have used laboratory simulations to recreate the conditions of early Earth and have discovered that the evolution of ancient proteins into all forms of…
Longest Neck of Any Animal Ever: New Fossil Analysis Reveals Dinosaur With 50-Foot Neck
An international team led by paleontologist Dr. Andrew J. Moore from Stony Brook University has discovered that Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum, a Late Jurassic Chinese sauropod dinosaur,…
Sequential “Melting” of Upsilons: New Insight Into the Hottest Matter on Earth
STAR Physicists Track Sequential ‘Melting’ of Upsilons Findings provide evidence for ‘deconfinement’ and insight into the seething temperature of the hottest matter on Earth. Scientists…
Liver Regeneration: The Surprising Importance of Gut Bacteria
New research reveals that microbiota provide important building blocks for cell division The body has the ability to regenerate missing liver tissue when parts of…
NASA Tracking Supermassive Black Holes on Collision Course
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory helped identify two pairs of dwarf galaxies on track to merge. Dwarf galaxies, which are at least about 20 times less…
Astronomers Say “Terminator Zones” on Distant Planets Could Harbor Extraterrestrial Life
These in-between regions could be prime sites for liquid water. In a new study, University of California, Irvine (UCI) astronomers describe how extraterrestrial life has…
A Unique Window Into the Past – Ancient Jurassic Shark Fossil Reveals Surprising Evolutionary Truth
The evolutionary history of sharks and rays has been illuminated by a recently constructed phylogenetic tree. A recent study by an international team of researchers,…
Caffeine Could Reduce Body Fat and Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Exploration of the potential role of calorie-free caffeinated drinks may now be warranted, say researchers. A high blood caffeine level might curb the amount of…
