Carrying a striking green mohawk and a spiked chin, the Mary river turtle is one of the world’s most endangered species, placing #30 out of 100 on (more…)
Category: Science
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DF2 is a galaxy with no dark matter and it has astronomers perplexed
A newly discovered galaxy, DF2, has us questioning our scientific beliefs about how a galaxy is made. (more…)
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Decoy molecules represent potential cure for HIV
Biomimetic chemistry, a laboratory procedure designed to imitate a natural chemical process, has taken a big leap thanks to chemist Ivan Huc. He has shown that it’s possible to mimic molecules so closely that DNA-binding proteins are actually interacting with them. (more…)
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Photograph of a single atom wins EPSRC photo contest
Winner of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s (EPSRC) science photography contest has been awarded to David Nadlinger of the University of Oxford. (more…)
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J147 shows promising results in reversing aging and Alzheimer’s. Human trials may begin soon.
J147 has proven to be one of the very few medical breakthroughs to treat with some level of effectiveness Alzheimer’s disease on animal trials. But just until recently the drug has come into the spotlight again when a paper was published on January 7 of 2018 in the Journal Aging Cell announcing new developments about its use.
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NASA gets in on social media branding with clever GIFs
Much like Obama’s domination of social media to smash home a win in 2008, NASA has embraced the GIF phenomenon to spread a higher awareness of the NASA brand.
With Giphy and Pinterest, NASA is putting up clever GIF animations which can be embedded in forums and on Facebook.
There are quite a few stinkers in the collection, but many of them are hypnotic and a joy to watch, even if you’re not quite sure what it is you’re looking at.
There are a total of 450 uploaded so far, and many more to come as NASA gets in on the social media boom.
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Don’t miss this November Supermoon
November 14th, puts the moon closest it’s been since 1948
Full moons are mostly the same every month. However, this month we will have a Beaver Supermoon. (more…)