Physicist Chien-Shung Wu in the Smith College physics laboratory with an electrostatic generator Emilio Segrè AIP Visual File In the 1960s, a group of physicists and historians began a massive project aimed at cataloging and recording the history of quantum physics. It was called Sources for the History of Quantum Physics (SHQP). As part of…
Nearly two decades ago, some scientists predicted that summer sea ice in the Arctic would disappear “soon.” These predictions were mentioned by Al Gore and received a lot of press. However, they did not gain wide acceptance in the scientific community and were quickly refuted. Unsurprisingly, this still comes up a lot. It’s time to…
July 28, 2023 Sushil Humagain Anatomy and Physiology, Biology, Cardiovascular system, Zoology 0 Source: https://www.healthxchange.sg/digestive-system/kidney/kidney-dialysis-should-know If the kidneys fail, toxic substances build up in the body until cells and organs begin to deteriorate and eventually die. Many tens of thousands of people around the world suffer from kidney failure, but a large number of them…
In the high desert along the Nevada-Oregon border, a quiet basin formed by an ancient supervolcano is quickly becoming a global focal point. Hidden under the McDermitt Boiler lies that scientists now believe to be the The largest lithium deposit in the known world.the element driving the battery revolution behind electric vehicles, smartphones and renewable…
Every rock you pick up at Mount Stephen Trilobite Beds has a trilobite on it. Science vacations are the best vacations. I’ve been very lucky to visit some fantastic science-related destinations and I’m trying to decide which ones to visit next. I’ll share some of my recommendations here, in no particular order. I hope you’ll…
Begonia chunxiuensis WGWang, DKTian, RKLi and HCXi, in Xi, Li, Z.-X. Wang, Lang, W.-G. Wang and Tian, 2025. Abstract Begonia chunxiuensisa new species from Guangxi of China, is described and illustrated. It is morphologically similar to B. Sino-Vietnamese and Aurorabut is distinguished from them by its narrowly triangular stipules, the leaf blade which is adaxially…
On-Demand Webinar: The Future of Research Visibility: Beyond Traditional Metrics Introduction Success in scientific publishing has long been measured by citations and impact factors. However, in today’s Medical Affairs landscape, the definition of value is rapidly changing. This article summarizes the ideas from the recent roundtable. “The future of research visibility: beyond traditional metrics,“ where…
The researchers wanted to explore how your way of thinking about time could explain the link between feeling like you belong in a group and your mental health. Introduction Have you ever felt worried about an upcoming exam? Or sad because you didn’t do so well on that exam? It is normal to have these…
In early 2018, my colleagues and I published The next plague and how science will stop it and the coronavirus was there, because there had already been two coronavirus pandemics, SARS and MERS, in this century. No one anticipated that SARS-CoV-2 would break out in Wuhan, China, and be the worst pandemic since the 1950s,…
Shackleford Banks is an 8-mile-long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina made up of sandy beaches, salt marshes, and maritime forests. There are no vacation rentals, boardwalks, or seafood restaurants serving the residents of Shackleford Banks. That’s because the residents are more than 100 wild horses who call the sand dunes of this…