The scientists built a microscopic robot that can interact with light in a useful way. Introduction What do the wings of butterflies, peacock feathers and chameleon skin have in common? All these animals have beautiful intense colors. Unlike colors in a crayon, these colors do not come from pigment. Instead, microscopic patterns and textures are…
In general, we associate smell with bad things, such as body odors or fire or a gas leak, but a sharp sense of smell helps us enjoy food and other pleasures in life. Many things cause smell loss; Aging is number one, but also brain injuries and smell loss were a common complaint about Covid-19…
Baking soda and baking powder It can be easily confused. They have similar function and name, but they work differently. Both are used to add air to mixtures, usually bread dough and cake mixture. they are yeast. The key difference is baking soda (Sometimes known as baking soda ) needs an acid to work, and…
A stalagmite in a cave in Yucatan has provided a new vision of the role that drought may have played in Mayan socio -political changes more than 1,000 years ago. A recent analysis of a rain proxy in the Mayan lowlands revealed that there were several episodes of severe and prolonged drought during the classical…
Credit: Vitaly Gariev through Pexels A new study has demonstrated how a specific form of therapy can help improve symptoms in children living with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a mental health condition that develops after witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event. Researchers from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England, have examined the effectiveness…
Three Leopard sharks made history. Outside the coral rich in New Caledonia, in the blue Reef, they showed unprecedented sexual behavior. Dr. Hugo Lasuce, Marine Biologist at the University of Sunshine Coast (UNISC), was diving as part of a research mission to monitor the behavior of wild sharks. He had seen short signs of shark…
By Gary Abernathy This article was originally published in The empowerment alliance And it is published here again with permission. Have you ever wondered why conventional news seems so unilateral in their “climate change” coverage, promoting the most radical theories while ridiculing the so -called “climate denials”? Similarly, have you ever reflected on how judges…
I am pleased to share that the member of the AE and the voluntary leader of the AGU, Dr. Mark Moldwin, has been appointed to occupy an open seat on the Board of Directors of AGU. Mark provides a lot of organizational experience as an inaugural president of the Education Section and an anterior member…
A large -scale clinical study suggests that cocoa extract supplements rich in Flavanoles can help reduce inflammation related to age. The researchers found that a key inflammatory marker, HSCRP, decreased among participants who took cocoa extract, hinting possible links between bioactive cocoa compounds, heart health and healthy aging. Credit: Actions Cocoa flavanoles reduced inflammation markers…
Credit: UCT Prague A research team from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) and the Institute of Organic and Biochemistry Chemistry of the Academy of Czech Sciences (IOCB Prague) have created and described a new type of Photoswitch. The molecule, an acylhydrazone based onhienil, is subjected to an unprecedented transformation of “closed…