Furthermore, the authors also found contemporary newspaper accounts of Holmes delivering a lecture on chemical effects of the solar spectrum in Scotland. So Holmes was clearly interested in solar activity and was familiar with Lockyer’s discovery of helium lines in … Read more
Key Takeaways The DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys combined more than 263,000 telescope exposures to make the largest 2D map of the universe in visible and near-infrared light. Astronomers can pair the Legacy Surveys map with their own observations to explore … Read more
Lead author, Dr Helen Wood, at Queen Mary University of London said while the results were very promising there was no room for complacency as “air pollution in both London and Luton – as well as other cities across the … Read more
Five leading scientists were ousted from the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in New Orleans on Friday. Their crime: handing out copies of an editorial, published in the journal Diabetes Care on April 29, sharply criticizing the … Read more
At the clinic, groups of five veterans at a time received ibogaine pills, up to a maximum of 14 milligrams per kilogram of body weight, over three hours. Wearing eyeshades, they each lay on a mat, spread out across a … Read more
In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, a surprising scene unfolds outside the nests of small cone ants. Much larger harvester ants stand nearby with their serrated jaws open, appearing vulnerable. But instead of attacking, the smaller ants climb onto the … Read more
Got sore, itchy eyes? You’re probably one of the millions of people who spend too much time staring at screens, being bombarded with blue light. Rub your eyes too much and your eyelids might turn a slight, pinkish hue. So … Read more
(Credit: Environment Agency) Until recently, nobody knew how eels reproduce. On August 14, 2021, TikTok user ColeTheScienceDude published a video named We Don’t Know Where Eels Come From. The user shares information about how little is known about the eel species … Read more
A new nationwide study is recruiting volunteers to map the full spectrum of human flatulence. Hall’s team demoing a Smart Underwear Prototype. Credit: University of Maryland. Scientists at the University of Maryland have created Smart Underwear, the first wearable device … Read more
