Vampire bats run on treadmills as scientists seek answer to energy outputs
These suckers are fast. Vampire bats hit the treadmill in a unique study in which scientists looked at how vampire bats metabolize the blood they suck, according to newly published research. the study, Published in Biology Lettersinvestigated the unique running abilities of vampire bats, based on the hypothesis that the creepy crawlers exhibit remarkable metabolic […]
Scientists have figured out when humans fell in love with carbs — long-held belief now debunked
A new study published Thursday reveals that modern humans' worship of carbohydrates may actually predate the emergence of Neanderthals. It has been thought that early humans needed a diet rich in protein to survive the harsh days of hunting, scavenging, and fleeing from predators. However, new research shows that Published in Science magazine We debunk […]
Google DeepMind scientists win Nobel chemistry prize | Nobel prizes
Two Google DeepMind scientists and an American biochemist have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking work in predicting and designing protein structures. Demis Hassabis, DeepMind's UK founder, and John Jumper, who led the development of the company's AI model AlphaFold, which predicts the structure of proteins based on their chemical […]
Spike in earthquakes at Washington volcano prompts more monitoring from scientists
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Scientists revive 1,000-year-old seed from cave near Jerusalem, possibly resurrecting mysterious tree mentioned in the Bible
Scientists have revived a mysterious seed discovered in a cave near Jerusalem. Researchers say the species is about 1,000 years old and could be the budding of a long-lost Biblical tree. In the mid-1980s, archaeologists excavated a cave in the lower Wadi el-Maqq, north of Jerusalem. Inside a cave along a 26-foot cliff were Roman […]
Scientists say X-rays from nuclear explosion may deflect asteroids from Earth
Scientists in Albuquerque, New Mexico, say a potentially hazardous asteroid could be redirected by detonating a nuclear warhead more than a mile from its surface, then bombarding it with X-rays to send it hurtling in a different direction. As seen in blockbuster movies like “Armageddon” and “Deep Impact,” the traditional method would involve detonating a […]
‘Bullying, Harassing, Name-Calling’: EPA ‘Retaliated Against’ Three Dissenting Scientists, Inspector General Finds
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) announced Thursday that agency officials have taken retaliatory action against three scientists who spoke out against scientific opinion. Five EPA scientists alleged to the OIG that they were retaliated against for expressing differing scientific opinions on chemical evaluations while former President Donald Trump was in […]
EPA officials retaliated against 3 scientists, watchdog says
The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) internal audit agency found that senior agency officials retaliated against three employees who expressed differing scientific opinions. Employees who were victims of this retaliation believed the chemicals were more toxic, but executives believed the chemicals were safer, the report said.Report from the EPA Inspector General. In one such case, EPA […]
EPA retaliated against three scientists, says watchdog
Courtesy of TerraPower — The Environmental Protection Agency's internal audit found that the agency retaliated against three employees for expressing differing scientific opinions. {beacon} Energy and Environment Energy and Environment Full text Harris has avoided giving away too many details about her fight with Trump. Vice President Harris has sought to win over centrist […]
Brain chips may help us remember where our keys are: scientists
Michael Kahana, a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has studied memory for more than 30 years: how it works and what happens when it doesn't. He's not just interested in memory loss from traumatic brain injury, which affects more than 5 million people in the U.S., or the roughly 7 million Americans with Alzheimer's […]