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The ideal spot for the first human settlers to dwell on Mars has been discovered by scientists.
It will take more than just curiosity and bravery for the first astronauts to set foot on the surface of Mars. For breathing, drinking, growing food, and even producing rocket fuel for the journey home, they will require an abundance of water.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Futurism
Amazon plants' ability to absorb sunlight is being disrupted by climate change.
Researchers have been pursuing the surprisingly complicated topic of how tropical canopy trees avoid burning in the very sunshine they depend on for years in the hot crown of the Amazon rainforest, which is located almost 200 feet above the forest floor.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Longevity
How the shark's body develops precisely geometrically
Scientists have been studying the growth and behaviour of sharks and other creatures as they get bigger for millennia. A straightforward geometric principle—surface area develops more slowly than volume—lays the foundation for this investigation. This relationship is captured by the "two-thirds scaling law," which states that surface area scales with volume to the power of two-thirds
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Petlife
"Hairy frogfish" employ lures to find food while walking on the seafloor.
The hairy frogfish is not so much a hunter as it is a tuft of floating seaweed. However, an anglerfish that can breathe in prey more quickly than most cameras can blink is located beneath the mop of filaments.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Petlife
The history of human settlement in North America is altered by footprints.
At White Sands, New Mexico, researchers found human footprints preserved in prehistoric mud. These footprints seem to be from the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM), which occurred around 23,000 years ago during the last Ice Age, when glaciers were at their greatest.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in History
Ancient life may have existed in Mars' clay layers.
One of the most fascinating geological mysteries of the Red Planet is the existence of thick, planet-wide clay sheets. Scientists have long considered these deposits to be possible time capsules for ancient life because clay only forms when there is an abundance of liquid water present.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Earth
'Ice 0' is a novel and uncommon kind of ice that scientists have discovered.
Water rarely behaves as casual observers would expect. Cooling the pond at night, he becomes hard from top to bottom, but when expanded enough, the story becomes much more complicated. Scientists have catalogued more than 20 different ice ports, each formed under a specific temperature and pressure combination. The familiar hexagonal variety that turns into snowflakes is just one chapter in a much thicker book.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in History
Researchers find a secret that has existed for 1.3 billion years in Earth's greatest iron ore deposits.
Although steel is the foundation of contemporary life, the iron that supports it has a much longer history than the first nail. For many years, geologists believed that the largest and richest iron ore resources in the world were produced around 2.2 billion years ago, just after breathable oxygen began to permeate the Earth's atmosphere.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in History
Worldwide, a deadly fungus that can "eat you from the inside out" is rapidly expanding.
Imagine a daily exposure to hundreds of invisible spores. The majority drift in and out of our airways undetected. However, some of those spores are associated with moulds that are intolerant of borders.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Longevity
The world's most dangerous animals can be effectively killed by cannabis extract.
More than a million lives are lost to mosquito-borne illnesses worldwide each year, surpassing all other animal threats to humankind. Public health teams are frantically searching for new weapons in response to the growing death toll, particularly as conventional chemical sprays become less effective.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Longevity
To maintain your memories in sequence, the human brain employs a storage technique.
For decades, researchers have been baffled by the brain's memory storage mechanism. How our minds can store new knowledge without erasing what we already know has long been a mystery. Following a thorough examination, scientists have discovered that place cells contain crucial hints about this process.
By Francis Dami7 months ago in Humans
