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Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source

Posted on February 8, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

A team of astronomers were studying GRS 1716-249, an object believed to host a black hole. A wind of gas flowing out of it can be seen in…

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    New understanding of an ancient man and his tools

    Posted on July 23, 2018October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    During the last days of the summer of 1991, tourists hiking in the Ötztal Alps near the Italy – Austria border found the remains of…

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      Why don’t woodpeckers get headaches?

      Posted on July 31, 2017October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      Have you ever wondered why woodpeckers don’t get headaches? It is quite remarkable when you think about it. This bird, on a regular…

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        Resurrecting Ancient Proteins and Simulating Evolution in the Lab

        Posted on April 19, 2016October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        How does a cell stay alive? How do molecules in a cell “know” how to react with one another? Does this chemistry become more…

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          Could Life Thrive on Radiation? Scientists Say It’s Possible

          Posted on September 29, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          All life on Earth survives because of the sun. Plants use a process called photosynthesis to transfer energy from the Sun’s rays into the…

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            Computer techniques allow scientists to understand how bacteria work together

            Posted on August 20, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Single celled prokaryotic microbes, such as bacteria and archaea, control almost every aspect of our daily lives, from our individual health…

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              Kepler discovers the first planet believed to be very similar to Earth

              Posted on July 28, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              1992 First exoplanet to orbit a main sequence star is discovered by Aleksander Wolszczan. The first confirmed exoplanet is a ‘hot…

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                Are We Alone In the Universe?

                Posted on July 27, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Astrobiology is asking three fundamental questions: 1. What is life? 2. Are we alone out there? 3. What is the future of humankind? “Are…

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                  How do we define life – or, in fact, can it be defined?

                  Posted on June 5, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  So far, we cannot be sure that this question has been properly answered. Even so, NASA has proposed that life be taken as a self-sustained…

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                    Expedition to find rare pipefish in Queensland Australia

                    Posted on May 16, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    My research interests are centered on the evolutionary relationships among species of seahorse and pipefish in the family Syngnathidae…

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