Can hidden sulfur cycling influence greenhouse gas emissions in wetlands?
Wetlands are the largest source of methane to Earth’s atmosphere. How do microbes, sulfur, and mixing of water sources influence…
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Oxytocin slows down aging in lonely prairie voles
Loneliness ages you faster. But hormones can help! A recent study shows that oxytocin prevents cellular aging in lonely prairie voles.
Are constellations of mini satellites the future of communication?
A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites, working together. In the coming decades, companies like SpaceX, and Samsung…
This fossil is the last common ancestor of worms
When did simple life become more complex, such as the modern animals we see today? A recent study may have uncovered evidence for one of…
Small animals that carry disease adapt well to our activities
A study suggests that small mammals like rodents have adapted to thrive on human-influenced land. They also happen to carry a lot of human…
Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working
Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…
Energetic winds from a distant X-ray source
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…
Are we looking for Martian life in the right place?
Thus far, we have not found evidence of life on Mars. Is it truly a sterile desert, or are we simply looking in the wrong place? #Mars #NASA
A stinky noxious gas could point us toward alien life
Hold your noses! ET life might produce noxious gases in the form of #phosphine. Here’s why phosphine is an important marker in the search…
How “fast radio bursts” are used in the search for alien life
Detecting fast radio bursts is difficult because the data is "noisy" so ruling out false positives is a current topic of study. A group of…