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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Awarded for Discovery of Quantum Dots
The 2023 Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded on Wednesday to three scientists who worked to discover and develop quantum dots, used in LED lights and TV screens, as well as by surgeons when removing cancer tissue.
Moungi Bawendi, Louis...
Science
US Issues First Ever Fine for Space Junk
The United States government has taken a historic step by imposing its inaugural penalty on a company responsible for leaving space debris circling our planet. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has levied a fine for space junk worth $150,000...
Health
New Drug Mimics All Benefits of Rigorous Exercise
Researchers at the University of Florida in the United States have recently conducted successful experiments on a novel drug capable of replicating the advantages of a demanding workout.
In their study, the scientists administered this drug to overweight mice, which...
Health
Implant to Cure Cancer in 60 Days Being Developed by Scientists
The prospect of curing cancer with the ease of a few taps on a mobile device is on the horizon. A team of scientists at Rice University has secured forty-five million dollars in funding from the Advanced Research Projects...
Health
Weight-Loss Drug Mounjaro Touted as Most Powerful Available
A new weight-loss drug that’s expected to get FDA approval in the coming months could replace current favorites Wegovy and Ozempic as the "skinny jab" for Hollywood celebrities.
The new drug is called Mounjaro. It is an antidiabetic injectable drug...
Animals
Dinosaurs May Have Become Extinct Due to Volcanic Eruptions, Study Claims
Computer analysis suggests volcanic eruptions may have played a significant role in the mass extinction of dinosaurs.
The findings were published in the September 29th issue of Science. According to the study, vast quantities of gas emissions released from the...
Science
Scientists Create New Material Four Times Stronger Than Steel
A recent discovery by researchers at the University of Connecticut and their partners brought a new material that combines great strength and lightness, a rare combination.
This new material has the potential to improve various things like cars and body...
Medicine
MRNA Vaccine Pioneers Win Medicine Nobel Prize
The 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded jointly to Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman for research that was critical in the development of mRNA vaccines against Covid-19.
The Nobel committee honored Hungarian-born biochemist Karikó and US immunologist Weissman...
Animals
Brazil’s Banana Spider Poison May Treat Erectile Dysfunction
Thirty years ago, Brazilian scientists started looking into an interesting outcome of getting bitten by a banana spider: the venom caused people to experience priapism, which is a painful and long-lasting erection.
Inspired by the spider's venom, these scientists worked...
Animals
Dinosaur Feathers Similar to Today’s Bird Feathers, New Analysis reveals
A recent X-ray analysis has unveiled a surprising connection between the chemical structure of feathers of today's birds and those of dinosaurs from the past. It turns out that these feathers have a lot more in common than we...
Ancient Greece
Why Walking Barefoot Is Good for You
Orthopedists argue that walking barefoot makes for stronger and more flexible feet, fewer deformities, while it enhances mobility as well
History
First Map of Earth’s Lost Continent, Zealandia, Published
Geologists have created the first geological map of a lost continent that was found near New Zealand in 2017. The name given to it is Zealandia, or Te Riu-a-Māui in the Māori language and it's a massive area, nearly...
Environment
Pangea Ultima: The Next Supercontinent Could Be a Terrible Place
Scientists using a supercomputer model have predicted that 250 million years from now, the continents will reunite into a supercontinent, dubbed Pangea Ultima, where life will be unbearable.
According to a study published on Monday in Nature Geoscience, the Earth...
Environment
The Greek Scientist on TIME’s List of People Changing the World
A Greek scientist has been included in the list of 100 people that can change the world compiled by TIME magazine.
Dr. Andreas Flouris is an Associate Professor at the University of Thessaly Department of Exercise Science in Greece and...
Science
NASA Space Capsule Returns With Asteroid Bennu Samples
A NASA space capsule is headed to Earth, bringing important samples from asteroid Bennu