New research from CSHL scientists suggests that cigarette smoke spurs the lungs to make more ACE2 (angiotensin-converting enzyme 2), the protein that the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19 grabs and uses to enter human cells. The findings, reported May 16, 2020 in the journal Developmental Cell, may explain why smokers appear to be particularly vulnerable to […]
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Commercial Airliners Monitoring CO2 Emissions From Cities Worldwide
Cities are responsible for more than 70% of the global total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Ability to monitor GHG emissions from cities is an important capability to develop in order to support climate mitigation activities in response to the Paris Agreement. The science community has examined the data collected from different platforms, such as ground-based, […]
Bizarre New Species Discovered On Twitter
While many of us use social media to be tickled silly by cat videos or wowed by delectable cakes, others use them to discover new species. Included in the latter group are researchers from the University of Copenhagen’s Natural History Museum of Denmark. Indeed, they just found a new type of parasitic fungus via Twitter. […]
The Newly Emerged Coronavirus Did Not Spill Over From Scaly Anteaters
Mammals known as scaly anteaters are natural hosts of coronaviruses, but are not likely the direct source of the recent outbreak in humans, according to a study published May 14 in the open-access journal PLOS Pathogens by Jinping Chen of the Guangdong Institute of Applied Biological Resources, and colleagues. As noted by the authors, the […]
Researchers Discover Largest And Hottest Shield Volcano On Earth
In a recently published study, researchers from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology revealed the largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth. A team of volcanologists and ocean explorers used several lines of evidence to determine Pūhāhonu, a volcano within the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument now holds […]
How The Desire for Gold Influenced Sir Isaac Newton’s Work on Physics
Sir Isaac Newton’s contributions to the world of Physics and Mathematics unveiled a lot of mysteries surrounding the world. He was the first one to explain the concept of Gravity. However, his life apart from Physics was still a mystery. It wasn’t until the late 20th century when the scepticism over his personal life was […]
(Video) Why It’s So Dumb To Believe That Earth Is Flat?
(Video) Why It’s So Dumb To Believe That Earth Is Flat?
(Video) Is This World’s Roundest Object?
(Video) Is This World’s Roundest Object?
(Video) Expandable Foam For 3D Printing Large Objects
It’s a frustrating limitation of 3D printing: Printed objects must be smaller than the machine making them. Huge machines are impractical for printing large parts because they take up too much space and require excessive time to print. Now, a new material reported in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces can be used to 3D print […]
Study Uses AI To Estimate Unexploded Bombs From Vietnam War
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to detect Vietnam War-era bomb craters in Cambodia from satellite images – with the hope that it can help find unexploded bombs. The new method increased true bomb crater detection by more than 160 percent over standard methods. The model, combined with declassified U.S. military records, suggests that 44 to […]