In this case, water starts from a source that’s higher than the pump. (That’s important.) As this input water moves down from the source, it increases in speed and goes out the waste valve. However, this moving water causes check valve A to close, which stops the water from exiting. But since the water is …
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Over the past decade, research on the human microbiome — the communities of bacteria and other microbes living in and on us — has redefined our understanding of human health. Roughly half the cells in our body are bacteria, with most residing in the gut. This teeming ecosystem helps digest our food, train our immune …
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Using their non-invasive sensors, Professor Francesca Iacopi from the University of Technology Sydney and her colleagues have demonstrated hands-free communication with a quadruped robot through brain activity. Faisal et al. demonstrated three-dimensional micropatterned sensors based on a subnanometer-thick epitaxial graphene for detecting the electroencephalography signal from the challenging occipital region of the head. Image credit: …
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Photo credit: Eric E. Castro, via Flickr (cropped). On a new episode of ID the Future, Tom Gilson, a writer and editor for The Stream, shares his experiences in high school biology. Important mysteries (i.e., major problems) with evolutionary theory were hurried past and papered over, yet his biology teacher could take an entire class period …
Today, Katherine Mansfield is considered one of the most influential modernist writers of the 20th century. In addition to publishing several short story collections—including In a German Pension (1911), Bliss and Other Stories (1920), The Garden Party and Other Stories (1922), and The Doves’ Nest and Other Stories (1923)—Mansfield was a prolific literary critic, producing …
Protecting Miners Amid a Black Lung Resurgence We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok
The StarCrete is twice as strong as regular concrete and is made from extraterrestrial dust, potato starch, and a pinch of salt. Aled Roberts and Nigel Scrutton used simulated Martian soil mixed with potato starch and a pinch of salt to create the material that is twice as strong as ordinary concrete and is perfectly …
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. The Ice Age was kind to large mammals. From about 2.5 million to 11,700 years ago, they had the space—and the time—to roam far. Lions, for instance, were once found around the world. …
Book Review: For a Centuries-Long Phosphorous Binge, a Reckoning We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok
The enzyme STARD7 (green) helps mitochondria (red) to transport Coenzyme Q to protect cells from cell death. Credit: MPI f. Biology of Aging/ S. Deshwal The distribution of Coenzyme Q within a cell is regulated by mitochondria. Antioxidants are frequently touted as a panacea in the realm of nutrition and sold as dietary supplements. Nevertheless, …
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The SS Ourang Medan reportedly exploded in the Strait of Malacca sometime in the 1940s after its crew died under mysterious circumstances — but is it all just an eerie legend? Twitter/Haunted History BCA recreation of how the SS Ourang Medan might have looked. In the 1940s, a bizarre story began circulating in newspapers around …
Following years of concern, the US Environmental Protection Agency moved this week to clean up drinking water, announcing the nation’s first standards for six “forever chemicals” found in tap water. It’s a foreboding and informal name for human-made chemicals that coat nonstick pans, food packaging, and waterproof clothes before ending up in the water you drink. …
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As a masters student and forestry researcher, I can say from firsthand experience that spending time in nature is one of the most rewarding aspects of doing environmental field work. Not only do those of us who work professionally outdoors find peace and joy in what we do, we are, in a way, protectors of …
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Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum lived 162 million year ago (Late Jurassic epoch) in what is now China. A rendering of Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum. Image credit: Júlia d’Oliveira. Mamenchisaurus sinocanadorum is a very large dinosaur in the sauropod family Mamenchisauridae. It was first described in 1993 from fossils found in the upper part of the Shishugou Formation in the …
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Photo credit: Sakurai Midori, CC BY-SA 2.1 JP , via Wikimedia Commons. A new paper in Science Advances, titled “Wild macaques challenge the origin of intentional tool production,” is making headlines. Macaque monkeys from Lobi Bay, Thailand, have been observed “unintentionally” producing stone tools that are “almost indistinguishable” from some very old stone artifacts typically attributed …
For viewers who tuned into the 95th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 12, 2023, it may have felt like the filmmakers behind Everything Everywhere All at Once should have just remained on stage to cut down on their commute. The film, which was nominated for 11 Oscars, won seven, including Best Picture, Best Director(s), …
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New Mastitis Guidelines Give Breastfeeding Parents Whiplash We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok
Edowa zuniensis is the first species of baenid turtle described from the Turonian age of North America. Life reconstruction of Edowa zuniensis. Image credit: Brenton Adrian. “Turtles have been on Earth for about 260 million years, making them older than dinosaurs,” said Arizona State University Ph.D. student Brenton Adrian. “They can live almost anywhere and …
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