Science & Technology

Global population predicted to peak by 2064 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 21, 2020
Scientists expect it to fall by the end of the century due to a decrease in the overall fertility rate.

By David Aragorn
CERN Physicists Discover Four-Charm-Quark Particle 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 20, 2020
Physicists from CERN’s LHCb Collaboration have discovered a new tetraquark particle, named X(6900), composed of two charm quarks and two charm antiquarks.

By David Aragorn
Researchers Created Tiny Camera Backpacks for Beetles 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 17, 2020
Every year, companies like GoPro manage to pack more and more functionality into smaller and smaller action cameras that are less obtrusive to wear. But a team of researchers from the University of Washington has managed to build a live-streaming wireless camera that’s so small even an insect can wear it.

By David Aragorn
Mars 2020 Team Using Australian Rocks in Search for Life on Mars 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- July 16, 2020
Scientists are investigating evidence of ancient terrestrial microbes preserved in Australia as well as mineral maps derived from Mars orbiter data to shed light on how to search for life on Mars.

By David Aragorn
Llamas—Yes, Llamas—Could Help Us Fight Covid-19 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 16, 2020
These creatures have evolved special “nanobodies” that may have an edge over human antibodies when it comes to developing a new treatment.

By David Aragorn
Advanced technology sheds new light on evolution of teeth 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 11, 2020
The evolution of human teeth began among ancient armored fishes more than 400 million years ago. In the scientific journal Science, an international team led by researchers from Uppsala University presents groundbreaking findings about these earliest jawed vertebrates. Using powerful X-ray imaging, they show that unique fossils found near Prague contain surprisingly modern-looking teeth.

By David Aragorn
Strange New Species Discovered in Abyss at The Bottom of The Pacific Ocean 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 11, 2020
Scientists have discovered four new species and two new genera inhabiting the deep, abyssal landscape that lines the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

By David Aragorn
Bioengineered uteri support pregnancy 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 10, 2020
In new research from the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM), scientists have shown that bioengineered uteri supported fertilization, fetal development, and live birth with normal offspring. With further development, this approach may someday provide a regenerative medicine solution for women with the inability to get pregnant due to uterine dysfunctional infertility

By David Aragorn
Greenland drilling campaign aims for bedrock to trace ice sheet’s last disappearance 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 10, 2020
Global warming is accelerating the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet, which locks up enough water to raise sea levels by 7 meters.

By David Aragorn
Origins of the beloved guinea pig 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- July 9, 2020
New University of Otago research sheds light on guinea pig domestication and how and why the small, furry animals became distributed around the world.

By David Aragorn