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Month: September 2023

Stonehenge’s altar is not like the other stones.

29 September 2023 grant 0

IFL Science takes a closer look at the massive stones of Stonehenge. Most of them seem to have been transported with great effort from a faraway quarry in Wales. But the monument’s … Read the rest “Stonehenge’s altar is not like the other stones.”

Rejuvenating seaweed.

27 September 2023 grant 0

Scientific Frontline waxes optimistic about Flinders University research into the youth-prolonging properties of washed-up Australian brown seaweed – specifically, as a source… Read the rest “Rejuvenating seaweed.”

Scientific illustration of the structure of a dopamine molecule in three dimensions.

Science Art: Dopamine 3D spacefill, by Jynto.

24 September 2023 grant 0

Alright, I know what you animals really want. You want that hit of this stuff – the good stuff. Social media, gambling, narcotics, sky diving – all comes down to putting this … Read the rest “Science Art: Dopamine 3D spacefill, by Jynto.”

SONG: Clockwork of the Sky

24 September 2023 grant 0

SONG: “Clockwork of the Sky”. (available as .wav here)

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SOURCE: Based on BBC, 8 Sep 2023, “Asteroid behaving unexpectedly after Nasa’s deliberate… Read the rest “SONG: Clockwork of the Sky”

“Inverse vaccine” could treat autoimmune diseases.

22 September 2023 grant 0

The University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering has announced that they’ve come up with a way to make a person’s immune system forget a molecule… Read the rest ““Inverse vaccine” could treat autoimmune diseases.”

Cavity-killing breakthrough uses strep-fighting molecule.

20 September 2023 grant 0

SciTech Daily reports on scientists from Israel and China who have discovered a molecule nicknamed DIM that reduces biofilms that cause dental plaque by 90%. The molecule, if added to toothpaste… Read the rest “Cavity-killing breakthrough uses strep-fighting molecule.”

Scientific illustration of a raspberry beetle, from Nordisk familjebok

Science Art: The beetle (Byturus tomentosus) living on raspberry, from Nordisk familjebok, 1920

17 September 2023 grant 0

A raspberry beetle and its favorite fruit, from a very special category on Wikimedia Commons.

We do love an encyclopedia.

There’s a watery planet way out yonder.

14 September 2023 grant 0

Science Daily shares the latest James Webb Space Telescope discovery, of a large planet around a distant star whose chemical traces show a high likelihood that there’s enough water… Read the rest “There’s a watery planet way out yonder.”

Space mission seems to have changed asteroid’s orbit.

11 September 2023 grant 0

BBC is reporting on the DART (Double Asteroid Redirection Test) mission, which touched down on the asteroid Dimorphos (which orbits larger asteroid Didymos) earlier this year. The test… Read the rest “Space mission seems to have changed asteroid’s orbit.”

Scientific illustration comparing the sizes of planets and stars - how much bigger Jupiter is than Earth, or the Sun than Jupiter, or Sirius than the Sun.

Science Art: Comparison of planets and stars (2017 update), by Dave Jarvis and Jcpag2012.

11 September 2023 grant 0

This is another way of doing a Cosmic Zoom, comparing the sizes of astronomical things. If you’ve wondered how many Earths could fit inside Arcturus, well, here’s one way to… Read the rest “Science Art: Comparison of planets and stars (2017 update), by Dave Jarvis and Jcpag2012.”

Human(-ish) kidneys grown in pig embryos.

8 September 2023 grant 0

Science News brings home the bacon for humans needing kidney transplants, with news of a Chinese research team that has successfully grown a “humanized” kidney (an organ … Read the rest “Human(-ish) kidneys grown in pig embryos.”

Lucid dreamers reveal waking brains.

4 September 2023 grant 0

Science News reports on a new method of exploring what happens to our brains when we sleep – by using self-trained lucid dreamers as guides behind the gates of Dreamland:

“The special

… Read the rest “Lucid dreamers reveal waking brains.”
Scientific illustration of a mollusk. Perhaps a nautilus. Perhaps a snail. It's a simple line drawing, true to life, yet mysterious.

Science Art: From Notes on Cephalopods from Northern California, 1967.

3 September 2023 grant 0

I thought this was a nautilus, but it might be a moon snail. It’s a mollusk of some kind, with a gracefully curved shell and a complex, fleshy body, all rendered as simply as possible … Read the rest “Science Art: From Notes on Cephalopods from Northern California, 1967.”

A lot fewer emperor penguins next year. “Catastrophic breeding failure.”

2 September 2023 grant 0

The British Antarctic Survey reports on one consequence of thinning sea ice after one of the warmest winters on record. Out of five known breeding colonies in the Belligshausen Sea, four… Read the rest “A lot fewer emperor penguins next year. “Catastrophic breeding failure.””

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