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100 new species discovered in South Pacific

100 new species discovered in South Pacific

Alyssa Rask, Editor March 1, 2024

A group of researchers have made a discovery—one that will change the world of science.  Off the coast of Chile, researchers from the Schmidt Ocean Institute were nearly 4,000 meters deep when the...

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2023 Science Breakthrough of the Year: GLP-1

Jasmine Kohli, Staff Writer January 8, 2024

GLP-1, also known as the 2023 Science Breakthrough of the Year brings promising pathways for diabetes and beyond. Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Researchers...

How a New Finding May Change the World of Brain Injury Recovery

How a New Finding May Change the World of Brain Injury Recovery

Alyssa Rask, Editor January 5, 2024

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.5 million Americans sustain a traumatic brain injury each year. As a result of these past-related injuries, an estimated 5.3 million individuals...

The Value of Seaweed

The Value of Seaweed

Jasmine Kohli, Staff Writer June 2, 2023

Seaweed is a popular snack/ingredient found in many East Asian countries - particularly, in Japan. Seaweed is a great source of protein and is known for its briny and salty taste, but it is also a great...

How AI May Soon Be Able to Decode Our Thoughts

How AI May Soon Be Able to Decode Our Thoughts

Alyssa Rask, Staff Writer May 12, 2023

Scientists in Texas may have found a way to use brain scans and AI to get a hint into our thoughts—making mind-reading a real possibility in the future. On Monday, researchers from the University...

Studying the Ocean Floor with Whale Songs

Studying the Ocean Floor with Whale Songs

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer March 5, 2021

Whales dominate the ocean, and the fin whale is no outlier to the equation. Fin whales are loud - louder than some ships. New research conducted has now shown that fin whales are louder than we thought:...

Earth is closer to a black hole than previously thought

Earth is closer to a black hole than previously thought

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer December 14, 2020

2,000 light years may not seem close to you, but that is the miscalculated amount on how much time Earth will take to meet the black hole in the center of the Milky Way. In 1985, it was calculated that...

Lunar water: a new existence

Lunar water: a new existence

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer November 12, 2020

Scientists have grappled with the idea that there is water on the moon for a little more than a decade. It was previously believed that the moon's "water" was mostly hydroxyl, which is OH instead of H2O,...

Life on Venus?

Life on Venus?

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer October 1, 2020

It may seem crazy that any other planet can inhibit life as Earth has, but the possibility is not unrealistic. Recently, researchers have potentially found a gas on Venus that is similar to one on Earth....

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First living robot is made from frog stem cells

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer February 6, 2020

US researchers have recently created the first ever living robot, dubbed the "xenobot". They used stem cells from African clawed frogs and transformed them into microscopic machines that move around...

Scientists find iron 'snow' in Earth's core

Scientists find iron ‘snow’ in Earth’s core

Zenia Khan and Muznah Aquil January 3, 2020

The earth’s inner core is very hot, and new research has found that it contains iron “snow.” The research was led by Youjun Zhang, and it helped scientists have a better understanding of the forces...

Newly discovered mineral can reveal information about the earth

Newly discovered mineral can reveal information about the earth

Aneri Upadhyay, Staff Writer October 4, 2019

Recently, a diamond has been found that contains an unidentified mineral. This mineral was found inside of a piece of rock in the diamond itself. The mineral was recently found in South Africa at the site...

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