The Promise of Poop
The Promise of Poop - Our gut feelings tell us that poop is gross and full of germs and bacteria that we wouldn’t want...
P. pastoris and Industrial Applications
Industrial use of P. pastoris is not as widespread as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but it is nevertheless used in a variety of applications. There are...
Atlantic Seaboard Fall line in Eastern United States
The Atlantic Seaboard Fall Line or ”Fall Zone”, is a 1,400 kilometers escarpment where the “Piedmont” and “Atlantic coastal” plain meet in the eastern...
Lina Medina – Youngest Mother in Medical History
Lina Medina who was born on September 27, 1933, in Ticrapo is a Peruvian woman, who is the youngest confirmed mother in medical history,...
What is a Star Made of? How Do They Shine?
What is a Star Made of? How do They shine? Every bright star is a sun, like our own sun. This means that stars...
Soviet-era Shuttles Left to Rust in an Abandoned Deseret of Kazakhstan
Soviet-era Shuttles Left to Rust in an Abandoned Deseret of Kazakhstan. This must be called “Ghosts of the USSR” as eerie photographs show Soviet-era...
Are Lipids and Carbohydrates Polymers?
Are Lipids and Carbohydrates Polymers? Polymers are large molecules made up of repeating units called monomers. Polymers can be natural, such as cellulose in...
Brain Physiology and Learning
There is a connection between brain physiology and learning. We have a triad structure in our brain:
(a) The lower or reptilian brain.
(b) The middle...
Volcano Monitoring Technique
Volcano monitoring technique indications that a volcanic eruption could be poised to explode can be detected only if the volcano is carefully and consistently...
Hoba Meteorite – The World’s Largest Meteorite
The Hoba meteorite has this name because it lies on the farm "Hoba West" not far from Grootfontein, in the Otjozondjupa Region of Namibia....
NASA Releases Colorized Photograph of Sun
NASA's SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) has just released this stunning, painterly image of the Sun. The Solar Dynamics observatory was designed to assist us...
Layers of Glass Form 3D Landscapes and Seascapes
Layers of Glass Form 3D Landscapes and Seascapes. Lucie Boucher and Bernie Huebner of Stone Ridge Glass are the creators of Glass-capes, spectacular three-dimensional...
The Black Knight Satellite
This universe is full of strange things happening over the years, and centuries. Some things are extremely clueless for human beings, and even science...
Mysterious Pyramid Spotted on Ceres
Mysterious Pyramid Spotted on Ceres. The latest photographs of Ceres taken by the Dawn spacecraft have captured an enthralling pyramid-shaped mountain on the surface...
The Electrocardiograph 1902
The Electrocardiograph 1902
Ever since Luigi Galvani’s pioneering studies in the late 1700s century. Scientists knew that muscle contraction generated weak electrical impulses. The Scottish...
The Basics of Polymers: A Versatile Material
The Basics of Polymers
A polymer is a large molecule made up of repeating units called monomers. The monomers are joined together by chemical bonds...
Graduate Student Created First Man Made Biological Leaf
A graduate student Julian Melchiorri created the first man-made biological leaf. That has the ability to absorb water and carbon dioxide to produce oxygen...
The Willamette Meteorite
The Willamette Meteorite is an extra-terrestrial rock that is part of the permanent collection of the American Museum of Natural History. This meteorite, which...
Researchers Find The Cells At The Root Of Balding & Gray...
Researchers find the cells at the roots of balding and gray hair. PG Wodehouse once wrote about a cure for gray hair called guillotine,...
Who Invented the Helicopter?
Who Invented the Helicopter - The long-time dream of humans to the flying machine that would rise straight up in an old one! It...
NASA Astronaut Revealed First Flower to Bloom in Space
This orange flower symbolizes a noteworthy moment in human history because this is the very first flower to bloom in space. These beautiful photographs...
LCS-1 – The Oldest Functioning Satellite
LCS-1 - The Oldest Functioning Satellite
A large, hollow, aluminum sphere with a precisely defined cross-section has been orbiting the Earth since 1965 and is...
Icecaps and Glaciers – Fascinating Natural Phenomena
Icecaps and Glaciers are fascinating natural phenomena. They are also critical for life on Earth. That’s why it’s important to learn more about them....
Full Moon Reflection
A full moon is a lunar phase that occurs when the moon is totally illuminated as seen from the earth. This happens when it...
What is Pichia pastoris and Why is it Useful?
What is Pichia pastoris and why is it Useful?
Pichia pastoris (or Komagataella phaffii) is a species of yeast that is widely used in the...