A recent study of the Chicxulub—the asteroid that destroyed dinosaurs sixty million years ago—found that it also caused a mega-tsunami that spread all over the globe. According to Fox News, scientists recreated the impact of the nine-mile-wide asteroid by using a three-dimensional computer simulation program called hydrocode. This program modeled the first 10 minutes of…
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Titanic is Deteriorating
The irony in the following post is that I just rewatched James Cameron’s Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, this weekend. According to GeekWire, the world’s most famous shipwreck, the RMS Titanic, is steadily deteriorating at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. Stockton Rush, the CEO and founder of OceanGate Inc.—an ocean exploration…
Over 50% of Young Adults in the U.S. Suffer from Chronic Disease?
Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that 54% of young adults between 18 and 34 years old suffer from at least one chronic health issue. According to Knowridge, obesity, depression, high blood pressure, and asthma are just a few health conditions that one in every four young adults deals…
A Face Mask That Can Deactivate COVID-19?
According to Knowridge, scientists from the University of Kentucky have developed a medical face mask membrane that can capture and deactivate the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein. This membrane includes proteolytic enzymes that attach to protein spikes and deactivates them; SARS-CoV-2 is covered in spikes, allowing the virus to enter cells in the body. The mask material…
Blood Pressure Tattoos Set to Monitor Levels?
Researchers at The University of Texas of Austin and Texas A&M University have developed an electronic tattoo that monitors blood pressure. Known as the e-tattoo, this marking monitors blood pressure measurements in every situation, including high stressful situations, while sleeping, exercising, and etc. It also provides thousands of measurements, more than any other device. A…
Students in the DRC Build a Car Using Waste Material
Twelve students at the Institute of Technology and Industry in the Democratic Republic of Congo have built a vehicle using waste material. Built with scrap metal, the car runs off a diesel engine, has a canister that serves as a fuel tank, and uses 1l of oil for 7km allowing the car fuel consumption to…
Fructose Can Cause Liver Damage
Fructose, a highly-used additive in the Western diet, may lead to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). According to Knowridge, researchers found that consuming large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup can cause obesity, diabetes, heart disease, and NAFLD; fatty liver disease can lead to liver damage and inflammation. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), which is linked to NAFLD,…
Seychelles’ New Biometric Passports
Seychelles, an island nation in the Indian Ocean off the coast of East Africa, will introduce electronic biometric passports at the end of 2022. According to All Africa, Seychelles signed a contract with the French company IN Groupe, which specializes in producing identity cards and passports. Signed by Errol Fonseka, the Minister for International Affairs,…
The Mummy of Egyptian Pharaoh Amenhotep I Gets Digitally Unwrapped
Egyptian researchers have digitally unwrapped the mummy of Amenhotep I, an Egyptian Pharaoh who ruled from 1525 to 1504 BC. A Professor of Radiology at Cairo University, Sahar Saleem, and a renowned Egyptologist, Zahi Hawass, led the research. The procedure was performed using advanced X-ray technology, computed tomography (CT) scanning, and advanced computer software programs….
Carnivorous Animals Are Prone to Cancer?
Cancer, unfortunately, is a very common disease amongst humans. The Georgetown University Health Policy Institute advised that it is the second leading cause of death in the United States, with more than 550,000 people dying from it in one year. Recent nature studies, however, are finding that humans are not the only recipients of the…
Scientists Discover Dinosaur Embryo in Fossil Egg
Scientists in Ganzhou, China, have discovered a 66-million-year-old dinosaur embryo that was preparing to hatch from its egg. It belonged to a toothless theropod dinosaur known as the oviraptorosaur, and researchers have named it “Baby Yingliang.” According to PHYS, Baby Yingliang’s head was found laying below its body, with its feet on both sides and…
Cameras the Size of a Grain of Salt?
There is a new ultra-compact camera in development that is not only the size of a grain of salt but produces quality images better than a lot of the conventional compact cameras. According to Science Alert, this salt-sized camera is being developed with a technology known as metasurface and can capture full-color photos that are…
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