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Assembly of the largest ever thermonuclear fusion reactor ITER begins
In France, the assembly of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), which will be the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment, has started on July 28, 2020. The largest nuclear fusion reactor to date begins construction next to the … Continue reading
Scientists discover ultra-black fish that absorbs 99.5% of light that hits its skin
These ultra-black fish absorb light so efficiently that even in bright light they appear to be silhouetted. BYAMIT MALEWAR JULY 19, 2020 The ultra-black Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus). Credit: Karen Osborn, Smithsonian Institution Smithsonian scientists and a team of … Continue reading
When Scientists Studied Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs, They Found An Amazing Secret Inside Their Shells
When Scientists Studied Fossilized Dinosaur Eggs, They Found An Amazing Secret Inside Their Shells
SARS-CoV-2 May Have Another Door Into Cells | SciShow News
Researchers think the virus behind COVID-19 may have multiple ways into cells—which could help us understand how it behaves. Sources: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.14.98… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32307… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22080952 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20810… https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.02168-09 https://doi.org/10.1086/427811 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11353… https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20810… https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmet.2020.0… https://doi.org/10.1111/all.14429 https://doi.org/10.1111/tbed.13634 https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.119… https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202… https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20… https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.21.20…
Why Steroids Are a COVID-19 Game Changer
New streaming platform: https://watchnebula.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/realscience Twitter: https://twitter.com/stephaniesamma Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stephaniesa… Credits: Writer/Narrator/Editor: Stephanie Sammann Editor: Dylan Hennessy (https://www.behance.net/dylanhennessy1) Illustrator/Animator: Kirtan Patel (https://kpatart.com/illustrations) Sound: Graham Haerther (https://haerther.net) Thumbnail: Simon Buckmaster (https://twitter.com/forgottentowel) Producer: Brian McManus (https://www.youtube.com/c/realenginee…) References: [1] https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/04/h… [2] https://www.nature.com/articles/d4158… [3] … Continue reading
Sharing Geology | Nick Zentner | TEDxYakimaSalon
Making geology a sexy subject is serious business! Zentner has devoted three decades to reaching an ever-increasing audience of all ages, who want to connect to the geology upon which they live. Delving into his evolving teaching style in the … Continue reading
Anil Seth on why our senses are fine-tuned for utility, not for ‘reality’
It’s easy to mistake our conscious experience for an ongoing, accurate account of reality. After all, the information we recover from our senses is, of course, the only window we’ll ever have into the outside world. And for most people … Continue reading
To Let Neurons Talk, Immune Cells Clear Paths through Brain’s ‘Scaffolding’ – ScienceBlog.com
To make new memories, our brain cells first must find one another. Small protrusions that bud out from the ends of neurons’ long, branching tentacles dock neurons together so they can talk. These ports of cellular chatter – called synapses, … Continue reading
Quarks Explained in Four Minutes – Physics Girl
Protons and neutrons are made of three quarks, right? Wrong! Explore the particle they should have told you about when you were a kid! 10 quirky facts about quarks blog post: http://www.physicsgirl.org/blog/tenqu… Instagram: http://instagram.com/thephysicsgirl Facebook: http://www.physicsgirl.org/facebook Twitter: http://www.physicsgirl.org/twitter Updates: http://physicsgirl.org
Taste-Changing Spoon Experiment | Dara Ó Briain’s Science Club | Earth Lab
The colour of food doesn’t just affect what it looks like, it affects what it tastes like in our mouth but what about what we eat it from? Taken from Dara O’Briain’s Science Club.
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