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Hidden chemistry of nuclear fallout glimpsed in recent experiments
The bomb drops. A nuclear blast erupts. Uranium is vaporized, where it mixes with the atmosphere and is dispersed across the land as toxic dust called fallout. Continue Reading Category: Physics , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Nuclear weapons , Nuclear Fission , Uranium , Explosion , Bombs , Chemistry , Radioactivity
Younger people age faster than ever, and it could explain an alarming trend
Cancer is rising among younger generations worldwide, and scientists are uncovering clues as to why. Continue Reading Category: Society & Community , Wellness and Healthy Living , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Biological age , Lung cancer , Cancer , Colorectal cancer , Pollution
A hidden map in your nose may hold the secret to smell
For centuries, scientists have marveled at the brain's ability to organize sensory information into neat topographical maps. Vision, touch, and hearing rely on orderly patterns in which neighboring neurons respond to adjacent features. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Brain , olfactory , Smell , Sensory , neuro
Mystery deepens over why only some people hear "The Hum"
Do you ever lie awake at night when the house is quiet, only to notice a low hum that seems to come from nowhere? Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Hearing , tinnitus , Sound , Frequency
Mystery deepens over why only some people hear "The Hum"
Do you ever lie awake at night when the house is quiet, only to notice a low hum that seems to come from nowhere? Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Hearing , tinnitus , Sound , Frequency
One blood group is more at risk of type 2 diabetes
The idea that blood type might influence human health has long been more folklore than science. Evidence that type O resists malaria and type A increases the risk of heart disease was limited and spread across numerous studies. Continue Reading Category: Imaging & Diagnostics , Medical Innovations , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Blood , R
One blood group is more at risk of type 2 diabetes
The idea that blood type might influence human health has long been more folklore than science. Evidence that type O resists malaria and type A increases the risk of heart disease was limited and spread across numerous studies. Continue Reading Category: Imaging & Diagnostics , Medical Innovations , Body and Mind , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Blood , R
Ovaries take on a surprising new job after menopause, study reveals
The ovaries are the earliest aging organ. Their supply of egg-containing follicles slowly runs out over a woman's lifetime, so that by the time menopause arrives, follicle numbers have dwindled to approximately one thousand. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Menopause , ovary , Women , The Immune System
Ovaries take on a surprising new job after menopause, study reveals
The ovaries are the earliest aging organ. Their supply of egg-containing follicles slowly runs out over a woman's lifetime, so that by the time menopause arrives, follicle numbers have dwindled to approximately one thousand. Continue Reading Category: Biology , Science , Refractor: Science & Health Tags: Menopause , ovary , Women , The Immune System