Muscular dystrophy is a disease caused by mutations in the dystrophin gene. The muscles of muscular dystrophy patients weaken and atrophy over time. Heart and breathing muscles may also eventually be affected….
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Detecting Axion-Like Dark Matter with the JWST
• Physics 18, 29
Measurements made by the JWST observatory could be used to detect photons emitted by the decay of a hypothetical form…
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Quantum Milestones, 1935: What’s Wrong with Quantum Mechanics?
• Physics 18, 36
Einstein and his coauthors claimed to show that quantum mechanics led to logical contradictions. The objections exposed the theory’s strangest predictions.
P. Ehrenfest, courtesy AIP Emilio Segrè…
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Air inside your home may be more polluted than outside due to everyday chemical products
When you walk through a pine forest, the crisp, fresh scent is one of the first things you notice.
But bringing that pine scent or other aromas indoors with the help of chemical products — yes, air fresheners, wax melts, floor cleaners,…
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Animals as architects of Earth: First global study reveals their surprising impact
Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world — they are its architects. A new study led by Professor Gemma Harvey from Queen Mary University of London has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast…
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Near-complete skull discovery reveals ‘top apex’, leopard-sized ‘fearsome’ carnivore
A rare discovery of a nearly complete skull in the Egyptian desert has led scientists to the “dream” revelation of a new 30-million-year-old species of the ancient apex predatory carnivore, Hyaenodonta.
Bearing sharp teeth and powerful jaw…
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Breaking the pattern: How disorder toughens materials
Cut open a bone and you’ll see a subtly disordered structure. Tiny beams, called trabeculae, connect to one another in irregular patterns, distributing stress and lending bones an impressive toughness. What if human-made materials could exhibit…
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‘It felt like dread.’ Hear what severe depression can do to people
This is episode 2 of The Deep End. Listen to more episodes here.
Depression can affect not just the mind, but the body, too. Inner experiences of mental struggles are private. But in this episode, Jon Nelson and another volunteer,…
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Giant camel-like creatures lived thousands of years longer than once thought
Some species of megafauna might have existed for much longer than the paleontological canon suggests.
Current thinking says that ancient, large animals such as ground sloths went extinct about 11,000 years ago — at the beginning of…
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A New Blood Test Can Predict Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a complication that arises in five to eight percent of pregnancies. It causes high blood pressure (hypertension) and may also cause premature birth, organ dysfunction. It can also increase the…
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