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New chemical substances present in all life on earth
The multitude of molecules that make up living things I so complex that biologists have been ignoring an entire class of them—until now. This lack of biochemistry is neither uncommon nor difficult to find; it's just that no one has thought to look for it before. s
By sayre laylah3 years ago in Earth
Abundance and distribution of cyanide molecules
The team studied the scale of planet formation by looking at five protoplanetary disks, where they found the abundance and distribution of a class of molecules called cyanide. So the researchers say that seeing a lot of hydrogen cyanide means that the planet is forming a soup that promotes the emergence of life.
By sayre laylah3 years ago in Earth
The first comprehensive brain cell atlas
Neuroscientists have found through experiments that the primary motor cortex in the brain, which controls movement, contains as many as 116 different types of cells that work together to achieve people's goals and actions. This is also the first comprehensive brain cell map launched by scientists.
By sayre laylah3 years ago in Earth
Researchers find burnt bone fragments in Nestor's Cup tomb belong to at least three adults
It was previously believed that there was only one child in Nestor's Cup tomb, but a new analysis of the tomb's bones by researchers shows that the burnt bone fragments in the tomb belonged to at least three adults. On October 6, Melania Gigante, a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Cultural Heritage at the University of Padova in Italy, and her colleagues published an article in PLOS ONE, saying that an ancient Greek dating back nearly 3,000 years ago.
By sayre laylah3 years ago in Earth
Amateur archaeologists dig with coal shovels: 12 incredible facts about the Sutton Hoo boat treasure
Sutton Hoo Boat Treasure One of the richest buried artifacts ever found the Sutton Hoo boat burial was discovered in Suffolk, England, at the outbreak of World War II. Over the next few years, an incredible array of Anglo-Saxon treasures was discovered, unearthed dozens of gold and jewelry objects w, and changed our understanding of early medieval England. The 2021 Netflix film The Dig tells the story of its discovery. Here are some interesting facts about the Sutton Hoo treasure. wereere
By sayre laylah3 years ago in Earth
The Creature
The evening etched herself into the park, slow and lazy in the summer heat, and here I am, hiding from my older sister, Evie, in the vast and kinda spooky woods that lined the boundary of the wilderness and the slummy line of houses that populated the area around the now decaying paper mill. It was home, albeit a shitty one, but I wouldn’t change it just yet. No one chooses to live here by the mill. They just end up here, lost and resigned to whatever fate they made.
By Jennisea Standing Rock3 years ago in Earth
Mars can grow vegetables, Trailblazer finds lots of organic matter
Recently the news that NASA's Perseverance rover found a lot of organic matter on Mars was searched, which inevitably reminded everyone of extraterrestrial life. Some people even asked the question of the soul: Can we grow vegetables on Mars? Or can we grow vegetables with Martians? If the story in the movie "Mars Rescue" really happened, can astronauts grow potatoes directly from Martian soil?
By Carlo Phil3 years ago in Earth
