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Today, you’ll learn about how scientists were able to witness water form at the molecular level and what that could mean for life on Mars, why Mount Everest is still growing, and why scientists are putting tiny backpacks on sea turtle hatchlings.
Water Molecules
- “Researchers Watch Water Form at the Molecular Scale for the First Time.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Ultrathin silicon nitride microchip for in situ/operando microscopy with high spatial resolution and spectral visibility.” by Kunmo Koo, et al. 2024.
- “Unraveling the adsorption-limited hydrogen oxidation reaction at palladium surface via in situ electron microscopy.” by Yukun Liu, et al. 2024.
Mount Everest Growth
- “Geologists Reveal a Surprising Reason Why Mount Everest Grows Taller Each Year.” by Rudy Molinek. 2024.
- “Recent uplift of Chomolungma enhanced by river drainage piracy.” by Xu Han, et al. 2024.
Turtle Backpacks
- “Scientists use tiny ‘backpacks’ on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Swimming through sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic, pre-emergence life-stage of sea turtle hatchlings.” by David Dor, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a new transparent solar cell that could replace your windows to power your home, the discovery of hundreds of new mysterious Nazca Glyphs, and how singing in a choir might be good for your brain.
Solar Cell Charging
- “All-back-contact neutral-colored transparent crystalline silicon solar cells enabling seamless modularization.” by Jeonghwan Park, et al. 2024.
- “A smartphone that can charge itself from sunlight - scientists have created transparent solar cells that can be embedded in glass.” by Wayne Williams. 2024.
Nazca Glyphs
- “Hundreds of Mysterious Nazca Glyphs Have Just Been Revealed.” by Michelle Starr. 2024.
- “Over 140 New Nazca Lines Have Been Discovered, And We Finally Have Clues to Their Use.” by Peter Dockrill. 2019.
- “See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More.” by Sonja Anderson. 2024.
Singing & Brain Health
- “Choir singing associated with improved brain structure, especially in older adults.” by Bianca Setionago. 2024.
- “Choir singing is associated with enhanced structural connectivity across the adult lifespan.” by Nella Moisseinen, et al. 2024.
- “Playing an instrument, singing may help preserve brain health.” by Robby Berman. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about the trouble hearts have in space, an ancient log that could help us hit climate targets, and how our brain divides our days into chapters.
Heart Cells in Space
- “Space Travel Found To Disrupt Normal Rhythm in Heart Muscle Cells.” Technology Networks. 2024.
- “Spaceflight-induced contractile and mitochondrial dysfunction in an automated heart-on-a-chip platform.” by Devin B. Mair, et al. 2024.
Ancient Log
- “A thousands-year-old log demonstrates how burying wood can fight climate change.” by Jonathan Lambert. 2024.
- “3775-year-old wood burial supports ‘wood vaulting’ as a durable carbon removal method.” by Ning Zeng, et al. 2024.
Day Chapters
- “Our brains divide the day into chapters. New psychology research offers details on how.” EurekAlert! 2024.
- “Top-down attention shifts behavioral and neural event boundaries in narratives with overlapping event scripts.” by Alexandra De Soares, et al. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about a more sustainable jet fuel made from trees, how a new process allows you to 3D print glass, and why feeding coral reefs might save them from heat stress.
Plant Jet Fuel
- “New continuous reaction process can help turn plant waste into sustainable aviation fuel.” by Seth Truscott. 2024.
- “Lignin-based jet fuel and its blending effect with conventional jet fuel.” by Zhibin Yang, et al. 2022.
- “A simultaneous depolymerization and hydrodeoxygenation process to produce lignin-based jet fuel in continuous flow.” by Adarsh Kumar, et al. 2024.
3D-Printed Glass
- “How Do You 3D Print Glass?” by Rachel Berkowitz. 2024.
- “Volumetric heating in digital glass forming.” by Luis Deutsch-Garcia, et al. 2024.
Feeding Coral
- “Feeding coral reefs can aid their recovery from bleaching events.” by Tatyana Woodall. 2024.
- “Ocean acidification does not prolong recovery of coral holobionts from natural thermal stress in two consecutive years.” by Kerri L. Dobson, et al. 2024.
- “NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event.” NOAA. 2024.
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Today, you’ll learn about how nuclear weapons might one day actually save the Earth, the video game that lets you power wash your bad mood away, and a study that suggests being a picky eater might be genetic.
Asteroid Blast
- “Nuclear blast could save Earth from large asteroid, scientists say.” by Ian Sample. 2024.
- “Simulation of asteroid deflection with a megajoule-class X-ray pulse.” by Nathan W. Moore, et al. 2024.
Power Wash Positivity
- “It’s official: You can virtually power wash your way to a better mood.” by Abhimanyu Ghoshal. 2024.
- “Affective Uplift During Video Game Play: A Naturalistic Case Study.” by Matti Vuorre, et al. 2024.
Picky Eaters
- “Being A Picky Eater Could Be Genetic: Study.” by Anuradha Varanasi. 2024.
- “Nature and nurture in fussy eating from toddlerhood to early adolescence: findings from the Gemini twin cohort.” by Zeynep Nas, et al. 2024.
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