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c_howdy replied to the topic The hidden structure of the periodic system (article) in the forum General 6 years, 5 months ago

The proposed model accounts for orbital patterns obeying certain rules for many types of symmetries. Although a sphere has the highest geometrical symmetry, there is no real polyatomic species with a spherical symmetry. Credit: Tokyo Tech

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Discovery of periodic tables for molecules

by Tokyo Institute of…[Read more]
c_howdy started the topic A small nucleus in the brain has large effects on learning and memory in old age in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

by Max Planck Society

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-09-small-nucleus-brain-large-effects.html

The locus coeruleus, literally the “blue spot,” is a tiny region in the brainstem. As the main source of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine, it has a great influence on whether our memory continues to work well in old age.…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction (article) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Researchers unearth ‘new’ extinction

by New York University

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-unearth-extinction.html

A team of scientists has concluded that earth experienced a previously underestimated severe mass-extinction event, which occurred about 260 million years ago, raising the total of major mass extinctions in the…[Read more]
c_howdy started the topic And then there was light: looking for the first stars in the Universe in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

by ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D

https://phys.org/news/2019-09-stars-universe.html

Astronomers are closing in on a signal that has been travelling across the Universe for 12 billion years, bringing them nearer to understanding the life and death of the very earliest stars.

In a paper on the…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

What can worms tell us about human aging?

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

by Babraham Institute

What can worms tell us about human ageing? A lot more than you’d think; as research led by the Babraham Institute but involving researchers from multiple disciplines drawn together from across the world has shown. In a cluster of papers, the latest of which is…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago
c_howdy replied to the topic Mr Methane – Britain's Got Talent – Show 5 (ytvideo) in the forum Practice 6 years, 6 months ago
c_howdy started the topic Mr Methane – Britain's Got Talent – Show 5 (ytvideo) in the forum Practice 6 years, 6 months ago
c_howdy started the topic Study details how Tibetan dog got oxygen boost (article) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

by Scott Schrage, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

For millennia, the massive Tibetan mastiff has laid literal claim to the label “top dog.”

The fierce breed, which boasts a lionesque mane and can reach 150 pounds, has long protected Himalayan flocks of sheep from Tibetan wolves and other predators lurking upward of 15,000…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

AUGUST 28, 2019

Intermittent fasting: ‘Fast and feast’ diet works for weight loss

by Serena Gordon

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-intermittent-fasting-fast-feast-diet.html

Low-calorie diets work, but can be difficult to follow. A much simpler approach to losing weight might be to just stop eating every other day.

It’s called…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

The Myth of the Russian Crime Boss, Semion Mogilevich, He’s Israeli by Larry Johnson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcjcE-zwnZo

07 JANUARY 2019

Sorry, but it’s not neat; we will have better later.

HOWDY
The Myth of the Russian Crime Boss, Semion Mogilevich, He’s Israeli by Larry…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago
c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

MARCH 21, 2019

New evidence links lifespan extension to metabolic regulation of immune system

by Joslin Diabetes Center

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-03-evidence-links-lifespan-extension-metabolic.html

Scientists have known for decades that caloric restriction leads to a longer lifespan. It has also been observed that chronic…[Read more]
c_howdy started the topic Querelle of Brest (a very nice novel/movie) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

https://www.amazon.com/Querelle-Brest-Jean-Genet/dp/057125621
c_howdy started the topic Ancient die-off greater than the dinosaur extinction (article) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

Deep time is the concept of geologic time. The philosophical concept of deep time was developed in the 18th century by Scottish geologist James Hutton (1726–1797); his “system of the habitable Earth” was a deistic mechanism keeping the world would eternally suitable for humans. The modern concept shows huge changes over the age of the Earth w…[Read more]
c_howdy started the topic How the brain 'approximates' without actually counting (article) in the forum Practice 6 years, 6 months ago

by Delthia Ricks , Medical Xpress

AUGUST 26, 2019

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-08-brain-approximates.html

From the time of early infancy, humans are endowed with the capacity to approximate the number of objects in their visual field, an ability that continues throughout life and may underlie the development of more complex mathematical…[Read more]
c_howdy started the topic Amazon rainforest fires in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-49450925
c_howdy replied to the topic Number Of Super-Centenarians (110+ Years Of Age) Vastly Declines in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

How memories form and fade

by Lori Dajose, California Institute of Technology

Why is it that you can remember the name of your childhood best friend that you haven’t seen in years yet easily forget the name of a person you just met a moment ago? In other words, why are some memories stable over decades, while others fade within minutes?

Using…[Read more]
c_howdy replied to the topic A CRASHED ISRAELI LUNAR LANDER SPILLED TARDIGRADES ON THE MOON (article) in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gwzjsa4BdaE
c_howdy started the topic 'Yin and yang' enzymes evolved over billions of years to protect against cancer in the forum General 6 years, 6 months ago

AUGUST 21, 2019

‘Yin and yang’ enzymes evolved over billions of years to protect against cancer

by Grant Hill, University of Dundee

https://phys.org/news/2019-08-yin-yang-enzymes-evolved-billions.html

Researchers at the University of Dundee have made an important discovery about two enzymes that have evolved over billions of years to control…[Read more]
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