Planetary Science Three Elder Sisters of the Sun With Planets (Planetary Science) 2 Mar 2021 An international team led by Prof. dr habil. Andrzej Niedzielski, an astronomer from the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, has discovered yet another three extrasolar planets. These planets revolve around…
Medicine Skipping Mammogram Increases Risk of Death From Breast Cancer (Medicine) 2 Mar 2021 Consecutive mammography can lower risk of mortality within 10 years of diagnosis Attendance at regular mammography screening substantially reduces the risk of dying from breast cancer, according to a large…
Biology Groundbreaking Research into White-Rot Fungi Proves Its Value in Carbon Sequestration from Lignin (Biology) 2 Mar 2021 A foundational study conducted by scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) shows for the first time that white-rot fungi are able to use carbon captured from lignin as…
Planetary Science Space Hurricane Observed For The First Time (Planetary Science) 2 Mar 2021 The first observations of a space hurricane have been revealed in Earth’s upper atmosphere, confirming their existence and shedding new light on the relationship between planets and space. The unprecedented…
Planetary Science Astrophysicist’s 2004 Theory Confirmed: Why the Sun’s Composition Varies (Planetary Science) 2 Mar 2021 About 17 years ago, J. Martin Laming, an astrophysicist at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory, theorized why the chemical composition of the Sun’s tenuous outermost layer differs from that lower…
Material science Soft And Comfortable e-textiles That Can Be Used to Measure Photoplenthysmography (Material Science) 2 Mar 2021 The performances of fiber optoelectronic components were improved by wrapping electrodes with desired shapes around the thread. Fiber photodiodes were integrated into the fabric to measure the wearer's pulse from…
Earth Science How Much Longer Will the Oxygen-rich Atmosphere be Sustained On Earth? (Earth Science) 2 Mar 2021 Earth's surface environments are highly oxygenated - from the atmosphere to the deepest reaches of the oceans, representing a hallmark of active photosynthetic biosphere. However, the fundamental timescale of the…
