Kilauea Caldera Collapse Caused by a Tiny Leak in Volcano

Medicine & Technology Dec 07, 2019

To say that the series of eruptions ended with a bang in 2018 is an understatement. Upon the culmination of the eruptions in 2018, the lava lake inside the caldera began to drain and the lower part of the Eastern Rift Zone suddenly became active spewing out lava and producing new fissures which, unfortunately, flowed towards habited lands where it destroyed 700 homes and other buildings.

The Science Behind CoolSculpting

Dec 04, 2019

As the process of CoolSculpting has become more of a household name, what it actually is and does remains a mystery for many. We all know that it is intended to help us lose weight in the hardest-to-lose places, but what does that mean and what is the science behind it?

How Flowers Trigger the Brain’s Happy Chemicals

Dec 02, 2019

Flowers make a person happy. Receiving red and yellow roses may bring a smile to a person’s face, but flowers are also shown to stimulate the brain’s happy chemicals. Three key chemicals that are produced are: dopamine, oxytocin and serotonin.

Astronomers Set Their Sights on a Black Hole that is Not Supposed to Occur in the Milky Way

Dec 06, 2019

As seen in their chemical composition, these massive stars lose most of their mass through explosions and powerful stellar winds then it will collapse into a black hole.

Martian Dust Storms and Dust Towers May Have Been the Reason Behind The Disappearance of Water in the Planet

Dec 05, 2019

Astronomers believed that these dust particles once trapped water vapor and had used these dust towers like an elevator to rise to the planet's atmosphere where solar radiation would eventually break their molecules apart.

Marine Nitrogen Cycle is Starting to Become Unstable Due to the Decrease in Oxygen Levels in the Ocean

Dec 05, 2019

This is an alarming claim since these feedback mechanics—which scientists call 'the Nitrostat'—keep the marine nitrogen cycle stable for over geologic time.

Concrete Climate Solutions are the Key to End These Climate Protests

Dec 11, 2019

With the lack of concrete climate solutions, Greta Thunberg says that the school strikes over the past year have achieved nothing.

New Study Links Groundwater Movement to Climate Change

Nov 15, 2019

According to Mingsong Li, even the slightest changes can have real effects on the sea level. For instance, if all groundwater flows to the sea, the sea level would rise up to 180 feet.

How Does Opioid Addiction Start?

Nov 11, 2019

The opioid epidemic now claims more than 40,000 lives each year. It's a truly startling number, and for many people, opioid addiction begins with a legitimate injury or surgery. They're then prescribed an opioid for the pain, and ultimately because of how that drug affects their brain and body, it can lead to dependence and addiction.

There’s American Whiskey and There’s Scotch Whisky But Fingerprinting Says There’s More To It Than Difference In Spelling

Nov 01, 2019

In an experiment, researchers found that only American whiskeys diluted to a specific concentration in water leave unique webs after evaporation.

Research on Electrolysis Leads to a More Environmentally Friendly Way of Producing Cement

Oct 31, 2019

In a perfect world, using this technique would result to zero carbon dioxide emissions from the cement industry.

New Process Produces Virgin Quality Plastics from Plastic Waste

Oct 23, 2019

The new technique allows for a circular use of plastic materials that could potentially solve our evident plastic accumulation problem.

New Recycling Method Turns All Plastic Waste into High-Quality Plastic

Oct 21, 2019

Researchers were able to use existing petrochemical infrastructure to recover 100% of carbon from waste plastics.

New Material Captures, Converts Carbon Dioxide into Useful Products

Oct 15, 2019

A new metal–organic framework material shows good promise for carbon sequestration and conversion to new organic products.

Drug Slows Down Deadly Lung Disease

Sep 30, 2019

All progressive lung diseases leave scars that may have similar mechanisms that allow potential treatments to work.