Marie Morales

Did NASA Choose 20-Year-Old Space Enthusiast for a One Way Ticket to Mars? Apparently Not

06.16.2021 04:50 AM

Alyssa Carson is getting ready to be the first-ever human to go to Mars on a one-way mission, as NASA has not selected or planned yet, specifically for a voyage in one direction.

Earworms Invading Human Brain When Awake Affects Sleep

06.16.2021 03:45 AM

A new study examining earworms that penetrate the human brain when awake recently specified that their invasion in brains at night could affect one's sleep and staying asleep, as well.

Lipophilic Statin Given to Dementia Patients Doubles Risk of Developing the Condition

06.16.2021 01:47 AM

Patients who have mild cognitive impairment and are taking lipophilic statins more than doubles their risk of developing dementia than the patients who are not given the treatment.

Earth's Core Over the Past 1 Billion Years: Study Shows Unexplainable Scientific Phenomenon

06.16.2021 01:00 AM

Thousands of kilometers beneath the ground, a scientific phenomenon involving the Earth's core occurs and according to experts, it's an occurrence no one can explain.

Powassan Virus Detected 2 Cases in Connecticut: POWV Symptoms and How to Prevent Tick-Borne Virus

06.15.2021 22:20 PM

The health department confirmed early today two cases of Powassan virus or POWV after Connecticut residents tested positive for the illness.

Insect-Eating Mammals Diving Behavior Revealed in New Study

06.15.2021 10:21 AM

Scientists, through the use of DNA samples to build an evolutionary tree, recently revealed that diving behavior evolved five distinctive times in a group of insect-eating mammals.

Kissing Bugs Found Nebraska, Blood-Sucking Insects May Cause Chagas Disease

06.15.2021 05:00 AM

Entomologists from the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Entomology identified, for the first time in the state, as species of kissing bug.

Ozone Pollution Decline Observed During Pandemic Lockdown as Global Emissions Dropped by 15%

06.15.2021 04:17 AM

The pandemic that started last year not just saved even more people from developing COVID-19, but contributed to the ozone population decline, as well.

Mushrooms on Mars, Worm-Like Organisms and Other Unproven Claims About the Red Planet Revealed

06.15.2021 03:51 AM

A recently published study claims to have discovered evidence for mushrooms on Mars. These specific features are commonly known and were detected by cameras aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.

COVID-19 Saliva Tests: Potentially More Effective Than Nose-Throat Swabbing

06.14.2021 07:32 AM

A new study recently found COVID-19 saliva tests are easier and more effective, not to mention, possibly more accurate compared to the nasopharyngeal swab tests.

New COVID-19 Mexican Variant Increasingly Spreads Across North America

06.14.2021 04:03 AM

Researchers recently analyzed more than a million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences, an analysis that resulted in the detection of a new COVID-19 Mexican variant spreading not just in Mexico but is also found in Europe.

Bird Tracker: Scientists Develop Electronic Device That Can Track Songbirds’ Movement

06.14.2021 02:50 AM

Scientists recently developed a bird tracker, an electronic device known as a "tag on his back" that can track the movement of birds.

Gaseous Planets Orbiting Bright Star Discovered: Citizen Scientists Finds Exoplanets With Sizes Like Neptune and Saturn

06.14.2021 00:59 AM

An otherworldly discovery has just been reported after a pair of gaseous planets was discovered orbiting the HD 152843 bright star.

Mars Selfie: China Captures Coolest Photos of the Red Planet

06.13.2021 22:51 PM

China recently landed its own rover on the surface of the Red Planet and in fact, it even just revealed a Mars selfie, one of the coolest Martian pictures ever seen.

Sound, Light Waves in Single-Layer Materials: Nano-Optics Breakthrough Revealed

06.11.2021 05:34 AM

For the first time, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of technology have recorded the dissemination of combined sound and light waves in single-layered materials.

Crying Cub Trapped in India Tea Garden Trench Rescued, Reunites With Leopard Mom

06.11.2021 03:46 AM

Officials recently reported a leopard cub that reunited with its mother. Specifically, the north-eastern state of Assam villagers discovered the two-month-old female stuck in a tea garden trench.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Can One Get Tested Positive for the Virus Even After Vaccination, Without Symptoms?

06.11.2021 02:13 AM

As more people are getting vaccinated, the sensitivity of the COVID-19 test is raising questions on whether results need to be looked at more crucially when a vaccinated individual without symptoms tests positive for the virus.

New Planet Discovered? Scientists Find Water Clouds in Exoplanet With Earth-Like Temperature

06.10.2021 23:55 PM

Scientists have recently discovered an exoplanet positioned 90 light-years from Earth and it is believed to have contained water clouds.

COVID-19 Patients Can Develop Diabetes; Virus Targets Pancreas Disabling Insulin Production

06.10.2021 22:42 PM

Health experts noticed a substantial number of COVID-19 people admitted at the hospital had high levels of sugar in their blood, a condition also known as hyperglycemia, a signature feature of diabetes.

TikTok Trick to Eliminate Gag Reflex True? Studies Show Effectiveness of Applying Pressure Point

06.10.2021 05:40 AM

Another medical story has gone viral, specifically the new TikTok trick that lets one stop his gag reflex. People on the popular social media site are sharing a hack that apparently stops their gag reflex

‘Laughing Gas’ Potentially Treats Mental Illness, Helps Get Rid of Depression in Weeks

06.10.2021 04:10 AM

Nitrous oxide, also known as "laughing gas" has now joined the ranks of effective post-traumatic stress disorder treatments, according to new research.

New Bacterium Nearly Absent in Obese, Diabetic People But Found in Healthy Individuals

06.10.2021 02:15 AM

Researchers have recently studied a new bacterium known as Subdoligranulum that's nearly absent in obese and diabetic people, while found in healthy individuals.

COVID-19 Spread: How Respiratory Droplets Become 'Primary Contributor' to Rapid Transmission

06.10.2021 01:12 AM

A review of existing research recently showed how airborne transmission is contributing to the rapid spread of COVID-19.

535 New Fast Radio Bursts Detected Via CHIME Telescope Which Is 4X Than Usual!

06.09.2021 23:45 PM

Recent reports showed CHIME has almost quadrupled the number of fast radio bursts or FRBs, detecting about 535 new bursts between 2018 and 2019 during its first year of operation.

Played Back Memories: Researchers Reveal Incredible Powers of Learning Through Modern Imaging Techniques

06.09.2021 05:40 AM

Researchers recently revealed how incredible powers of learning play a vital role in one's played back memories. It has not been fully understood though, how the human brain absorbs new skills.

COVID-19 in Test Tubes Allow Researchers to Examine How Virus Evolves, Generate Variants

06.09.2021 04:38 AM

Researchers recently developed a technology for COVID-19, something that will enable them to study the virus, particularly its evolution inside the test tube.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory Utilizing Bright Computing for Its Mars Missions

06.09.2021 02:41 AM

Bright Computing recently announced that the Jet Propulsion Laboratory or JPL of NASA chose Bright Cluster Manager for JPL's latest clustered environment in its research and development lab.

Booster Shot After COVID-19 Vaccine: Health Experts Look to See Necessity of an Extra Jab

06.09.2021 00:57 AM

Health experts in Virginia recently announced they are looking to see if there is a need for a booster shot after vaccination to guarantee if the vaccine retains its efficacy.

Rosetta Eruption: New Hints Revealed About Solar Explosions

06.08.2021 23:51 PM

New clues have recentlly revealed the mechanisms behind the Rosetta eruption. They could help researchers solve the long-lasting mystery of what's causing the powerful and unpredictable eruptions of the Sun.

Monoclonal Antibody Therapy Results in Negative Test in 2 Elderly COVID-19 Patients

06.08.2021 22:45 PM

Two COVID-19 elderly patients who were provided with the monoclonal antibody therapy last week at a leading private facility in New Delhi, India, have recovered and then tested negative for the virus.