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Oxygen
Oxygen: is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.
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NOV 26, 2024Chemistry & Physics
Thanksgiving may have come and gone, but the lessons we learn from the holiday don’t end when the final plates are ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUL 28, 2024Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 05, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract can influence our health in many ways. Researchers are starting to learn more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 04, 2024Space & Astronomy
How much oxygen does Jupiter’s moon, Europa, produce, and what can this teach us about its subsurface liquid water ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScFEB 22, 2024Cardiology
The length of your fingers may be able to predict your athletic performance and risk of heart disease.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 13, 2024Microbiology
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For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 08, 2024Cardiology
Supplementing with ginkgo biloba may improve cognitive recovery after having a stroke.Written By: Savannah LoganFEB 01, 2024Cancer
The circadian clock describes the 24-hour internal clock in our brains. The rhythms that regulate our awake and sl ...Written By: Katie KokolusJAN 30, 2024Technology
While NASA is well-known for advancing various technologies for the purposes of space exploration, whether it’s se ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 25, 2024Space & Astronomy
Objects expand and contract from heating and cooling, and planetary objects are no different, which includes our nearest ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 23, 2024Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 17, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 16, 2024Space & Astronomy
Does the Moon’s crust have more water than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ast ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJAN 03, 2024Space & Astronomy
What are the criteria for an extraterrestrial civilization to become a technological species? This is what a recent stud ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 19, 2023Cardiology
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A gene editing tool using a system known as CRISPR-Cas9 has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat ...Written By: Brian G. MorrealeDEC 12, 2023Space & Astronomy
Just in time for the holidays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently used its Near-Infrared (NIRCam) i ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScDEC 11, 2023Earth & The Environment
Geomagnetic storms cause auroras, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora austral ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 11, 2023Cancer
Oncologists have used radiation therapy for over a century to treat various types of cancer. In brief, radiation t ...Written By: Katie KokolusDEC 04, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 26, 2023Neuroscience
A 20-minute cycle improves cognitive performance under conditions of sleep deprivation and low oxygen. The corresp ...Written By: Annie LennonNOV 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how marine phytoplankton throug ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 01, 2023Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces investigates the potential for using 3D printing in w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 26, 2024
Chemistry & Physics
Thanksgiving may have come and gone, but the lessons we learn from the holiday don’t end when the final plates are
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUL 28, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Oxygen production is no longer exclusive to photosynthetic organisms. Scientists discover minerals on the ocean floor th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 05, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The microbes in our gastrointestinal tract can influence our health in many ways. Researchers are starting to learn more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 04, 2024
Space & Astronomy
How much oxygen does Jupiter’s moon, Europa, produce, and what can this teach us about its subsurface liquid water
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
FEB 22, 2024
Cardiology
The length of your fingers may be able to predict your athletic performance and risk of heart disease.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 13, 2024
Microbiology
The community of microbes in the gastrointestinal tract, the gut microbiome, is an essential partner in digestion. Those
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
For many years, rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were getting lower, but that trend has reversed in recen
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 08, 2024
Cardiology
Supplementing with ginkgo biloba may improve cognitive recovery after having a stroke.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
FEB 01, 2024
Cancer
The circadian clock describes the 24-hour internal clock in our brains. The rhythms that regulate our awake and sl
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
JAN 30, 2024
Technology
While NASA is well-known for advancing various technologies for the purposes of space exploration, whether it’s se
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 25, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Objects expand and contract from heating and cooling, and planetary objects are no different, which includes our nearest
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 23, 2024
Space & Astronomy
As human spaceflight has advanced, so has the food that astronauts eat during their respective missions. This has evolve
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 17, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome has a huge influence on human health, and impacts us in many different ways. While the composit
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 16, 2024
Space & Astronomy
Does the Moon’s crust have more water than previously thought? This is what a recent study published in Nature Ast
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JAN 03, 2024
Space & Astronomy
What are the criteria for an extraterrestrial civilization to become a technological species? This is what a recent stud
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 19, 2023
Cardiology
Simulated altitude training may improve outcomes in surgery.
Written By:
Savannah Logan
DEC 14, 2023
Immunology
A gene editing tool using a system known as CRISPR-Cas9 has recently been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat
...
Written By:
Brian G. Morreale
DEC 12, 2023
Space & Astronomy
Just in time for the holidays, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) recently used its Near-Infrared (NIRCam) i
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 11, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Geomagnetic storms cause auroras, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora austral
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 11, 2023
Cancer
Oncologists have used radiation therapy for over a century to treat various types of cancer. In brief, radiation t
...
Written By:
Katie Kokolus
DEC 04, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Bacterial cells are far simpler than animal cells - bacterial cells don't even have membrane-bound organelles like m
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 26, 2023
Neuroscience
A 20-minute cycle improves cognitive performance under conditions of sleep deprivation and low oxygen. The corresp
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
NOV 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
A recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examines how marine phytoplankton throug
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 01, 2023
Space & Astronomy
A recent study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces investigates the potential for using 3D printing in w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc