Articles for University Scientists

Baby mammoth preserved for 50,000 years is unveiled in Siberia
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Baby mammoth preserved for 50,000 years is unveiled in Siberia

LA Times  

Scientists at the Mammoth Museum at the Russian North-Eastern Federal University show the remains of a 50,000-year-old baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost in Siberia. The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region who call it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found. Known as the …

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China Focus: Scientists make breakthrough in scouting dark matter with quantum technique
1 month, 3 weeks ago

China Focus: Scientists make breakthrough in scouting dark matter with quantum technique

China Daily  

This illustration shows the detection of spin interactions mediated by the hypothetical axion dark matter. HEFEI -- An international team led by Chinese scientists has employed cutting-edge quantum technology in a direct quest for the universe's most elusive matter, an extraordinary endeavor that has significantly advanced detection capabilities. Quantum precision measurement technology, which harnesses incredible properties like quantum spin and …

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China's underground lab seeks answer to deep scientific riddle
2 months, 3 weeks ago

China's underground lab seeks answer to deep scientific riddle

Raw Story  

Far beneath the lush landscape of southern China, a sprawling subterranean laboratory aims to be the world's first to crack a deep scientific enigma. The project is an "exciting" opportunity to delve into some of the universe's most fundamental -- but elusive -- building blocks, according to Patrick Huber, director of the Center for Neutrino Physics at the American university …

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Scientists discover secret of largest flying animals to have ever lived
3 months ago

Scientists discover secret of largest flying animals to have ever lived

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Scientists have celebrated a surprising discovery about pterosaurs - the largest …

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Scientists create humanoid robot with ‘living’ skin that can smile. Watch
6 months, 1 week ago

Scientists create humanoid robot with ‘living’ skin that can smile. Watch

Hindustan Times  

Japanese researchers have created an alien-like robot with “living” skin. What looks like a pink blob with beady eyes is actually a humanoid robot bound with engineered skin tissue that allows it to smile. A group of Japanese researchers have created a humanoid robot with 'living' skin Scientists create humanoid robot with ‘living’ skin Takeuchi explained how he and his …

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H5N1 bird flu behind hundreds of dead penguins in Antarctica? Here’s what Scientists’ research says
9 months ago

H5N1 bird flu behind hundreds of dead penguins in Antarctica? Here’s what Scientists’ research says

Live Mint  

En masse deaths of a penguin species was reported on the remote southern continent of Antarctica. The Federation University Australia said in a statement that a scientific expedition last month revealed that over 532 Adelie penguins died in Antarctica, and suggested thousands more could have died. However, the researchers suspect the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus to be the cause …

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Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Supports the establishment of the School of Biosciences at Chanakya University
11 months, 1 week ago

Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Supports the establishment of the School of Biosciences at Chanakya University

Deccan Chronicle  

Chanakya University is a new-age global university propagating liberal education and integrating the Indian knowledge systems with global teaching pedagogy. In our continued pursuit in offering contemporary domains of learning to seek sustainable solutions to global concerns, we are pleased to announce the establishment of the Chanakya School of Biosciences, supported and led by iconic philanthropist Dr. Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the …

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Hale & Hearty: Scientists plan the perfect ‘space meal’ for long-term space tourists, astronauts
1 year ago

Hale & Hearty: Scientists plan the perfect ‘space meal’ for long-term space tourists, astronauts

Firstpost  

As space agencies prepare for extended missions to Mars, researchers from the US, the UK, Australia, and Spain have addressed the culinary challenge faced by astronauts on long space voyages. Published in the journal ACS Food Science & Technology under the title “Modeling of Space Crop-Based Dishes for Optimal Nutrient Delivery to Astronauts and Beyond on Earth,” the study presents …

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Scientists teleport images in ‘Star Trek’ discovery
1 year ago

Scientists teleport images in ‘Star Trek’ discovery

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Traditionally, two communicating parties physically send the information from one to the other, even in the quantum …

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Scientists figure out how to make lasers nine-times more powerful
1 year, 1 month ago

Scientists figure out how to make lasers nine-times more powerful

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The team of researchers from the University of South Australia, the University of Adelaide and Yale University …

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Solar panel farms in space could give boundless clean energy supply say scientists
1 year, 2 months ago

Solar panel farms in space could give boundless clean energy supply say scientists

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy For the first time, scientists say they have proven that gigantic solar farms in space …

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Scientific breakthrough confirms how early man left Africa 84,000 years ago
1 year, 3 months ago

Scientific breakthrough confirms how early man left Africa 84,000 years ago

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A scientific breakthrough has confirmed how early man left Africa some …

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Scientists discover evidence of extinct species of humans
1 year, 3 months ago

Scientists discover evidence of extinct species of humans

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy British and African archaeologists have discovered evidence of the world’s oldest …

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Another Person Just Got a Pig Heart. Scientists Have a Plan to Make It Last
55 years ago

Another Person Just Got a Pig Heart. Scientists Have a Plan to Make It Last

Wired  

A 58-year-old man has become the second person ever to receive a heart transplant from a genetically modified pig. The patient, Lawrence Faucette, was facing near death from heart failure and wasn’t eligible for a traditional transplant with a human organ. Pig organs aren’t naturally compatible with human bodies and are likely to trigger a fatal immune response. Three of …

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No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists
1 year, 5 months ago

No quick fix to reverse ‘astonishing’ Antarctic sea ice loss: Scientists

Al Jazeera  

This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 years, researchers say. There’s no quick fix to replacing this ice,” said Caroline Holmes, polar climate scientist at the British Antarctic Survey and one of the study’s co-authors. This year’s sea ice minimum is 20 percent lower than the average over the last 40 …

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Scientists Identify Paths For Reducing Air Pollution in India
1 year, 5 months ago

Scientists Identify Paths For Reducing Air Pollution in India

News 18  

Researchers have evaluated the contribution of various emission sectors and fuels to small particulate matter for 29 states in India and six surrounding countries, identifying potential pathways to reduce air pollution and improve population health across South Asia. “Countries in South Asia have substantial emissions and associated air pollution and mortality burden,” said study first author Deepangsu Chatterjee, a doctoral …

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Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
1 year, 8 months ago

Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike

Associated Press  

The world’s oceans have suddenly spiked much hotter and well above record levels in the last few weeks, with scientists trying to figure out what it means and whether it forecasts a surge in atmospheric warming. From early March to this week, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped nearly two-tenths of a degree Celsius, according to the University …

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Mystery solved: Scientists ID Caribbean sea urchin killer
1 year, 8 months ago

Mystery solved: Scientists ID Caribbean sea urchin killer

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. They didn’t see signs of viruses or bacteria, said study author Ian Hewson, who researches marine diseases at Cornell University. Back before the first sea urchin die-off, Levitan recalled seeing reefs in the U.S. Virgin …

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Harvard University team heading to PNG in quest to find interstellar rock unlike anything scientists have seen before
1 year, 8 months ago

Harvard University team heading to PNG in quest to find interstellar rock unlike anything scientists have seen before

ABC  

A team of Harvard University scientists is planning an expedition to Papua New Guinea to investigate the origin and make-up of a rare interstellar meteor, fragments of which are believed to have crashed into waters near Manus Island. Key points: The meteor was discovered to be moving too fast for it to be bound to the sun Scientists say there …

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Scientists sequence Beethoven’s genome using locks of his hair
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists sequence Beethoven’s genome using locks of his hair

The Independent  

Scientists have analysed five locks of what is believed to be Beethoven’s hair to sequence the genome of the prodigious composer. “If his alcohol consumption was sufficiently heavy over a long enough period of time, the interaction with his genetic risk factors presents one possible explanation for his cirrhosis.” The researchers say it is unlikely, based on the genomic data, …

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Scientists create mice with cells from 2 males for 1st time
1 year, 9 months ago

Scientists create mice with cells from 2 males for 1st time

Associated Press  

For the first time, scientists have created baby mice from two males. Still, “It’s a very clever strategy,” said Diana Laird, a stem cell and reproductive expert at the University of California, San Francisco, who was not involved in the research. First, they took skin cells from the tails of male mice and transformed them into “induced pluripotent stem cells,” …

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Scientists discover new strange form of ice which could exist on the ‘ice moons’ of the outer solar system
1 year, 11 months ago

Scientists discover new strange form of ice which could exist on the ‘ice moons’ of the outer solar system

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The newly-named MDA more closely resembles liquid water than any other forms of ice and …

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Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago
2 years ago

Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. LISTEN: Eske Willerslev on studying environmental DNA Scientists used the discovery of the oldest known DNA to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. …

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Yellowstone supervolcano has much more magma than previously thought, study finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Yellowstone supervolcano has much more magma than previously thought, study finds

The Independent  

The Yellowstone supervolcano in the Western US contains substantially more magma than scientists previously thought, according to a new study that may lead to a better assessment of the volcano’s hazards. While the modern Yellowstone supervolcano remains active, scientists said questions remain on the volume and distribution of its magma and how these compare with the conditions which preceded the …

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