Notices by Science Scholar (sciencescholar@mastodon.social), page 4

Living with a killer: How an unlikely mantis shrimp-clam association violates a biological principle https://phys.org/news/2024-08-killer-mantis-shrimp-clam-association.html #science

Sea level changes shaped early life on Earth, fossil study reveals

Shifts in the Earth's continental plates that drove long-term changes in sea level set the stage for the evolution of the earliest animals on Earth, a study suggests.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/08/240802132909.htm #science

The Evolutionary Secrets Behind Endurance: New Research Reveals That Humans Are Born To Run https://scitechdaily.com/the-evolutionary-secrets-behind-endurance-new-research-reveals-that-humans-are-born-to-run/ #science

Almost Half of Dementia Cases Avoidable by Addressing 14 Risk Factors, Major Study Finds https://www.sciencealert.com/almost-half-of-dementia-cases-avoidable-by-addressing-14-risk-factors-major-study-finds #science

Komodo Dragons Have Iron-Coated Teeth, Study Finds https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/komodo-dragons-have-iron-coated-teeth-study-finds-180984799/ #science

Fusion Closer to Reality as Scientists Smash Density Limit by Factor of 10 https://www.sciencealert.com/fusion-closer-to-reality-as-scientists-smash-density-limit-by-factor-of-10 #science

JWST Discovers a Super-Jupiter: Its First Directly Imaged Exoplanet https://www.sciencealert.com/jwst-discovers-a-super-jupiter-its-first-directly-imaged-exoplanet #science

Mayo Clinic Defines New Memory Loss Syndrome Affecting Older Adults https://scitechdaily.com/mayo-clinic-defines-new-memory-loss-syndrome-affecting-older-adults/ #science

Crypto scams claim victims across the socioeconomic spectrum https://phys.org/news/2024-07-crypto-scams-victims-socioeconomic-spectrum.html #science

New Research Suggests That Surgeons Should Rethink a Common Practice https://scitechdaily.com/new-research-suggests-that-surgeons-should-rethink-a-common-practice/ #science

US to phase out federal purchase of single-use plastics https://phys.org/news/2024-07-phase-federal-plastics.html #science

Microbes found to destroy certain 'forever chemicals' by cleaving stubborn fluorine-to-carbon bonds https://phys.org/news/2024-07-microbes-destroy-chemicals-cleaving-stubborn.html #science

Lunar leap: GNSS-powered autonomous navigation for moon-bound spacecraft https://phys.org/news/2024-07-lunar-gnss-powered-autonomous-moon.html #science

The History of Presidential Assassination Attempts, From Andrew Jackson to Teddy Roosevelt https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/history-presidential-assassination-attempts-andrew-jackson-teddy-roosevelt-180984708/ #science

New low-mass galaxy discovered https://phys.org/news/2024-07-mass-galaxy.html #science

Blood Vessel Damage: The Surprising Ways Your Sleep Affects Diabetes Health https://scitechdaily.com/blood-vessel-damage-the-surprising-ways-your-sleep-affects-diabetes-health/ #science

Strong evidence for intermediate-mass black hole in Omega Centauri

Most known black holes are either extremely massive, like the supermassive black holes that lie at the cores of large galaxies, or relatively lightweight, with a mass of under 100 times that of the Sun. Intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) are scarce, however, and are considered rare 'missing links' in black hole evolution.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710130803.htm #science

The molecule that could alleviate stroke-related brain injury

New research identifies novel path to protecting the brain from stroke-induced damage.

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/07/240710130826.htm #science

GOES-U satellite reaches geostationary orbit, now designated GOES-19 https://phys.org/news/2024-07-satellite-geostationary-orbit.html #science

Eating 30% Less of One Type of Meat Could Prevent Future Type 2 Diabetes https://www.sciencealert.com/eating-30-less-of-one-type-of-meat-could-prevent-future-type-2-diabetes #science