Are bananas radioactive? 5 things to know
Bananas, though radioactive due to potassium-40, don't pose health risks. The radiation from one banana is minimal compared ...
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Chemistry riddle: Lasers probe nuclear structure of elements to test periodic table’s limit
Using lasers beams to measure the nuclear radius of isotopes at the end of periodic table. Elements at the end of the ...
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Researchers discover a new metabolic compound that regulates body weight
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine and collaborating institutions report in ...
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Have Witnessed the Birth of a Heavy Atom
The kilonova briefly mimicked the conditions immediately following the Big Bang, and allowed scientists to confirm the source ...
Scientists demonstrate controlled transfer of atoms using coherent tunneling between optical tweezers
An experimental setup built at the Technion Faculty of Physics demonstrates the transfer of atoms from one place to another ...
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How can Jupiter have no surface? A dive into a planet so big, it could swallow 1,000 Earths
Why does Jupiter look like it has a surface – even though it doesn’t have one? – Sejal, age 7, Bangalore, India ...
After a 50-Year Search, Scientists Have Discovered Fluidity in the Supersolid State
Scientists have officially spotted characteristics of superfluidity (a quantum fluid with zero viscosity) inside a ...
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How wasted heat from our bodies could generate green energy
If you've ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you'll know that your body produces lots of heat. This is in fact a waste product of our metabolism. Every square foot of the human body ...
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E. coli in the gut may fuel a 'chain reaction' leading to Parkinson's, early study suggests
Two recent chemistry studies pinpoint reactions that may link the gut microbiome to the development of Parkinson's disease.
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What Would Happen to a Decomposing Body in Space?
Which brings up the question, what would happen to those bodies in space?  Bacteria in Space For organic material to break down, you need bacteria, which oftentimes requires oxygen. Although there ...
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New Discovery Paves The Way to Generating Energy From Body Heat
If you've ever seen yourself through a thermal imaging camera, you'll know that your body produces lots of heat.