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The Science Of Sunlight And Shadows - Science Friday
WEBOct 27, 2022 — For 4.5 billion years, the Sun has generated energy to power the solar system. Visible light is the most obvious form of that energy. Every day the Earth turns, and the new day starts with sunlight. Here on Earth, the Sun’s light causes day and night, shadows, eclipses, and seasons. As the Earth moves on its journey around the Sun, the …
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The Seamstress And The Secrets Of The Argonaut Shell - Science …
WEBJun 20, 2018 — Credit: Julian Finn, Museums Victoria. The ancient Greeks were masters of creating legends of the sea. In the epic quest, Jason and the Argonauts, a band of heroes aboard the Argo sailed the seas searching for the Golden Fleece that would grant Jason the authority of kingship. But these intrepid sailors aren’t the only nautical argonauts of ...
Hydrophobicity: Will The Water Drop Stop Or Roll? - Science Friday
WEBSep 30, 2016 — With minimal tilting, the water drop rolls quickly away. For example, University of Rochester scientist Chunlei Guo’s superhydrophobic laser-treated metal surfaces repel water when tilted less than five degrees. By contrast, superhydrophilic surfaces will absorb a water drop. Related Educational Resource.
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Revisiting The Debunked Theory Of Spontaneous Generation
WEBJul 5, 2019 — Revisiting The Debunked Theory Of Spontaneous Generation. Albert Edelfelt’s painting of Louis Pasteur conducting an experiment in his lab. Credit: Public Domain/Wikimedia Commons. “Spontaneous generation” was the idea that living organisms can spring into existence from non-living matter. In the late 19th century, in a showdown …
How Five Elements Define Life On Earth - Science Friday
WEBNov 3, 2023 — Credit: Shutterstock with added elements. Over 99% of a human cell is made up of just five elements: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and phosphorus. That same elemental mix exists, with minor variations, in every other living thing on Earth. In his new book, Elemental: How Five Elements Changed Earth’s Past and Will Shape Our Future ...
The Origin Of The Word ‘Meme’ - Science Friday
WEBSep 25, 2018 — The new soup is the soup of human culture.”. Dawkins needed a noun to describe this concept of the transmission of an idea. He initially toyed with the Greek word mimeme, meaning imitation, but he wanted something shorter that gestured to the English gene. He landed on meme. [A new life support technology leaves a doctor wondering …
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WEBAugust 2, 2024. Cancer treatment and prevention has come a long way in the past few decades. Plus, a University of Hawaiʻi study will be the largest of its kind to investigate the health and social impacts of the Maui wildfires. And, researchers found that polymetallic nodules 13,000 feet deep may produce “dark oxygen” by electrolyzing water.