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Science
Megalodon’s body size and shape reveal why certain aquatic vertebrates can achieve giants
Modified interim body outline for Otodus Megalodon, an extinct megatooth shark, at 24.3 meters (80 feet). Important notes: 1) The exact shape, size, and location of most fins remain unknown based on current fossil records. 2) Adult humans (Homo Sapiens) are drawn for size comparisons, but it must be emphasized that the two species do not coexist. Credit: Shimada En/DePaul…
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“Woody”, spicy”, “sweet”: the smell of the mummified body of ancient Egypt reveals new insights into the practice of preservatives
Dr. Emma Perlin Ljubljana University students set up device sampling for aromas. Credit: Abdelrazek Elnaggar Mummified remains in ancient Egypt smell “woody”, “spicy” and “sweet” and find new research led by researchers from UCL and Ljubljana University, revealing new details on mummification practices . The study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, combines the smell of a…
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Earth
Large magma body under the dormant volcanic, amazing scientists
The distribution of earthquakes and receivers function from stations away from the cascade volcano. Credit: Nature Geoscience (2025). Doi: 10.1038/S41561-024-01630-Y The new Cornel University LED research is an active volcano expelled during the eruption, and has a long belief that it has a large magma body that breaks down over time as the volcano is dormant. Researchers have used seismic…
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Physics
Soap maze solving skills can unlock the secrets of the human body
A schematic diagram showing how the transport model (2) is implemented in a maze that mimics the experiment is shown. The maze topology is modeled by a 1D branching network (blue). Along each edge, use the model results to transfer the exogenous surfactant front (red). Credit: Physics Review Letters (2025). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.134.034001 An international team of scientists has discovered that soap…
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Nanotechnology
Specially delivered nanoparticles can program stem cells while in the body
After injecting 105 LNPs, we isolated the Lin- population from bone marrow, quantified LNPs (barcodes), functional delivery (aVHH proteins), and cell identity (transcriptome) in single cells, and analyzed the data. were superimposed. Credit: Nature Biotechnology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41587-024-02470-2 Intermediaries get a bad rap for adding cost and complexity to surgeries. Therefore, eliminating intermediaries reduces expenses, simplifies processes, and increases efficiency…
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Physics
Cloud-inspired way to guide light: Waveguiding mechanisms could offer new ways to see inside the human body
Photon density modes in curved waveguides. Credit: Nature Physics (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41567-024-02665-z Inspired by the way sunlight passes through clouds, scientists have discovered an entirely new way to control and direct light. This groundbreaking research, led by physicists at the University of Glasgow, allows light waves to be guided along curved paths tunneled through opaque materials that would normally scatter…
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Chemistry
Use synthetic chemistry to plan the route of drugs into the body
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) have developed a technique that allows the body to change the recognized identity of proteins. The innovation, published October 2 in Nature Communications, allows researchers to target tumors in mice with a protein and transport the protein out of the body. This means that cancer-killing drugs can…
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