by d_admin | Apr 11, 2019 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Physics, Science News, The Night Sky
Yesterday was a big day in science in general and astronomy in particular. If you didn’t already hear the news, scientists have released their first picture of a black hole, ever. They have been detected from time to time but this is the first time one has been...
by d_admin | Mar 14, 2019 | Biology, Janice Willson, Medical, Nature, Science News
Antimicrobial resistance is quickly becoming a big problem in the field of medicine with antibiotics being less and less effective. These drug-resistant bacteria may require alternative antibiotics or higher dosages that can prove to be more expensive and/or toxic....
by d_admin | Dec 20, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News
The battery is not typically a subject that stirs the soul and makes people sit up and listen but there is a lot happening in the world of batteries and the area of renewable energy. Batteries currently (pun completely intended) come in all shapes and sizes and power,...
by d_admin | Dec 6, 2018 | Biology, Janice Willson, Medical, Science News
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease is a fatally degenerative brain disease that is, thankfully, pretty rare but is also extremely hard to diagnose conclusively. The only truly definitive way to diagnose is a brain biopsy after death. That may be changing, at least in the cases...
by d_admin | Nov 1, 2018 | Innovation, Janice Willson, Science in the Real World, Science News, Science Quirkiness
There has been a lot of talk in the past year or so about mans’ eventual (hopefully) trip to the planet Mars and all that that trip may entail. NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and China National Space Administration (CNSA) all have plans in place to make this a...
by d_admin | Sep 13, 2018 | Janice Willson, Science News, The Night Sky
In 2006 the (now) dwarf planet Pluto lost its status as a planet because it did not meet the three criteria of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). Any planet that does not meet these criteria is now classified as dwarf planets. Poor Pluto. These three criteria...
