Summarize this content to 1000 words A scholarly article once proposed that the griffin — a mythological beast with a raptor’s head, a lion’s body, and eagle’s wings — was created by ancient prospectors stumbling upon a dinosaur fossil while searching for gold in Central Asia.But something about the argument didn’t feel right to Mark Witton, a paleontologist at the University of Portsmouth in England, who with a colleague, now
Summarize this content to 1000 words On Earth, you can look up at night and see the Moon shining bright from hundreds of thousands of miles away. But if you went to Venus, that wouldn’t be the case. Not every planet has a moon – so why do some planets have several moons, while others have none?I’m a physics instructor who has followed the current theories that describe why some
Summarize this content to 1000 words There are a dizzying number of tips, hacks and recommendations on how to stay healthy, from dietary supplements to what color of clothes promotes optimal wellness. Some of these tips are helpful and based on good evidence, while others are not.However, one of the easiest, most effective and safest ways to stay healthy is rarely mentioned: vaccination.We are a preventive medicine physician and an
Summarize this content to 1000 words The ancestors of Alaska Native people began using local copper sources to craft intricate tools roughly 1,000 years ago. Over one-third of all copper objects archaeologists have found in this region were excavated at a single spot, named the Gulkana Site.This is the site I’ve studied for the past four years as a Ph.D. student at Purdue University. In spite of its importance, the
[ad_1] Despite an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in dairy cows, the popularity of raw milk has only risen. Advocates claim raw milk has superior health benefits over pasteurized milk. There is little evidence to support these claims, however, and the risk of serious illness is much greater.Mississippi State University food scientists Juan Silva and Joel Komakech and nutritionist Mandy Conrad explain the difference between pasteurized and raw milk, addressing
[ad_1] From coexisting with dinosaurs and surviving five mass extinctions, the Cuban manjuarí fish (Atractosteus tristoechus, or Cuban gar) today faces two threats that could finally break its historical resilience: the African Walking Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) and humanity.Scientists have struggled to track its population for decades, nearly losing sight of this remarkable fish despite its notable characteristics: a cylindrical, elongated body up to 60 inches long, covered in stone-like plates.The
[ad_1] A new look at a nearly forgotten old bone could change the way we think about the reptiles that preceded the dinosaurs. And the revelation that the bone is the oldest fossil of an oceanic reptile from the Southern Hemisphere — reported in Current Biology — also serves as a legacy to the scientist who prompted its re-evaluation.Dinosaurs and Ancient ReptilesReptiles ruled the seas for millions of years before
[ad_1] When Brian Berridge, D.V.M., Ph.D., became Scientific Director of the NIEHS Division of the National Toxicology Program (DNTP) in 2018, he set out to advance research into how real-world environmental exposures affect disease outcomes in people. That required outside-the-box thinking and willingness to challenge the status quo. “Translation was a priority for me when I joined the organization, but I take no credit for shifting our focus to that
[ad_1] The 2021 Society of Toxicology (SOT) awards are out, and NIEHS Intramural Research Training Award fellow Suzanne Martos, Ph.D., is a winner! Her study of the effects of tobacco smoke on the human immune system won a Best Postdoctoral Publication Award. The paper appeared in the July 2020 issue of Cell Reports Medicine. “I am honored to be receiving this award,” said Martos. “I am very grateful for help from my research
[ad_1] Water contamination on tribal lands was the focus of a recent webinar series funded in part by the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP). More than 400 attendees tuned in for Water in the Native World, which wrapped up July 15. The online discussions were an extension of a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education, published in April. The University of Arizona SRP Center(https://tools.niehs.nih.gov/srp/programs/Program_detail.cfm?Project_ID=P42ES004940) Community
