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The much-anticipated biopic documenting the life of Julius Robert Oppenheimer, the visionary responsible for the world's first atomic bomb, hit theaters last Friday. It is focused on the challenges faced by scientists during the Manhattan Project and delves into the complexities of quantum physics and advanced scientific concepts along with the depicton of human relationships under immense pressure. The film has garnered widespread acclaim, being hailed as a "masterpiece" by fans globally. But some are disappointed as…

Design of lithium metal battery with electrolyte containing a fluorinated cation (atomic structure at center). The "interface" area represents the layer with fluorine that forms on the anode surface, as well as the cathode surface. Credit: Argonne National Laboratory.) An ingredient in many toothpastes is sodium fluoride, a compound of fluorine. It is added to protect teeth against decay. But compounds containing fluorine…

via Universal What a ride and a half Fast X was; sticking with the franchise’s uncanny ability to thread the needle with over-the-top, physics-defying stuntwork and the most subtle self-awareness for how ludicrous its state of affairs is, the beginning of the end for the Fast saga was quite the treat for fans. A sizeable amount of the film’s strength laid in its newcomers, the most notable of which being Jason Momoa’s Dante Reyes, the flamboyant scene-stealer whose charisma may have led us to cheer for him had…

SwRI Lead Scientist Dr. Christopher Glein was part of a team that found phosphorus, a key building block for life, from the subsurface ocean of Saturn’s small moon, Enceladus. Liquid water erupts from the moon’s subsurface ocean, forming a plume that contains grains of frozen ocean water. Some of these ice grains go on to form Saturn’s E ring. The team analyzed Cassini spacecraft data from ice grains in the E ring, which revealed fingerprints of soluble phosphate salts from Enceladus’ ocean. Credit: Cassini Imaging…

Scientists have found traces of phosphorus, a fundamental ingredient for life, in ice grains spewed into space by Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons.NASA Delays Return to Earth's Evil Twin, VenusEnceladus is a tiny (310-mile-wide, or 500-kilometer-wide) moon orbiting Saturn, the great ringed gas giant of our solar system. It’s less wide than the United Kingdom, but Enceladus is of outsizedinterest to astrobiologists because of its subsurface ocean, which lies beneath its icy crust.Now researchers have found signs of a rare…

Taurine supplementation increases healthy life span. In the picture, the bull depicts taurine (The word taurine originates from Taurus bull; Urine, because it was first identified in the urine of bull) which is reversing the clock of aging increasing health span and life span. Credit: Columbia University Irving Medical CenterResearch from <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Columbia University</div><div…

30 Doradus, also known as the Tarantula Nebula, is a region in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Streamlines show the magnetic field morphology from SOFIA HAWC+ polarization maps. These are superimposed on a composite image captured by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope and the Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy. Credit: Background: ESO, M.-R. Cioni/VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit. Streamlines: NASA/SOFIANew research from the Stratospheric…

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that dopamine, a brain chemical associated with pleasure and motivation, plays a critical role in how people perceive the amount of physical effort required for a task, especially in people with Parkinson’s disease, a condition characterized by dopamine deficiency.A new study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers indicates that dopamine, a neurotransmitter traditionally linked with pleasure, motivation, and reward-seeking, also seems to be a key factor in…

If you were one of the millions of people who watched HBO's TV series The Last of Us, you probably have a heightened awareness of the threat that fungi can have to our health.The series is set in a post-apocalyptic world where parasitic fungi take control of the human brain, turning people into killer zombies. The scariest part of this premise is that it's not entirely implausible. Parasitic or "zombie" fungi that alter the mind and behavior of their hosts do exist.Fortunately, real-life zombie fungi (known as Cordyceps)…

Maya plasters from Copan archaeological site (Honduras). (A) General view of Structure 10L-16 (Late Classic building dedicated in 776 CE) (22). Within this structure is located substructure “Rosalila” (540 to 655 CE), the best example of a complete Classic temple in the Maya area, whose surface is decorated with pinkish lime plaster and stucco masks (B). Samples MCopan-10 and MCopan-11 were collected from the latter location, shown (marked with a red…