#19 – “Is There Life Beyond Earth? (Part Five): Life in our Backyard. First: Two Primary Planets and A Dwarf Planet – April 21, 2025.
Summary in seconds: The potential for life in our solar system includes two planets, Venus and Mars, as well as seven ocean worlds—the moons of the gas giants: Europa, Ganymede, Callisto, Io, Titan, Enceladus, and Triton—and one asteroid, Ceres. This article will cover the two primary planets, Venus and Mars, and the dwarf planet Ceres. […]
#18 – “Earth’s Magnetic North Pole is Shifting Toward Siberia and Raising Questions About it’s Unusual Movement” – March 21, 2025.
Summary in seconds: Scientists updated a model that tracks the movement of Earth’s magnetic north pole, as recent changes showed an acceleration in its movement toward Siberia. These changes could affect navigation systems. Although the movement has slowed in recent years, the reasons for this shift are unclear. Continuous updates to the models are necessary […]
#17 – “New SPHEREx Space Telescope to Launch in February, It Can Do What JWST(1) Cannot” – February 21, 2025.
Summary in Seconds: NASA’s SPHEREx mission, is a new space telescope designed to conduct an all-sky infrared survey of the universe. It will map the entire sky in 102 infrared colors every six months. Its goals are to study galaxy formation, cosmic inflation, and to search for icy organics that could explain life’s origins on […]
#16 – NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Breaks Records with Closest Flyby of the Sun
Summary in seconds: NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has set a record by flying closer to the Sun than ever before, passing just 3.8 million miles from its surface on December 24, 2024, while traveling at 430,000 mph—the fastest speed for any human-made object. The spacecraft collects data from the Sun’s outer atmosphere, the corona, to […]
#15 – Scientists Uncover a New Path to Interstellar Travel with Warp Drive Technology
Summary in seconds: Scientists are determined to solve the challenges ahead, and innovations in warp technology seem inevitable. For now, this new discovery proves one thing: humanity is officially on the path to interstellar exploration. Imagine jumping on a spaceship and traveling to another star system in just a few weeks. It sounds like something […]
#14 – Childhood adversity and “Toxic Stress Syndrome”
Summary in seconds: socioeconomic disparity of children in the United States (US) and its impact on them during their childhood and beyond, a recent study links race to Toxic Stress, and describing Toxic stress in a nutshell. Children across the United States grow up in vastly different environments that shape their responses to stress and […]
#13 – Is There Life Beyond Earth? (Part Four): Life in Our Backyard
Is there life beyond Earth? (4) Life in our backyard Summary in seconds: no “lots of life” in our solar system, why do we search for life on our neighboring planets, signs of life on Earth as seen from space, and what to expect in our next article. Searching for life in our solar […]
#12 – Can ants sniff out cancer?
Summary in seconds: the importance of early detection and treatment of malignant tumors, problems facing current cancer diagnostic methods, trained animals and detecting the smell of cancer, the ability of silk ants to successfully detect malignant tumors, and the need for further research. According to the World Health Organization1, cancer is the leading cause of […]
#11 – Is There Life Beyond Earth? (Part Three): The Signatures of Life
Summary in seconds: the historical prospective of “Are we alone in this Universe?” – from imaginary creatures to biosignatures, the ten signatures of life, and the topic of my next article in this series. Are we alone in this universe? A historical prospective This question is as old as ancient human myths that linked twinkling […]
#10 – Unveiling the Role of Bioengineered Cornea in Blindness Eradication
Summary in Seconds: overview the functions of the human cornea, and its disorders, like keratoconus. With the high demand for corneal implants, can bioengineered corneal implants save the day. The cornea is the clear front portion of the eye that covers the iris, pupil, and anterior chamber. Its transparency enables light to enter the eye, […]