Tatyana Woodall

Journalist and Writer at Freelance

Space Writer. Supervillain. Words: @NatGeo @Popsci @Motherboard @PopMech @OhioStateNews @Inversedotcom @thedailybeast and others.

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Rewrite Study reveals new source of the heavy elements this news headline

1 week ago | scienmag.com | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Magnetar flares, colossal cosmic explosions, may be directly responsible for the creation and distribution of heavy elements across the universe, suggests a new study. For decades, astronomers only had theories about where some of the heaviest elements in nature, like gold, uranium and platinum, come from.
Alien Earths Everywhere: How Cosmic Light Revealed a Universe of Hidden Worlds

1 week ago | scitechdaily.com | Tatyana Woodall

A new study using KMTNet revealed that super-Earths are more widespread and can orbit far from their stars, suggesting a universe teeming with massive, distant worlds. The findings offer fresh insights into how planets form and evolve, thanks to cutting-edge microlensing technology and global teamwork.
Space conference blasts off with promising innovations

2 weeks ago | newswise.com | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Global interest in human spaceflight has ignited passions for the emerging commercial space ecosystem, and efforts to expand space research and related manufacturing are taking center stage in Ohio. Gathered in support of future human activities in space, students, professionals and researchers from numerous industries assembled in April for the third annual Workshop for Research in Low-Earth Orbit, hosted by The Ohio State University.
Tropical mountain ice cores help decipher climate riddles in Earth's history

2 weeks ago | phys.org | Tatyana Woodall

Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery—one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate predictions about the planet's future.
Tropical mountain ice cores help decipher climate riddles in Earth’s history

2 weeks ago | eurekalert.org | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Scientists are working to shed new light on an enduring climate mystery – one that, if solved, could help them make more accurate predictions about the planet’s future. In a new study, data from ice cores collected from Greenland, Antarctica and various tropical mountains were compared to climate model simulations made of the Holocene, a geologic era that began about 11,700 years ago.
Astronomers find Earth-like exoplanets common across the cosmos

2 weeks ago | eurekalert.org | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet), an international team of researchers has discovered that super-Earth exoplanets are more common across the universe than previously thought, according to a new study.
A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand

4 weeks ago | techxplore.com | Tatyana Woodall

A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson's disease. Constructed using 22 small pressure sensors and fueled by small solar panels on the tops of shoes, the system offers real-time health tracking based on how a person walks, a biomechanical process that is as unique as a human fingerprint.
How a new drone system may transform next-gen ecology research

1 month ago | phys.org | Tatyana Woodall

A new autonomous drone system could provide ecologists with deeper insights into animal behavior in the wild, a study suggests. Drones, or unmanned aerial systems (UAS), are often used to collect massive amounts of high-quality aerial footage of unique places.
How a new drone system may transform next-gen ecology research

1 month ago | newswise.com | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new autonomous drone system could provide ecologists with deeper insights into animal behavior in the wild, a study suggests. Drones, or unmanned aerial systems (UAS), are often used to collect massive amounts of high-quality aerial footage of unique places.
New approach makes one type of clean fuel production 66% more efficient

1 month ago | eurekalert.org | Tatyana Woodall

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Researchers have uncovered a more efficient way to turn carbon dioxide into methanol, a type of alcohol that can serve as a cleaner alternative fuel. In the lab, synthesizing methanol can be extremely difficult, due to the extremely complex reaction pathway needed to select for it.