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Meet one of the ‘world’s most interesting’ mathematicians

1 week ago | snexplores.org | Lakshmi Chandrasekaran

abstract: Something that exists as an idea or thought but not concrete or tangible (touchable) in the real world. Beauty, love and memory are abstractions; cars, trees and water are concrete and tangible. (in publishing) A short summary of a scientific paper, a poster or a scientist’s talk. Abstracts are useful to determine whether delving into the details of the whole scientific paper will yield the information you seek.
Could Spinosaurus swim? That would make it a game changer

1 week ago | snexplores.org | Carolyn Gramling

Scene: A patrol boat cruises through the water, just off a Caribbean island. Cue the pounding drums — a movie-trailer signal that danger approaches. Enter Spinosaurus. Three large, spiny sails slice through the deep blue sea and begin to circle the boat. The water roils. A worried passenger wonders what they are. Cut to another passenger who clings to the boat as it lurches. Suddenly, a spiny-sailed terror surges from the ocean, jaws snapping.
ADHD symptoms may boost teens’ risk of vaping or smoking

1 week ago | snexplores.org | Kathiann M. Kowalski

addicted: (adj. addictive) Unable to control the use of a habit-forming drug or to forego an unhealthy habit (such as video game playing or phone texting). It results from an illness triggered by brain changes that occur after using some drugs or engaging in some extremely pleasurable activities.
This sea robin is a fish that can taste with its legs

1 week ago | snexplores.org | Andrea Tamayo |JoAnna Wendel |Joanna Wendel

chemical: A substance formed from two or more atoms that unite (bond) in a fixed proportion and structure. For example, water is a chemical made when two hydrogen atoms bond to one oxygen atom. Its chemical formula is H2O. Chemical also can be an adjective to describe properties of materials that are the result of various reactions between different compounds. family: A taxonomic group consisting of at least one genus of organisms. forage: To search for something, especially food.
Dire wolves or not, these pups could help counter extinction

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Meghan Rosen

biologist: A scientist involved in the study of living things. biotech: Short for biotechnology, which is the use of living cells to make useful things. cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells.
Can this ‘woolly mouse’ help bring back extinct mammoths?

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Jason Bittel

adaptation: (in biology) The development of new programs, processes, policies and structures to make communities and their inhabitants better able to head off — or at least withstand — the dangerous impacts of a warming climate. Those impacts may include drought, flooding, wildfires, extreme heat and extreme storms. biology: The study of living things. The scientists who study them are known as biologists.
Explainer: What is cancer?

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Bethany Brookshire

agent: A person or thing (it can be a chemical or even a form of energy) that plays some role in getting something done. carcinogen: A substance, compound or other agent (such as radiation) that causes cancer. cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells.
A beautiful blue butterfly wing offers a new way to study cancer

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Stephen Ornes

amplify: To increase in number, volume or other measure of responsiveness. cancer: Any of more than 100 different diseases, each characterized by the rapid, uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells. The development and growth of cancers, also known as malignancies, can lead to tumors, pain and death. chemical: A substance formed from two or more atoms that unite (bond) in a fixed proportion and structure. For example, water is a chemical made when two hydrogen atoms bond to one oxygen atom.
Let’s learn about memory

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Maria Temming

cell: (in biology) The smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. Typically too small to see with the unaided eye, it consists of a watery fluid surrounded by a membrane or wall. Depending on their size, animals are made of anywhere from thousands to trillions of cells. Most organisms, such as yeasts, molds, bacteria and some algae, are composed of only one cell. circuit: A network that transmits electrical signals.
Scientists Say: Circumnutation

2 weeks ago | snexplores.org | Alison Pearce Stevens

Circumnutation describes the slow, circular movements the growing tips of young plants make throughout the day. Although it usually can’t be seen with the naked eye, all plants move. These are movements powered by the plants themselves, not movement due to wind. Plants slowly sway from side to side, a process called nutation (noo-TAY-shun). Circumnutation is a type of nutation in which plants move in a circle or ellipse.