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- 'Forbidden' substances on super-Earths
- Teenager infected with rat-bite fever from her pet rodent
- How temperature determines sex in alligators
- Chinese rover analyzes moon rocks: First new ‘ground truth’ in 40 years
| 'Forbidden' substances on super-Earths Posted: 25 Dec 2015 11:16 AM PST Using mathematical models, scientists have 'looked' into the interior of super-Earths and discovered that they may contain compounds that are forbidden by the classical rules of chemistry -- these substances may increase the heat transfer rate and strengthen the magnetic field on these planets. |
| Teenager infected with rat-bite fever from her pet rodent Posted: 23 Dec 2015 11:11 AM PST A 17-year-old woman was infected with the rare, but treatable rat-bite fever, that developed from pet rodents that lived in her bedroom, report the doctors who treated her. |
| How temperature determines sex in alligators Posted: 23 Dec 2015 10:41 AM PST Some reptiles such as crocodilians and some turtles are known to display temperature-dependent sex determination (TSD), where the ambient temperature of the developing eggs determines the individual's sex. An international joint research team has determined that the thermosensor protein TRPV4 is associated with TSD in the American alligator. |
| Chinese rover analyzes moon rocks: First new ‘ground truth’ in 40 years Posted: 22 Dec 2015 08:37 AM PST The Moon was never a fully homogenized body like Earth, analysis of Moon rocks made by the Chinese rover, Yutu, suggests. The basalts the rover examined are a new type, chemically different from those retrieved by the Apollo and Luna missions 40 years ago. |
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