Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time

Solving a Climate Puzzle, One Tree Ring at a Time

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Trevor Porter, a professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, is using tree rings to study how Canada’s Arctic climate has changed over the past 1,000 years. By analyzing tree...
Space Jellyfish (Space X, Florida, May 2022)

Space Jellyfish (Space X, Florida, May 2022)

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center created a visual phenomenon known as a “space jellyfish” on Friday morning. This effect occurs when a rocket’s plume of...
The jellyfish that never dies

The jellyfish that never dies

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the original article. The “immortal” jellyfish (Turritopsis dohrnii) can cheat death by reverting to an earlier life stage after dying. When the medusa stage jellyfish dies, it sinks to the ocean...
Griffith Observatory

Griffith Observatory

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Please click HERE for link to the website. Griffith Observatory, which opened in 1935, is the world’s most-visited public observatory. It was inspired by Griffith J. Griffith, who also founded Griffith Park. The Observatory...
Israeli scientists say they synthesized human embryos from stem cells

Israeli scientists say they synthesized human embryos from stem cells

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for link to the original article. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have successfully created human embryo models from stem cells outside the uterus. These stem cell-derived embryos (SEMs) mimic...
Game Time Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?

Game Time Most of today’s students play video games. Why not study them, too?

Submitted by Michael Frankfort @mfrank_76 Click HERE for a link to the full article. Larry Switzky, an associate professor at the University of Toronto Mississauga, teaches a gaming studies class where students share impactful gaming experiences. The field of game...
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