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Most of what we know about food comes down to nutrients like protein, vitamins and minerals. But Giulia Menichetti is looking beyond those familiar ingredients, mapping a vast chemical world that could hold untapped possibilities for medicine.sciencenews.org/article/scient…
www.sciencenews.org Food contains thousands of overlooked chemicals. This physicist is mapping them Giulia Menichetti is exploring how food’s vast chemical complexity may shape the microbiome and human health. Well-preserved fossils reveal that a fully marine amphibian roamed the sea some 240 million years ago.
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www.sciencenews.org This armored amphibian once lived and hunted on the seafloor Gerrothorax maritimus, which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without access to land or freshwater. Scientists are learning how to regain some control, guiding the nervous system out of fight-or-flight mode and into relaxation. sciencenews.org/article/nervou…
www.sciencenews.org Feeling nervous? Work the system Scientists are exploring new ways to regain control of overactive nervous systems including humming, tapping on the skin and cold-water immersion. A Bose-Einstein condensate reached about 10 trillionths of a kelvin.
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www.sciencenews.org Record-low temperature created on China’s space station With gravity's effects mitigated, atoms orbiting Earth on China’s space station reached about 10 trillionths of a kelvin.