CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) – In its latest inspection, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control rated Williamsburg Recyclings stormwater management program as unsatisfactory. The findings were the result of a site visit on April 8, the same day a Live 5 investigation found that despite years of complaints and DHEC citations to the … Read more
Newly published research could help predict when “powerful solar storms” will hit. According to Northwestern’s McCormick School of Engineering, an international team of researchers discovered that the sun’s magnetic field begins about 20,000 miles below its surface. Previously, the magnetic field was thought to originate 130,000 miles below its surface. According to NASA, the sun’s … Read more
Precisely targeted femtosecond laser pulses were focused on the central nervous system of larval zebrafish under different irradiation environments. Credit: Hanieh Fattahi, MPL Research Group Nonlinear light microscopy has revolutionized our ability to observe and understand complex biological processes. However, light can also damage living matter. However, the mechanism behind the irreversible perturbation of cellular … Read more
Below is a summary of “Characterization of Genetic Alterations Associated with Radioiodine Avidity in Metastatic Thyroid Cancer,” published in the May 2024 issue of Endocrinology by Mu, et al. Patients with differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) often face challenges in timely recognition of refractory radioactive iodine (RAI) disease, especially in cases with distant metastases (DM). Understanding … Read more
In the extremely cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, scientists have discovered a strange and unique coral that is almost certainly a new species. When you think of coral, you might imagine tropical temperatures, crystal clear waters and clown fish. However, corals are extremely diverse and inhabit many different ecosystems across the planet, from the … Read more
An artist’s conception of photons, the particles that make up light, the disturbing plasma. Credit: Kyle Palmer / PPPL Communications Department Both literally and figuratively, light permeates the world. It dispels darkness, carries telecommunication signals between continents, and makes visible the invisible, from distant galaxies to the tiniest bacteria. The light can also help heat … Read more
Six of the Solar System’s planets are about to line up for a rare sight in Earth’s sky. In the wee hours of June 3 and 4, 2024, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus will appear in a straight line in an alignment known as a planet parade. Only Venus will be absent, and … Read more
image: FLVCR proteins (green, blue) located in the cell membrane (purple). These proteins transport the cellular building blocks ethanolamine and choline across the membrane. view more Credit: Ella Maru Studio Malfunctions of the FLVCR1 and FLVCR2 proteins are known to lead to rare inherited diseases in humans that cause motor, sensory and neurological disorders. However, … Read more
from Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media Updated: 1 hours ago Published: 12 Hours ago A salmon shark lies on the deck next to Alaska’s Pollock aboard the factory trawler Northern Hawk, August 5, 2023 in the Bering Sea. The shark had a bite of chicken and was likely feeding on them when it was caught … Read more
Our solar system is a pretty busy place. There are millions of objects moving around everything from planets, moons, comets and asteroids. And every year we’re discovering more and more objects (usually small asteroids or fast comets) that call the Solar System home. Astronomers had found all eight major planets by 1846. But that doesn’t … Read more