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French Studies Show That Life May Have Begun On Interstellar Ice and Not Water

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
A recent study from France found that the chemical basis for life can form in interstellar ice, expanding on a cutting edge area of research into the origins of life. Electrical energy may also have sparked the beginnings of life on Earth billions of years ago. Earth is around 4.5 billion years old, and the oldest direct fossil evidence of ancient life are stromatolites.

Zoning Out During Simple Tasks Could Supercharge Your Brain’s Learning Ability

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
When the brain zones out, it makes slow-wave patterns which resemble certain stages of sleep. Mind wandering may be giving the brain mini rest periods while we are awake, and much like how sleep strengthens memory, these brief space-outs give the brain time to process the information at hand.

Ancient Mammals Grew Dark Fur to Avoid Being Eaten By Dinosaurs

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
Prehistoric mammals used dark fur to survive the age of dinosaurs. These mammals blended into the shadows to avoid being eaten by dinosaurs at night using their monochrome coats as camouflage.

Why the EA- 18G Growler is a Nightmare for Enemy Air Defenses

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
The EA-18G Growler is one of the most advanced electronic warfare aircraft ever built. The fighter jet is capable of blinding enemy radar and disrupting communications without firing a single missile.

NASA Captures XB-1’s Supersonic Shock-wave As It Breaks The Sound Barrier

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
An XB-1 aircraft’s shock waves created during a supersonic flight have been captured using specialized ground-based photography.  XB-1 made history as the first privately developed civil supersonic aircraft to break to sound barrier in the United States.

A Laser-Power Device That Could Reveal Hidden Fossils of Ancient Life on Mars

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
Scientists are hoping to identify fossil evidence of ancient Marian microbial life using a laser-powered device. The laser-powered device could reveal ancient Martian microbial life and test the scientist's hypothesis. The scientists are a close analogy to sulfate rocks on Mars.

MIT Developed a New Super Glue Inspired By Mussels and Mucus

By: Aidan Pham, Journalist
The Mussel inspire super glue is waterproof and is really sticky. The Mussel inspired super glue is used to bond with polished aluminum.
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