Month: December 2021

  • What happens if you eat too many Tums?

    What happens if you eat too many Tums?

    This post has been updated. It was originally published on 5/28/2018. Food is an excellent way to celebrate life’s adventures. From weddings to birthdays, and backyard summer barbecues (when safe from a public health standing, of course), good cooking is at the center of so many celebrations. Still, in the presence of such abundant deliciousness,…

  • Lost world gives glimpse of planet before last Ice Age | HeritageDaily

    Lost world gives glimpse of planet before last Ice Age | HeritageDaily

    A lost world in Mexico has offered scientists a glimpse of the planet before the last Ice Age. Scientists have identified a mangrove forest located on the San Pedro Martir River, which is the last remnant of an ancient ecosystem dating back 110,000 years ago. A mangrove is a shrub or tree that grows in…

  • A newfound South American dinosaur had a tail like a war club

    A newfound South American dinosaur had a tail like a war club

    A new species of armored dinosaur from subantarctic Chile boasted a large tail weapon that looked dramatically different from those found on its relatives, and may shed light on a mysterious phase in the group’s evolution.  Scientists found the mostly-complete skeleton in 2018 in the Río de las Chinas Valley of Chilean Patagonia and determined…

  • Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander

    Bacteria and Plants Fight Alike – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander

    A brown blotch on a plant leaf may be a sign that the plant’s defenses are hard at work: When a plant is infected by a virus, fungus or bacterium, its immune response keeps the disease from spreading by killing the infected cell, as well as a few surrounding ones. A new study at the…