Much of the carbon in space is believed to exist in the form of large molecules called polycyclic …
Troy Oakes
Troy Oakes
Troy was born and raised in Australia and has always wanted to know why and how things work, which led him to his love for science. He is a professional photographer and enjoys taking pictures of Australia's beautiful landscapes. He is also a professional storm chaser where he currently lives in Hervey Bay, Australia.
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FeaturedSpace
Scientists Model Origin of Strange Interstellar Object ‘Oumuamua
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn 2017, the first interstellar object from beyond our solar system was discovered via the Pan-STARRS astronomical observatory …
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Space
Serendipitous Juno Detections Shatter Ideas About the Origin of Zodiacal Light
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesData from NASA spacecraft Juno‘s journey to Jupiter suggests that Mars may be shedding dust into interplanetary space. …
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Environment
Volcanic Eruptions Had Large and Persistent Impacts on Global Hydroclimate Over the Last Millennium
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesLarge tropical volcanos have caused some of the world’s most destructive natural disasters in history, with volcanic eruptions …
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In a major event for UK science, the meteorite that fell from the fireball that lit up the …
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Environment
Earth’s Deep Mantle May Have Proton Rivers Made of Superionic Phases
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesPierfranco Demontis said in 1988: “Ice becomes a fast-ion conductor at high pressure and high temperatures,” but his …
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We tend to avoid choosing apples with brown spots, assuming that they taste bad. But if we are …
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Based on a manual recently discovered in a 3,500-year-old medical papyrus, University of Copenhagen Egyptologist Sofie Schiødt has …
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FeaturedHealth
Turbocharging the Killing Power of Immune Cells Against Cancer
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCreating “super soldiers” of specific immune cells to boost an anti-tumor response against cancer has been shown in …
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Space
The GRANTECAN Discovers the Largest Cluster of Galaxies Known in the Early Universe
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesA study, led by researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) and carried out with OSIRIS, …