Mars once had oceans but is now bone-dry, leaving many to wonder how the water was lost. University …
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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On Oct. 29, mission operators sent a series of commands to NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft for the first time since …
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Relationships
Conflicts in Kindergarten Can Reduce Children’s Interest in Reading and Math
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesTeacher-perceived conflicts in kindergarten predict a lower interest and pre-academic skills in math and literacy among kindergarteners, a …
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Space
Intense Radio Burst in Milky Way Could Help Resolve Origins of Mysterious Phenomenon
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesNew data from a Canadian-led team of astronomers, including researchers from the McGill Space Institute and McGill University Department of Physics, …
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Sustainable Living
The Biggest Trees Capture the Most Carbon: Large Trees Dominate Carbon Storage in Forests
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesOlder, large-diameter trees have been shown to store disproportionally massive amounts of carbon compared to smaller trees, highlighting …
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Technology
‘Programmable Medicine’ Is the Goal for New Bio-Circuitry Research
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn the world of synthetic biology, the development of foundational components like logic gates and genetic clocks has …
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Space
Strongest Magnetic Field in Universe Directly Detected by X-Ray Space Observatory
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesThe Insight-HXMT team has performed extensive observations of the accreting X-ray pulsar GRO J1008-57 and has discovered a …
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HumansScience
Population Dynamics and the Formation of the Central Asian Empires
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIn a new study published in the journal Cell, an international research team has investigated the genetic, sociopolitical, …
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A global study of ancient dog DNA, led by scientists at the Francis Crick Institute, University of Oxford, …
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Our Galaxy may be teeming with rogue planets, gravitationally unbound to any star. An international team of scientists, …