Schizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. …
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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Space
Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first …
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Sixty-nine pharmaceutical compounds have been detected in stream insects, some at concentrations that may threaten animals that feed …
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Environment
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? An Overlooked Source Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhere did Earth’s water come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents’ …
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The potentially rocky planet, known as Barnard’s star b, is a “super-Earth” with a mass of at least …
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Environment
Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Microbes Gobble Greenhouse Gases and Perhaps Oil Spills
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types …
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Space
Lasers Could Be Used as a Porch Light to Attract Alien Astronomers
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that lasers on Earth could, …
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Climate change may be occurring even faster than first thought. That is according to a ground-breaking new study …
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Environment
Half of the World’s Annual Rain Falls in Just 12 Days, Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCurrently, half of the world’s measured annual rain falls in just 12 days, according to a new analysis …
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An international research team, including The Australian National University (ANU), has used the Kepler space telescope in coordination …