Recent posts by Rick Pantaleo:
Your Mind as the Key to Time Travel
Have you ever traveled in time? Before you say no, consider this; when you think of peanut butter, you probably also think of jelly, and then probably bread. Or, when you remember the fun you had skiing last winter, you may then also think of the hot chocolate you had afterward, what clothes you were […]
Science Scanner: Windpipe Made from Stem Cells Transplanted into Ailing Man
In what seems like the plot of a science fiction novel, researchers successfully built and transplanted a new windpipe for an Eritrean man who had a rare but deadly form of tracheal cancer. Although human tissue has been generated outside the body, the trachea transplant is a first, according to David Green of Harvard Bioscience, […]
Optimists Have Fewer Strokes
The Monty Python song, “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”, takes on new meaning with the release of a new study from the American Heart Association, which finds that having an optimistic outlook just might save your life by reducing your risk of stroke. The study is the first to discover a correlation […]
Got HIV? Plan on a Long Life
HIV-infected people in Africa should plan on being around for a long time, according to a new study, which shows patients who take a combination of HIV medications can expect to live a near-normal lifespan. Combined antiretroviral therapy (cART) is the use of more than one HIV medication. The study suggests that those who undergo […]
Science Scanner: Jumping on the Asteroid Belt Between Mars and Jupiter
In the first stop of its mission to explore the origins of the solar system, NASA’s space probe Dawn sent back its first close-up picture of the giant asteroid Vesta on Friday, July 15. Dawn is the very first spacecraft to orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Vesta […]
Twin Space Probes to Give 3D Look at Moon
The second phase of a project to acquire a 3-D view of the magnetic fields on and around the moon launches this weekend. On Sunday, July 17, the second of two space probes will join its twin as it drops into a permanent orbit around the moon. While the two probes will have similar orbits, […]
Science Scanner: Catching a Comet’s Kamikaze Move
For the first time ever, NASA has captured images of a comet flying into the sun. The occurrence is not that unusual. It even has a name; sungrazer. What makes this sighting unique is that, up to this point, no one has actually seen the end of a comet’s journey. NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) […]
Does It Rain or Snow More Around Airports?
Do you live near an airport? Does it seem like you get more rain and snow than folks who live further away? There just might be a scientific reason for that. A new study finds that areas around airports are more likely to experience increased rain or snow when aircraft are landing or taking off. […]
Survival of the Fittest Theory Gets a Boost
Do certain species survive at the expense of others? The question of competition between the species was at the heart of a premise first explored by Charles Darwin in 1859. A new study lends further support to this aspect of Darwin’s still-controversial theory of natural selection. Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species by Means of […]