Category: Researchers
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New Vaccine Protects Against Fentanyl – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Scientists at the University of Houston have developed a vaccine that protects against fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that contributes to the risk of fatal overdose. The team of researchers tested the vaccine on 60 rats, finding that it successfully prevented the drug from entering their brain. Once immunized, the rats were able to produce […]
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Fossils of Previously Unknown Dinosaur Discovered – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Researchers have found the fossils of a previously unknown dinosaur—named the Jakapil kaniukura—in the La Buitrera palaeontological zone in Patagonia’s Río Negro province. The dinosaur existed during the Cretaceous period (between 145.5 and 65.5 million years ago) and would have been well-protected thanks to disc-shaped armor covering its neck, back and tail. Its armored […]
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Prehistoric Reptile Fossil Suggest How The Loch Ness Monster Might Have Existed – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] The fossils of a plesiosaur (a marine reptile with a long neck and four long flippers, that existed in the Mesozoic era) found in a 100-million-year-old riverbed in Morocco’s Sahara Desert contribute to the theory that “saltwater sea creatures may have lived in freshwater systems.” Remarkably, researchers at the University of Bath have applied […]
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1,700-Year-Old Penis Graffiti Discovered in Ancient Roman Fort – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Vindolanda is an ancient Roman fort in Northern England that dates back to the reign of emperor Hadrian in the second century CE. When a team of researchers and volunteers were excavating the site last month, a retired biochemist from South Wales named Dylan Herbert unearthed a stone carved with a phallus and an […]
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New Low-Cost Material Can Pull Buckets of Drinking Water from the Air – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin developed a low-cost gel film that can pull multiple liters of drinking water from the air—even in arid conditions—and release it easily. The material is made up of two common and inexpensive ingredients: konjac gum and cellulose. The gum’s porous structure attracts water from the air, […]
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Scientists Succeed in Growing New Bones Using Sound Waves – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] Using high-frequency sound waves, scientists at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia have managed to grow new bones out of stem cells. Having spent over a decade investigating how sound interacts with different materials, researchers developed a sound wave-generating device that can manipulate cells and fluids. “We can use the sound waves […]
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Uncovering The Formula For a Mysterious, Medieval Blue Ink – COOL HUNTING®
[ad_1] For thousands and thousands of years a purple-blue ink known as folium was used to color all kinds of books, cheese rinds and more, but its formula was lost until a team of researchers recently deciphered the recipe through three ancient texts. It’s long been confirmed that the dye comes from the fruit of […]