Category: Spirit - Soul
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To the Core!
By creating conditions akin to the center of Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet's solid inner core, putting it at 1 billion to 1.3 billion years old. (1) Look inside. Find the core. Measure. Can you? Look inside. Find your soul. Measure. Arbitrary meanings guiding…
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Earth’s core. Human souls.
A new study could help us understand how our planet was formed. Scientists report that their research shows that Earth's inner core is solid - a finding made possible by a new method for detecting shear waves, or 'J waves' in the inner core. (1) We believe that pressure creates solids. That diamonds are the…
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Built from glass…
Ever wondered how groups of cells managed to build your tissues and organs while you were just an embryo? Using state-of-the-art techniques he developed, UC Santa Barbara researcher Otger Campàs and his group have cracked this longstanding mystery, revealing the astonishing innerworkings of how embryos are physically constructed. Cells coordinate by exchanging biochemical signals, but…
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Invisible fields… Feathers flying…
You know what your personal space is. Uninvited strangers invading it invoke an immediate sense of unease. A bird flying over but too close to your head may cause you to reflexively duck. It’s like we don’t just end where our bodies end, but a little bit beyond. Now researchers have figured out a way…
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