Scientific Frontline
Scientific FrontlineThe emotional toll of losing a beloved #pet during the COVID-19 #pandemic has been revealed in an international study, revealing that #grief for animals is often profound, enduring, and still widely misunderstood.
#Psychology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/psy01072601.html
Scientific FrontlineThe giant #planet #Jupiter has nearly 100 known moons, but none have captured the imagination of scientists quite like Europa. Scientists suspect #Europa has a salty ocean beneath its icy crust
#PlanetaryScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ps01062601.html
Scientific FrontlineAn 80-year-old #chemical puzzle, which could have important ramifications for fine chemical processes like those involved in the manufacture of #medicines
#Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/chm01062601.html
Scientific FrontlineFactors such as stress-related to #poverty , #discrimination , access to health care, food insecurity, insurance status, income, and #neighborhood safety have been linked to poorer health and worse quality of life for those diagnosed with breast #cancer
#Oncology #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ongy01062601.html
Scientific FrontlineTo decode the subtle mechanisms of the #meditative state, the researchers worked with 12 #monks of the #Thai Forest Tradition at #Santacittarama #monastery outside Rome, who between them had practiced an average of more than 15,000 hours of meditation each.
#Neuroscience #meditation #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/ns01052601.html
Scientific FrontlineWhen we think of global warming, what first comes to mind is the air: crushing #heatwaves that are felt rather than seen, except through the haziness of humid air. But when it comes to melting #ice sheets, rising ocean temperatures may play more of a role — with the worst effects experienced on the other side of the globe.
#EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/es01052602.html
Scientific FrontlineWith damaging strikes by accumulating #space debris a serious threat to space missions and exploration, Embry‑Riddle researchers are developing a mechanism that can snag the debris with nets and tow it toward Earth’s #atmosphere to burn up on reentry.
#Engineering #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/eng01052601.html
Scientific FrontlineA groundbreaking international study has demonstrated that #Alzheimer’s disease #biomarkers can be accurately detected using simple finger-prick blood samples that can be collected at home and mailed to laboratories without refrigeration or prior processing.
#Biomedical #Neuroscience #Psychiatry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/bmed01052601.html
Scientific FrontlineTwo candles emit twice as much light as one. And ten candles have ten times the intensity. This rule seems completely trivial—but in the #quantum world it can be broken. When quantum particles are excited to a higher-energy state, they can emit light as they relax back to a lower-energy state.
#QuantumScience #Physics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/qs01052601.html
Scientific FrontlineThe Capitalocene argument posits that the origins of the modern ecological emergency are found not in the steam engines of the nineteenth century, nor in the nuclear tests of the twentieth, but in the rise of the capitalist world-ecology during the "long sixteenth century"
#WhatIs #Opinion #SocialScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/wi01042601.html