Category: Science

Some fish can switch sex more than once over a lifetime. In lizards, genetically male hatchlings can be born looking and functioning as females. In some frogs, genetically female individuals can develop into fertile males. This phenomenon is called sex reversal. It is well documented in the animal kingdom, from invertebrates to amphibians to birds,…

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For 50 years, astronaut Eugene Cernan has often been referred to as the last man on the moon. | Photo Credit: NASA Apollo 11 will forever be remembered as the mission which enabled human beings to set foot on the moon, our natural satellite, for the first time. While the first will always remain the…

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Margaret Hamilton. File. Source: X/@NASAhistory American scientist Margaret Hamilton, who led the development of the computer system used by NASA’s Apollo lunar programme, has died at the age of 90, her former employer said Wednesday. In a statement, the Massachussetts Institute of Technology called Hamilton, who taught at the prestigious university from 1959 to the…

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Winning a Nobel Prize is a matter of great prestige. Winning a Nobel Prize also means the award going to a small number of people while a large number are left out, even if they really deserved to win. This is partly because of the prizes’ rules. Alfred Nobel’s will said nothing about the number…

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