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S- Scientists have been studying why ammolite gems have a rainbow shimmer. They observed and examined the crystal plates that make up its nacre. They also looked at the plates in other ammonite fossils.
https://www.snexplores.org/article/ammolite-gems-rainbow-shimmer
Antarctic fish make their nests on the ocean floor. This may help protect their eggs. Scientists found the nests using ann underwater robot.
https://www.snexplores.org/article/antarctic-fish-arrange-nests
There are life forms that have survived in space. Spores, bacteria, plant seeds, and tardigrades have all lived and survived in space. These life forms could help scientists test life’s limits, and offer clues about space.
https://www.snexplores.org/article/lets-learn-about-life-forms-that-have-survived-in-space
Because of a new discovery in these two kinds of blood tests, kidney failure, heart disease, or even death could be prevented. Creatinine and Cystatin C are tests used to look further into kidney health, but when put together, it can tell doctors more about what someone’s future health has to bring.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260121034146.htm
Myopia has been linked to increased pollution levels. Scientists in Tianjin, China tested 29,971 students from elementary to High school, and they found, through a trained AI model, that increased nitrogen dioxide gas and ultra-fine particles in the air were linked to myopia.
There’s a hidden ecosystem beneath snow that insulates the ground and allows plants, microbes, and animals to survive and stay active during winter. Climate change is reducing snow cover, threatening this system and causing harm to forests and wildlife that depend on it.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-subnivium-snow-threat
The study shows that early responses in nasal cells especially the rapid release of interferons play a big role in controlling infection. Limiting how severe symptoms become. When this response is delayed the virus spreads and triggers excessive mucus and inflammation, which can worsen breathing problems.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260122074702.htm
More people have been becoming worried about how our environment and health is becoming damaged from waste. A research in South Australia has started to help this by testing different biodegradable materials trying to see how long it takes for each to break down. Calcium caseinate is the main protein in milk which came out to be one of the easiest to break down and help the soil.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-milk-into-biodegradable-plastic-that-vanishes-in-soil/
Carrie Nugent, a planetary scientist, and a team of undergraduates compared the likely hood of an astroid hitting earth. Though this event would be rare, Nugent and her team says it is preventable. They found that the likelihood of an astroid hitting earth is higher than being struck by lightning. They presented a graph of tragic unlikely events to compare the likeliness of an astroid hitting earth.
https://www.snexplores.org/article/what-chances-asteroid-hits-earth