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Water Molecules, Mount Everest Growth, Turtle Backpacks - Curiosity Daily

Water Molecules, Mount Everest Growth, Turtle Backpacks - Curiosity Daily

Update: 2024-11-15
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Today, you’ll learn about how scientists were able to witness water form at the molecular level and what that could mean for life on Mars, why Mount Everest is still growing, and why scientists are putting tiny backpacks on sea turtle hatchlings.   

 

Water Molecules 

 

  • “Researchers Watch Water Form at the Molecular Scale for the First Time.” Technology Networks. 2024.  
  • “Ultrathin silicon nitride microchip for in situ/operando microscopy with high spatial resolution and spectral visibility.” by Kunmo Koo, et al. 2024.  
  • “Unraveling the adsorption-limited hydrogen oxidation reaction at palladium surface via in situ electron microscopy.” by Yukun Liu, et al. 2024.  

 

Mount Everest Growth  

 

 

Turtle Backpacks 

 

  • “Scientists use tiny ‘backpacks’ on turtle hatchlings to observe their movements.” EurekAlert! 2024.  
  • “Swimming through  sand: using accelerometers to observe the cryptic, pre-emergence life-stage of sea turtle hatchlings.” by David Dor, et al. 2024.  

 

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Water Molecules, Mount Everest Growth, Turtle Backpacks - Curiosity Daily

Water Molecules, Mount Everest Growth, Turtle Backpacks - Curiosity Daily