Articles by Rhodi Lee
Great Pyramid Of Giza Not A Perfect Square: Engineers Find Construction Error In Ancient Monument
Despite its impressive level of accuracy, Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza was not perfectly built. New measurements show the ancient monument's base is lopsided.
Tesla Offers To Buy SolarCity In A $2.86 Billion Deal To Merge Two Elon Musk Companies
A Tesla-Solar City merger would package the two Elon Musk companies' products and services. How would the acquisition affect customers of green technologies?
Does Pluto Hide A Subsurface Ocean? NASA's New Horizons Hint Liquid Ocean Is Beneath Dwarf Planet's Icy Crust
A present-day liquid ocean could be hiding beneath the icy crust of Pluto. The dwarf planet would have shrunk if its ocean has completely frozen millions of years ago.
High Fiber Diet Boosts Immune System To Reduce Food Allergies
Researchers blame lack of fiber in the diet for the rising rate of allergies worldwide. How does eating fiber-rich food help those suffering from food allergies?
Feeling Sick? Google Will Help Diagnose Your Illness With New Symptom Search
Google introduced a new feature to improve results of symptom-related searches. The search giant collaborated with medical doctors as well as experts from Harvard Medical School and Mayo Clinic for its symptom search.
Space Tsunami Of Plasma Waves Behind Formation Of Third Van Allen Belt In Earth's Magnetosphere
What caused the formation of a third Van Allen Belt in 2013 has puzzled scientists. Researchers from University of Alberta now point at intense ultra-low frequency plasma waves.
Kepler Finds Youngest Planet Around Alien Star: Neptune-Size K2-33b Exoplanet Is Only 10 Million Years Old
The infant super-Neptune K2-33b is the youngest fully formed planet found orbiting an alien star. The exoplanet is estimated to be only between 5 to 10 million years old.
Atrial Fibrillation Patients With Stroke Risk Often Prescribed Wrong Medicine
Nearly 40 percent of patients with heart problem that can cause stroke are prescribed the wrong medicine. Why are atrial fibrillation patients treated with aspirin and not the recommended blood thinner?
Chemists Find Way To Tackle Plastic Pollution: Turn Plastic Waste Into Liquid Fuel
Using an organometallic catalyst, scientists sped up the breakdown of polyethylene into liquid product that can be used as fuel. Once the process is scaled up, it can potentially make a dent in global plastic pollution.
Algeria Blocks Facebook, Other Social Media Sites To Stop Exam Cheats
Thousands of high school students in Algeria needed to retake their baccalaureate exams on Sunday after test questions were leaked online. Authorities have temporarily blocked access to Facebook and Twitter to prevent cheats from posting test papers.
Memory Loss In People With Alzheimer's Disease Reversible: Here's Why New Broad-Based Treatment Worked
Using broad-based and personalized treatments, researchers were able to reverse memory loss in Alzheimer's disease patients. What made this new therapeutic approach effective?
Two Massive Texas Sinkholes May Collapse Into Each Other And Form New Gigantic Hole
The area around the 'Wink Sinks' Texas sinkholes was found to be unstable. The two massive holes may eventually merge into one bigger hole or new sinkholes could form.
At Least 650 Dialysis Patients Possibly Exposed To Hepatitis B At Seattle Hospital
Virginia Mason Hospital is contacting at least 650 dialysis patients who may have been exposed to hepatitis B over the past five years. The problem stems from lapses in screening procedures.
Aquatic Scientists Film Hordes Of Giant Spider Crabs Crawling And Stacking Up On Australian Sea Floor [Video]
Aquatic scientists filmed hordes of giant spider crabs off the shores of Melbourne in Australia. Watch the video of these massive crustaceans crawling and stacking on top of each other.
Bolivia Turns Down Chicken Donation From Bill Gates: Here's Why
Bill Gates wants to give chickens to Bolivia as part of an initiative to help fight poverty but the South American nation has rejected it. Why?
Women Who Work Long Hours Likely To Suffer From Cancer, Heart Disease
Long hours at work in women are linked to cancer, heart disease, arthritis and diabetes. Why are women more vulnerable than men to the health consequences of working long hours?
Astronomers Find Unusually Large Number Of Hot Jupiters In Dense Star Cluster
Excess number of hot Jupiters were discovered in Messier 67. What's behind the high concentration of these gas giants in the dense star cluster?
New Computer Algorithm Sifts Social Media Posts To Predict Next ISIS Terror Attack
Posts on Russia-based social media site VKontake revealed how the ISIS terrorist group manage to grow and organize online. How can online activities and behaviors of sympathizers help predict and possibly prevent future attacks?
Yellowstone Slaps Chinese Tourist With $1,000 Fine For Taking Water, Reminds Visitors Thermal Water Remains Off Limits
A Chinese national who visited Yellowstone National Park was fined for violating park rules. The visitor collected thermal water from the hot springs for medicinal purposes.
Sleep Apnea May Raise Heart Attack Risk In People Who Had Angioplasty To Clear Blocked Arteries
Patients who underwent angioplasty to clear blocked arteries are at greater risk for heart attack or stroke if they have untreated sleep apnea. How do sleep disorders damage the heart?
Can Drinking Coffee Cause Cancer? WHO Says Only If Beverage Is Drunk At Very Hot Temperature
WHO reversed its 1991 warning that coffee is a possible carcinogen. Drinking the beverage and other hot liquids at very high temperature, however, may still cause cancer of the esophagus.
2,100-Year-Old Computer Used To Predict The Future: How Does The Antikythera Mechanism Work?
The 2,100-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have also been used for astrology and not just for tracking the sun, moon and the planets. How did this ancient device work?
Animals Can Spread Deadly Diseases To Humans: These New Maps Show Hotspots Where This Can Happen
Where will the next Ebola strike? These new maps reveal the global hotspots of animal hosts that can spread infectious diseases to humans.
Cats Utilize Physics? Study Says Cats Understand Physics And Use Law Of Cause And Effect To Detect Hiding Prey
Cats have a rudimentary understanding of the principle of cause and effect as well as the elements of physics. How does this help them when hunting for prey at night?
Kepler Finds Biggest Real-Life Tatooine: Jupiter-Size Planet Orbits Two Suns And May Have Habitable Moon
The Kepler space telescope discovered another circumbinary planet that orbit two stars. What makes the exoplanet Kepler-1647b special?
Carbon Dioxide Dominates Greenhouse Gases Generated By Arctic's Thawing Permafrost
Melting permafrost in the Arctic produces carbon dioxide and methane that may further exacerbate warming climate. What conditions influence the release of these greenhouse gases?
Light Pollution That Dims Milky Way Is Reversible: Here's How To Bring Back The Dark Night Sky
Light pollution driven by artificial lights from billboards, homes and streetlamps is dimming our view of the Milky Way. Here's what we can do to restore the dark night sky.
World's Largest Rocket Blasts Off Into Space With US Spy Satellite [Video]
The world's most powerful rocket, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Heavy, lifted off from Cape Canaveral in California on June 11. The mission is to send a U.S. spy satellite into orbit.
Hubble Space Telescope Spots Solitary Dwarf Galaxy
The Hubble Space Telescope spotted a very isolated irregular dwarf galaxy 2.3 million light-years away from its closest neighbor. UGC 4879 can help astronomers study star formations.
FDA-Approved Drug Clears Psoriasis In Long-Term Clinical Trials
The new drug called ixekizumab completely or almost completely cleared psoriasis in affected patients who participated in three clinical trials. What are the side effects of the treatment?
