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Oculus Science Journal
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Welcome to the Oculus Science Journal, a science journal for students. Created by 4 high school students who wish to explore science themselves, the Oculus aims to makes science a more accessible and enjoyable subjects for those who are interested yet find science difficult. Bringing you fresh scientific discoveries on a monthly basis, we hope that the Oculus illuminates the frontiers of science for you.
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Daily Micronutrient Supplements: The Key to Reducing Birth Complications
BY: JENNAH YOO Figure 1: A set of typical iron tablets (Source Credit: healthline) According to the World Health Organization, it is...
Etude of Happiness
Jul 6, 20226 min read
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How does emotion affect our cognitive functions?
Figure 1: Illustration of the neuronal response to emotional stimuli (Source) When asked a question of whether logic is more important...
David Kim
Jul 6, 20226 min read
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The Fuel That Will Send Humans To Mars
Figure 1: Illustration of a possible methane production system on Mars (Source) For centuries, kerosene (RP-1) and liquid hydrogen were...
Ian Park
Jul 5, 20227 min read
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What Exactly is Monkeypox?
Figure 1: Above image shows a detailed microscopic view of the monkeypox virus, as well as the visible symptoms of the virus on the skin....
Anna Kim
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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Correlation between Alzheimer’s disease and oral health
Losing memories of loved ones is one of the biggest fears many people have. Unfortunately, this fear turned into reality for 44 million...
Hannah Kim
Jun 30, 20225 min read
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Does the size of a bird’s brain matter?
Figure 1: A bay-breasted warbler with a relatively small brain size Source Credit: CNN (LINK) Climate change affects every bit of...
sunminlee227
Mar 31, 20223 min read
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A Possible Relationship Between Sleep and Covid-19
Figure 1: Various relationships between the Covid pandemic and the human sleep cycle have been revealed by researchers. Source: Aubmc.org...
Wooseok Kim
Mar 31, 20223 min read
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A Healthy Sleep Cycle for a Healthy Brain
Figure 1:The circadian rhythm, an internal clock in all organisms, has been found to have correlations with the development of...
Hannah Kim
Mar 30, 20224 min read
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The History and Engineering of the James Webb Space Telescope
Figure 1: The initial image of HD 84406, a star in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear), created by the James Webb Space...
KangWon Lee
Mar 30, 20225 min read
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Our bodies have been sending signals all along; we just haven’t noticed them… until now
Figure 1: MicroRNAs indicating whether an individual will develop dementia or not can be discovered in the blood. Source Credit: Today UK...
Hannah Kim
Dec 22, 20214 min read
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The Origin of Tusks
Figure 1: Tusk of a dicynodont (Source Credit: The Harvard Gazette) A group of researchers that published a new study decided that a...
Anna Kim
Dec 10, 20213 min read
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Going tusk-free: an unexpected consequence of excessive poaching
Figure 1: A herd of tuskless African elephants in the savannahs of Mozambique Source Credit: National Geographic (LINK) Evolution is...
Minseong Kim
Dec 3, 20213 min read
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Increasing Sustainability with 5G
Figure 1: Effect of 5G stations on carbon emissions Source Credit: CENGN (LINK) At this point, we all know that carbon emissions are a...
sunminlee227
Nov 28, 20214 min read
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“Plastic-Eating” Bacteria: Friend or Foe?
Figure 1: Scientists are working with bacteria that are able to biodegrade plastic polymers into monomers. (Source Credit: Forbes...
Etude of Happiness
Sep 5, 20217 min read
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Removing Negative Bias of Muslims in Natural Language Processing AI Model GPT-3
Figure 1: News Article Generated by GPT-3 Source Credit: Clockwise Software (LINK) Around 15 years ago, computers generating and speaking...
Kyungmin Roh
Sep 5, 20216 min read
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Another reason to fear coronavirus
Figure 1: Recent studies reveal that COVID-19 may be associated with neurological diseases, in particular Alzheimer's Disease. Source...
Hannah Kim
Sep 5, 20215 min read
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Viruses and Their Hosts Join Hands to Vanquish the Parasitoids
Figure: Tiny wasp eggs (white) surrounding their host, the caterpillar (green). On July 29, researchers at the University of Valencia...
Anna Kim
Sep 5, 20215 min read
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What exactly is the "sick building syndrome"?
Figure 1: A diagram of a house that focuses on potential causes of the sick building syndrome (LINK) The term “sick building syndrome”...
Wooseok Kim
Sep 5, 20214 min read
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Blinded by the lights: the African dung beetle
Figure 1: An African dung beetle rolls its way through the starry night. Source Credit: New York Times (LINK) Those who have been to...
Minseong Kim
Sep 5, 20214 min read
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Can water turn into a metal?
Figure 1: A thin layer of water turned shiny for a few seconds Source Credit: Nature We all know that the water we encounter everyday is...
sunminlee227
Sep 5, 20214 min read
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