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Published: 13 June 2025

Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Published: 13 June 2025

Categories: National Science Foundation

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With support from the U.S. National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of Houston have captured the dynamics of microscopic cholesterol crystal formation on video for the first time. Understanding these mechanisms could help scientists develop more effective treatments for managing high cholesterol, a condition that affects 25 million adults in the U.S., according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A better understanding of crystal formation could also enhance optoelectronics, which are electronic devices that work by controlling and sensing light.

NSF-supported researchers Jeffrey Rimer and Peter Vekilov are known for their work in crystal engineering and therapeutics that help prevent crystallization in human diseases. Their latest achievement shows the fundamental layered process involved in crystal formation in environments that mimic the human body. This is the first time anyone has taken images of the surface growth of cholesterol crystals in real time at near-molecular resolution. The study was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.

Cholesterol Crystal Formation

Credit: D. Chakraborty, W. Ma, X. Wang, Z. Chu, T. Yang, M. Warzecha, P.G. Vekilov, & J.D. Rimer.

Scientists have captured the first ever time-lapse video of the layered growth of a cholesterol monohydrate crystal.

Cholesterol crystals can build up in blood vessels or the gallbladder, causing blockages,

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Published: 13 June 2025

Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Fri, 13 Jun 2025, 15:50 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

World map showing volcanoes with shallow (less than 50 km) earthquakes within 20 km radius during the past 24 hours on 13 Jun 2025 Number in brackets indicate nr of quakes.

Quakes detected near: Askja (1 quake mag 1.1), Balut (1 quake mag 2.6), Brennisteinsfjöll (12 quakes between mag 0.1-1.2), Clear Lake (33 quakes between mag 0.2-1.8), Coso (1 quake mag 1.4), E-san (1 quake mag 3.0)
El Chichón (3 quakes between mag 2.1-2.5), Eldey (3 quakes between mag 1.2-1.5), Etna (3 quakes between mag 0.6-1.1), Furnas (2 quakes between mag 2.0-2.6), Geureudong (1 quake mag 2.0), Grímsvötn (2 quakes between mag 0.8-1.2), Hakone (2 quakes between mag 0.6-1.2), Hekla (1 quake mag 1.7), Hulubelu (2 quakes between mag 2.4-2.4), Kilauea (3 quakes between mag 1.5-3.3), Kirishima (11 quakes between mag 0.2-3.0), Klyuchevskoy (4 quakes between mag 0.7-1.9), Kolumbo (4 quakes between mag 1.5-2.1), Koruhüyüğü (1 quake mag 2.3), Ljósufjöll (6 quakes between mag 0.1-1.5), Loki-Fögrufjöll volcano (3 quakes between mag 0.6-2.2), Mayotte Island (1 quake mag 1.2), Roundtop (1 quake mag 1.6), Ruapehu (3 quakes between mag 0.9-3.0), Salton Buttes (1 quake mag 1.2), San Diego (1 quake mag 1.2), Santo Tomas (1 quake mag 3.0), Santorini (1 quake mag 1.8), Sousaki (1 quake mag 1.5), Suwanose-jima (1 quake mag 1.8), Svartsengi (4 quakes between