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[ad_1] Bridenstine has proven to be a popular NASA administrator. AFP via Getty Images When James Frederick Bridenstine was announced as Trump’s nominee for NASA Administrator in September 2017, there was an uproar. Bridenstine’s apparent lack of qualifications for the position, coupled with his falsely held views on climate change, …

[ad_1] Octopuses have captured the human imagination for centuries, inspiring sea monster sagas from Scandinavian Kraken legends to the television series “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” and, more recently, the less threatening Netflix “My Octopus Teacher.” With its eight suction cup-covered tentacles, their appearance is unique, and their …

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, Bachelor of ScienceOct 29, 2020 Researchers from Basel and Spain have identified a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that has spread widely across Europe in recent months, according to a non-peer-reviewed preprint released this week. While there is no evidence that this variant is more dangerous, …

[ad_1] MOSCOW, October 30 / TASS /. The crack found aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and the air leak it caused could have been caused by an external impact, members of the Russian space station crew said during a conference with the Mission Control center. Speaking to the flight …

[ad_1] Huge eyes and legs that can hear … this spider has it all. Screenshot from video by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET The legs seem to be very useful to spiders; after all, they have eight. But a recent study from Cornell University reveals that a certain type of …

[ad_1] The lightning phenomenon known as a sprite depicted on Jupiter in this illustration. Jupiter’s hydrogen-rich atmosphere would likely make them appear blue. In the Earth’s upper atmosphere, the presence of nitrogen gives them a reddish color. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SwRI An instrument on the spacecraft may have …

[ad_1] Huge eyes and legs that can hear … this spider has it all. Screenshot from video by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper / CNET The legs seem to be a very useful body part for spiders; after all, they have eight. But a recent Cornell University study reveals that a certain …

[ad_1] NASA’s Juno spacecraft just captured images of colorful bursts of lightning-like electricity high up in Jupiter’s atmosphere. These phenomena, which include jellyfish-shaped ‘sprites’ and glowing discs called ‘elves’, also occur high up in Earth’s atmosphere during electrical storms. They were first documented in 1989. Scientists predicted that other lightning-bearing …

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, Bachelor of ScienceOct 28, 2020 Dementia and other cognitive disorders now appear to be risk factors for developing severe COVID-19, according to research from the University of Georgia. The findings highlight the need for special care for populations with these pre-existing conditions during the pandemic. …

[ad_1] Using highly sensitive spectroscopic observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter / submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have detected a small cyclic molecule called cyclopropenylidene (C3Htwo) in the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. This composite image shows an infrared view of Titan. In this image, blue represents wavelengths centered at …