Science

High flavanol diet associated with lower blood pressure

[ad_1] reviewed by Emily Henderson, Bachelor of ScienceOct 21, 2020 People who eat a diet that includes flavanol-rich foods and drinks, such as tea, apples and berries, may lower blood pressure, according to the first study using objective measures of the diet of thousands of UK residents. The findings, published …

Read More »

NASA touched an asteroid. How much will you bring home?

[ad_1] When NASA’s OSIRIS-REX spacecraft touched the surface of an asteroid Tuesday to collect a sample of rocks and soil, the operation went smoothly, much to the delight of mission operators. “Transcendental,” said Dante Lauretta, the mission’s principal investigator, moments later. “I mean, I can’t believe we made it.” But …

Read More »

OSIRIS-REx successfully touches the asteroid Bennu

[ad_1] It has been a Touch-And-Go (TAG) success for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft that yesterday unfolded its robotic arm and briefly touched the asteroid Bennu to collect dust and pebbles from its surface. The Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft is an international sample return mission led …

Read More »

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft lands on asteroid Bennu

[ad_1] The spacecraft’s sampling arm, called the Touch-And-Go Sampling Mechanism, over the target sampling site during a dress test in April. POT Four years after launching from EarthNASA’s Osiris-Rex made a brief, historic landing Tuesday on the potentially dangerous asteroid Bennu more than 200 million miles away. The spacecraft traveled …

Read More »

Volunteers will expose themselves to the COVID-19 virus to find the amount of virus it takes to infect a person- Technology News, Firstpost

[ad_1] French Media AgencyOctober 21, 2020 09:20:27 am British researchers said Tuesday they hope to expose healthy volunteers to the virus that causes Covid-19 in a pioneering study to discover the amount needed for people to become infected. The Human Challenge Program, an association that includes Imperial College London, hopes …

Read More »