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[ad_1] Artist’s impression of a magnetarIllustration: ESO / L. Calçada. Astronomers have just seen an extremely bright explosion of radio waves emanating from our own galaxy. Surprising observation could help us understand the mystery behind these enigmatic broadcasts, known as fast radio bursts. Telescopes around the world share data on …

[ad_1] -> Researchers have shown that small antibodies can block Rift Valley fever virus (above) from entering cells. LAGUNA DESIGN / Science Source By Mitch LeslieMay. 1, 2020, 6:40 PM For more than 20 years, researchers have tried with limited success to design antibodies in new treatments for bacterial and …

[ad_1] Hydrocarbon seepage in the southern Gulf of Mexico emits viscous oil, much like asphalt. Hydrocarbons serve as an energy source for microbes, and in turn, microbial biomass is a food source for a diverse community of organisms including tubeworms, mussels, crabs, and shrimp. Credit: Center for Marine Environmental Sciences …

[ad_1] Antarctica and Greenland have lost thousands of gigatons of ice in the last 16 years alone. According to new NASA data, that melting ice has contributed to more than half an inch of Rising sea levels worldwide. Collectively, Antarctica and Greenland have lost more than 5,000 gigatons of ice …

[ad_1] It may seem like he’s busy, but he’s really just taking it easy. POT Without the sun’s heat, Earth would be a rock covered in ice. Does a lot for us. But compared to other stars of its size, it turns out that our sun, the literal light of …

[ad_1] Deforestation in Colombia. Credit: Pablo Negret A study of deforestation in Colombia by researchers at the University of Queensland has revealed some valuable ideas that could be used to help curb deforestation in areas around the world. Doctor. Student Pablo Negret led an effort to compare the effectiveness of …

[ad_1] An astronaut puts on gloves before beginning to collect samples from an environmental surface of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA A study by a national laboratory team and NASA researchers found that the environment of the International Space Station is affected by the microbial composition of the astronauts …

[ad_1] Figure 1. Giant thermoelectric energy from ionic thermoelectric materials (i-TE). (A) i-TE gelatin materials-X KCl-meter/ /north FeCN4- / 3- (X is KCl and meter/ /north are the molar concentrations of K4Fe (CN) 6 / K3Fe (CN) 6, respectively) in this work as Gelatin (X = 0 M, meter/ /north …

[ad_1] For the first time, people with arm amputations can experience touch sensations in a mind-controlled arm prosthesis that they use in everyday life. A study in New England Journal of Medicine reports on three Swedish patients who have lived for several years with this new technology, one of the …

[ad_1] Credit: CC0 Public Domain For the first time, UBC researchers have shown a key difference in the three-dimensional structures of a key metabolic enzyme in the parasite that causes malaria compared to its human counterpart. The finding, recently published in the International Union of Crystallography Magazine, takes researchers one …