[ad_1] (FILES) In this file photo taken on October 10, 2019, SpaceX employees work on the Crew Dragon spacecraft after a press conference at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California. – A SpaceX rocket will send astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International …
Read More »Silent killer: UK honey bees are being secretly wiped out by chronic viral illness
[ad_1] Experts say that honey bees are being silently killed by chronic viral disease, as some have been found to be unable to fly and have a rare, greasy abdomen. According to a report by The Dailymail, a new study has revealed that honey bees in the UK suffer from …
Read More »Telescopes around the world pick up a mysterious radio blast from our own galaxy
[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 …
Read More »Biologists invent a new way to fight viruses with llama blood and molecular superglue | Science
[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 …
Read More »Life is bubbling to the seafloor with oil from the depths
[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 …
Read More »NASA approaches the puzzling ‘chaos terrain’ of Jupiter’s moon Europa
[ad_1] NASA reprocessed Galileo’s images of Europe and came up with this beauty. NASA / JPL-Caltech / SETI Institute Jupiter’s funky moon Europa represents one of our best shots to find signs of life beyond Earth in our solar system. NASA will send a future mission to study frozen Europe, …
Read More »Astronomers show that our sun is lazy and boring compared to other stars
[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 …
Read More »Stopping deforestation: lessons from Colombia
[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 …
Read More »Researchers find that the microbial profile of the space station’s surface resembles the skin of its crew members.
[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 …
Read More »Jelly could soon power our portable devices and IoT devices
[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 …
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