The fire burning in north-east Victoria near Walwa was so fierce it generated its own weather this afternoon, including a substantial pyrocumulonimbus cloud with lightning and thunder.
Pyrocumulonimbus clouds (pyroCb), also known as are fire…
Category: 7. Science
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Spider venom-based drug enters trials for heart attacks, strokes
The current phase 1 clinical study will assess the safety, tolerability and dosage of IB409, a novel drug developed from a molecule found in Australian funnel-web spider venom by biotechnology company Infensa Bioscience, said a…
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Superradiant Terahertz Laser Powered by Electron Microbunches
In a groundbreaking advancement for terahertz (THz) science and technology, researchers have unveiled a novel approach to free-electron laser (FEL) design that leverages electron microbunch trains to achieve superradiant emission. This…
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Hubble discovers ‘Cloud 9,’ strange cosmic object with no stars
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new type of…
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Sesquiterpene lactones in micropropagated Arnica montana shoots after elicitation—insights into metabolite accumulation and transcriptional regulation
Vera, M. et al. Living at the edge: population differentiation in endangered Arnica Montana from NW Iberian Peninsula. Plant. Syst. Evol. 306, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00606-020-01673-9 (2020).
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NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue – Reuters
- NASA considers rare early ISS crew return due to astronaut’s medical issue Reuters
- NASA to Cover US Spacewalks 94, 95 at International Space Station NASA (.gov)
- Watch Live as NASA Astronauts Conduct Spacewalk to Prep the ISS for its Demise
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Researchers launch spider venom drug trial for heart attacks, strokes-Xinhua
SYDNEY, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — A potentially life-saving treatment for heart attacks and strokes, derived from the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders, has entered human trials, researchers in Australia said Thursday.
The current phase…
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Meet the AAS Keynote Speakers: Dr Maura McLaughlin
In this series of posts, we sit down with a few keynote speakers of the 247th AAS meeting to learn more about them and their research. You can see a full schedule of their talks here and read our other interviews here!
“We are…
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China Rover Uncovers Hidden Water Era On Mars
China’s first Mars rover, Zhurong, has uncovered evidence indicating that water activity on the Martian surface continued much later than scientists once believed. Researchers studying data from the rover say Mars may have experienced…
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Meltwater Turns Iceberg A-23A Blue
The year that iceberg A-23A first broke away from Antarctica’s Filchner Ice Shelf, Ronald Reagan was president of the United States, and the movie Top Gun was setting box office records. Forty years later, the massive tabular berg—one of…
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