Earlier this month, Coastal Connections, Inc. (CCI) took in a hard-shelled sea creature with an unusually fluffy coat. Typically, the sea turtles they save and rehabilitate from around Vero Beach, Florida, have glistening shells and calloused…
Category: 7. Science
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Researchers Examine How We Could Achieve Sustainable Water Systems for Space
If humans ever want to work and live in space, whether in habitats on the Moon or Mars or in stations far from Earth, a reliable source of clean drinking water is essential. This presents many challenges in space, where resources are…
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NASA report declares Starliner incident a type A mishap – Astronomy Magazine
- NASA report declares Starliner incident a type A mishap Astronomy Magazine
- Nasa boss says Boeing Starliner failure one of worst in its history BBC
- NASA Releases Report on Starliner Crewed Flight Test Investigation NASA (.gov)
- Sunita Williams’s…
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Ancient 'Asgard' microbe may have used oxygen long before it was plentiful on Earth, offering new clue to origins of complex life – Live Science
- Ancient ‘Asgard’ microbe may have used oxygen long before it was plentiful on Earth, offering new clue to origins of complex life Live Science
- Oxygen metabolism in descendants of the archaeal-eukaryotic ancestor Nature
- A Major Conundrum In The…
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2 powerful telescopes team up to find 70 ancient galaxies with surprising levels of metals
Using the James Webb Space Telescope and the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array , astronomers have investigated 70 dusty, star-forming galaxies at the very edge of the universe. These galaxies, seen as they were less than 1 billion…
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Astronomers Discover Galaxy Made of 99% Dark Matter
Researchers unexpectedly found an ultra-massive galaxy whose incredibly old age could redefine what we know about galaxy formation. Credits: Public Domain, via Wikimedia Commons Astronomers have identified one of the strangest galaxies…
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Study finds mice perform ‘first aid’ when their friends are in distress
Scientists have long wondered whether other social animals show any consistent response to companions that stop responding, seemingly in distress.
When a mouse spots another mouse lying still, it may paw at its friend, chew on its snout, or even…
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Spinning fire whirls may clean oil spills faster and with less smoke
After a major oil spill, rescue teams face a painful choice. Oil spreads quickly across water and poisons marine life. One fast way to stop that spread is to burn the oil on the surface.
This method, called an in-situ fire, keeps oil from…
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Citizen science: Map the Earth's magnetic shield with the Space Umbrella Project – Phys.org
- Citizen science: Map the Earth’s magnetic shield with the Space Umbrella Project Phys.org
- Shedding Light on Space Weather Events on Earth’s Nightside University of New Hampshire
- Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella…
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AI Sharpens Telescope Images For Clearer Cosmos
Scientists are developing improved methods for modelling the Point Spread Function (PSF), a critical component in cosmological weak-lensing surveys. Dayana Andrea Henao Arbeláez from Universidad de Antioquia, Pierre-François Léget from the…
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