A peculiar class of fungi known for thriving in extreme radiation environments is raising questions about whether such organisms could one day be engineered into living shields for astronauts.
Interest in radiation-resistant fungi surged after…
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Webb Reveals a Plethora of Organic Molecules in a Bright Local Infrared Galaxy
Scientists have been making some incredible discoveries in space that are shedding new light on the origins of life. In addition to finding amino acids in asteroids, scientists have also found fatty acids found on Mars, sulfur-bearing…
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4 astronauts arrive at space station to replace evacuated crew
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.
SpaceX delivered the U.S., French and Russian…
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The bacterial community composition of American Lobster (Homarus americanus) embryos and recently hatched larvae held under experimental laboratory conditions
Shields, J. D., Stephens, F. J. & Jones, B. Pathogens, parasites and other symbionts. Lobsters Biol. Manag Aquac Fish.; 146–204. (2006).
Gil-Turnes, M. S., Hay, M. E. & Fenical, W. Symbiotic marine bacteria chemically defend crustacean embryos…
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Scientists use machine learning to control specific brain circuits
A team of researchers in Japan has developed an artificial intelligence tool called YORU that can identify specific animal behaviors in real time and immediately interact with the animals’ brain circuits. This open-source software,…
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Black Hole May Be ‘100 Trillion Times’ More Powerful Than The Death Star : ScienceAlert
Four years ago, astronomers spotted a distant supermassive black hole swallowing an entire star. The star had wandered too close to the SMBH, and the black hole’s powerful gravity prevented its escape.
It was a tidal disruption event (TDE),…
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Shaping Carbon Fiber With Electricity – Eurasia Review
Controlled manipulation of the fibers that are as thin as or even thinner than human hair is a real challenge. Despite the technology development, the precise and reversible change of the microfibers’ orientation, like the tweezers, is…
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Four new astronauts arrive via SpaceX rocket at International Space Station | International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early because of health concerns.
SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts a day after…
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