- Europlanet Webinar: Cassini Detects Organic Compounds in the Fresh Plume of Enceladus astrobiology.com
- New analysis suggests a moon of Saturn can support life The Tartan
- Cosmic radiation may create the organic molecules found on icy moons
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Europlanet Webinar: Cassini Detects Organic Compounds in the Fresh Plume of Enceladus – astrobiology.com
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Astronomer reveals first look at Comet 3I/ATLAS as it reappears from far side of the sun
Comet 3I/ATLAS is the bright white dot in the center of the image, while the dot above it is a star that appears distorted because of the comet’s motion. (Image credit: Qicheng Zhang/Lowell Observatory) The interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has…
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Specialty cotton production up 9% – ICAC report – Ecotextile News
- Specialty cotton production up 9% – ICAC report Ecotextile News
- Darker fabrics shed more microplastics in sunlight Earth.com
- Europe’s first RWS-certified wool insulation Ecotextile News
- CFDA, Bezos launch $6.25m sustainable fashion fund
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Scientists Produce Powerhouse Pigment Behind Octopus Camouflage
By linking the cell’s survival to the production of their target compound, the team was able to trick the microbe into creating xanthommatin. To do this, they started with a genetically engineered “sick” cell, one that could only…
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Drones, Lichens Uncover Dinosaur Fossils
Vibrant orange-coloured lichens are helping scientists discover dinosaur fossils in Canada, according to a new study published today [3 November] in Current Biology.
An international team of palaeontologists and remote sensing scientists…
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Secrets of microbial motion: How bacteria swash, glide and shift gears to survive
New studies from Arizona State University reveal surprising ways bacteria can move without their flagella — the slender, whip-like propellers that usually drive them forward.
Movement lets bacteria form communities, spread to new…
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When scientists sent drones into Dinosaur Provincial Park, they made a remarkable discovery
Scientists have discovered a surprising new method for finding dinosaur fossils in Canada – and it involves an unlikely duo: lichens and drones.
According to a new study published in Current Biology, certain lichen species colonise exposed…
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Rapid Antarctic glacier retreat sparks scientific ‘whodunnit’
Mark PoyntingClimate and science reporter, BBC News
Naomi OchwatHektoria Glacier in February 2024, flowing into the partly frozen ocean The recent rapid retreat of an Antarctic glacier could be unprecedented, a new study suggests, a finding which…
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