In a pre-emptive move towards ensuring the responsible application of emerging biological sciences, scientists have urged caution in the development of a new—albeit hypothetical—form of life arising from research in mirror…
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NASA satellite data now available via Microsoft Azure
Microsoft is making NASA’s satellite data accessible via Azure. The Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 dataset is now available via Microsoft’s Planetary Computer platform. Researchers can use it to analyze billions of…
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Russian cosmonauts complete first 2025 spacewalk-Xinhua
MOSCOW, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — Russian cosmonauts have completed the first spacewalk of 2025 from the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS), the state space corporation Roscosmos said Thursday.
According to the Roscosmos live…
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Stars and satellites streak over Gemini North telescope photo of the day for Oct. 17, 2025
As one half of the International Gemini Observatory, the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii provides astronomers with a window into the distant universe, from growing stars to evolving galaxies.
Its twin, Gemini South, is located in the Atacama…
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Chinese team plans to test powerful chip on world’s largest optical telescope in Spain
Chinese researchers have developed an optical chip the size of a fingernail that can analyse light in real time with a precision once possible only with bulky laboratory instruments. They hope to test it using the largest optical telescope on…Continue Reading
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals the role of the molybdate transporter2 in mediating nitrate stress tolerance in tomato seedlings | BMC Plant Biology
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Over 1,800-year-old dragon kiln site found in east China-Xinhua
A tourist take photos of exhibits at a Yue-Kiln celadon art gallery in the Shijiashan public cultural space of Shishan Community, Cixi City of east China’s Zhejiang Province, April 9, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Yu) HANGZHOU, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — A…
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Understanding of HIV cure research in a rural community with high prevalence: the case of uMkhanyakude district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa | AIDS Research and Therapy
A total of five deliberative small group discussions were conducted with five participants in each group (Table 1). The groups included AHRI peer navigators (18–25 years), young adults from the local community (18–25 years), traditional and…
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Microsoft uploads NASA’s Landsat and Sentinel data to Azure • The Register
Microsoft has made NASA’s Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) dataset available on Azure via the Windows giant’s Planetary Computer platform.
It seems an excellent use for all that Azure capacity – petabytes of global environmental data…
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After 700,000 Years Of Quiet, A Volcano Is Showing “First Signs” Of Unrest
After millions of years of peace, an idle volcano is showing its first signs of volcanic unrest. The summit of Taftan has become swollen and bloated, indicating that the pressure of magma and hot gas is increasing within its bowels.
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