Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter
Armada to Apophis—scientists recycle old ideas for rare asteroid encounter.....»»
Mini proton accelerator ELISA is now taking data
A particle accelerator on display in a museum exhibition is rare. But a functioning particle accelerator conducting real scientific research in a museum exhibition? That's unprecedented......»»
New AI tool generates realistic satellite images of future flooding
Visualizing the potential impacts of a hurricane on people's homes before it hits can help residents prepare and decide whether to evacuate. MIT scientists have developed a method that generates satellite imagery from the future to depict how a regio.....»»
Planetary scientist proposes an alternative theory for what lies beneath the surfaces of Uranus and Neptune
Diamond rain? Super-ionic water? These are just two proposals that planetary scientists have come up with for what lies beneath the thick, bluish, hydrogen-and-helium atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's unique, but superficially bla.....»»
Mathematical modeling reveals the explosive secret of the squirting cucumber
A team led by the University of Oxford has solved a mystery that has intrigued scientists for centuries: how does the squirting cucumber squirt?.....»»
Exploring life at its simplest: Scientists create a "minimal cell membrane" with just two lipids
Lipids, or fats, are essential to life. They form the membranes around cells, protecting them from the outside. In nature, there is an enormous diversity of lipids, with each organism having its own unique combination. But what are the minimum lipid.....»»
Scientists develop AI tool for personalized phage therapy as a targeted alternative to antibiotics
With the rapid development of antibiotics in the 1930s, phage therapy—using viruses known as bacteriophages or phages to tackle bacterial infections—fell into oblivion. But as the current rise in antibiotic resistance is making it increasingly di.....»»
How physics moves from wild ideas to actual experiments
Science often accommodates audacious proposals. Neutrinos are some of nature’s most elusive particles. One hundred trillion fly through your body every second, but each one has.....»»
Astronomers discover a rare group of dwarf galaxies
Astronomers from the Yonsei University in Seoul, South Korea and elsewhere have discovered a rare isolated group of five star-forming dwarf galaxies in the local universe. The finding was reported in a research paper published November 19 in The Astr.....»»
A molecular trap for exotic metals promises improved diagnostics and faster drug development
A group of scientists from IOCB Prague, led by Dr. Miloslav Polášek, have created compounds that are up to a million times more stable than similar substances used in contemporary medicine to treat tumors or as contrast agents for magnetic resonanc.....»»
Earth bids farewell to its temporary "mini moon" that is possibly a chunk of our actual moon
Planet Earth is parting company with an asteroid that's been tagging along as a "mini moon" for the past two months......»»
Scientists seek miracle pill to stop methane cow burps
A scientist guides a long tube into the mouth and down to the stomach of Thing 1, a two-month-old calf that is part of a research project aiming to prevent cows from burping methane, a potent greenhouse gas......»»
How to Create a Future of Cheap Energy for All
The WIRED & Octopus Energy Tech Summit in Berlin was bursting with innovative ideas for reaching net zero and on working together at an ever-greater scale......»»
Remaking History: Sarah Mather and the Aquascope
The Brooklyn Evening Star, January 24, 1843: “The world is indebted to this inventor, who is not only American, but an American Lady!” The post Remaking History: Sarah Mather and the Aquascope appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for M.....»»
The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought......»»
Caste differentiation in ants: How a specific hormone regulates the process
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen have revealed how a specific hormone regulates ant caste differentiation by phenotypic measurements of organ-level developmental changes and matching transcriptome analyses. Published in the Proceedings of.....»»
Niagara fireball event leads to discovery of tiniest known asteroid
In an international study led by Western University and Lowell Observatory, scientists describe a pioneering, integrative approach for studying near-Earth asteroids based largely on a November 2022 fireball event that dropped meteorites in the Niagar.....»»
Scientists develop method "tetraplex digital PCR assay" for detecting DNA of invasive snakes in Florida
Scientists at the University of Florida have developed a pioneering tool to bolster Florida's defenses against invasive species: a DNA-based environmental monitoring test that can pinpoint where they've been, aiding eradication efforts......»»
Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Maker Space With Kristin Berbawy
Kristin Berbawy's shares 10+ years of experience designing and maintaining makerspaces in schools and libraries. The post Creating and Maintaining a Classroom Maker Space With Kristin Berbawy appeared first on Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Maker.....»»
tRNAs help some mRNAs get lost in translation
Scientists have discovered that tRNAs can determine how long mRNAs exist in a cell, causing some messages to be stabilized and translated into more protein, while directing others to be degraded and limiting how much protein can be made. They publis.....»»
Ryugu asteroid sample rapidly colonized by terrestrial life despite strict contamination control
Panspermia is the hypothesis that life can survive the transfer between planetary bodies as a secondary path for life to get started on planets throughout a solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life on asteroids or within meteorites would.....»»