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North Korea launched its biggest missile test since 2017 on Sunday (Jan. 30) and apparently captured photos of Earth from space during the flight. from Space.com https://ift.tt/pq8igdsa3

Two researchers from the University of Ottawa are the first to map out all the glaciers that end in the ocean in the Northern Hemisphere and provide a measure of their rate of change over the last 20 years. Their findings will help better understand—and perhaps predict—the impact of climate change north of the equator. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/ei2uNW9Gx

Climate change could result in the financial toll of flooding rising by more than a quarter in the United States by 2050 -- and disadvantaged communities will bear the biggest brunt, according to new research. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/bfuiFkLeJ

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a spike in depression and anxiety in expectant mums, a new study has revealed. There was an increase in reported depression rates of 30 per cent from pre-pandemic levels, from 17 per cent to 47 per cent -- with anxiety rates also jumping up 37 per cent in expecting mothers to 60 per cent. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/RX3AKV7q0

SpaceX has two Falcon 9 rockets on nearby Florida launch pads at the same time and the photos are amazing. from Space.com https://ift.tt/WbQ2Ddx36

The carbon material graphene has no well-defined thickness; it merely consists of one single layer of atoms. It is therefore often referred to as a "two-dimensional material." Trying to make a three-dimensional structure out of it may sound contradictory at first, but it is an important goal: if the properties of the graphene layer are to be exploited best, then as much active surface area as possible must be integrated within a limited volume. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/kGhyZ09I4

Pick up one of the best flashlights and use it for stargazing, trekking, hunting, or just taking the dog for a walk from Space.com https://ift.tt/ejPdhLQna

A nor'easter with hurricane-force wind gusts battered much of the East Coast on Saturday, flinging heavy snow that made travel treacherous or impossible, flooding coastlines, and threatening to leave bitter cold in its wake. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/HtDRwlB3i

It has long been known that lactic acid is produced in large quantities by cancer cells and that this lactic acid disrupts our defense against tumors. However, scientists did not know exactly how this happens. Now researchers report they have found the answer. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/UqR4Ku58W

Sweden's Free League Publishing is releasing "Tales From The Loop: The Board Game" on Feb. 8. from Space.com https://ift.tt/ck2WHvCsX

Michelle Hurd and Jeri Ryan star in an original audio drama, "Star Trek: Picard - No Man's Land." from Space.com https://ift.tt/0z6jagCmh

The volcanic eruption in Tonga generated pressure waves in the atmosphere that quickly spread around the world. from Space.com https://ift.tt/a0TjPYocR

The "Aliens Artbook" from Printed in Blood and Titan Books celebrates the sci-fi film's 35th anniversary. from Space.com https://ift.tt/j2K5IpdJ3

With NASA's newest space observatory exactly on schedule in its commissioning phase, the science team outlined their plan to make the most of this $10 billion opportunity. from Space.com https://ift.tt/TFLbVf9PU

It isn’t easy to get to space, and there are a few steps to it. from Space.com https://ift.tt/PVZD548OW

SpaceX delayed two back-to-back rocket launches from Florida on Saturday (Jan. 29) due to bad weather. from Space.com https://ift.tt/eQTXcYbJf

In the U.S., 52% of irrigated land is used for corn, soybean and winter wheat production. Corn and soybean are two of the country's most important crops, with 17% of corn production and 12% of soybean production coming from irrigated areas. However, the water used for this irrigation is often unsustainably pumped groundwater.  According to a recent Dartmouth-led study published in Earth's Future, using groundwater sustainably for agriculture in the U.S. could dramatically reduce the production of corn, soybean and winter wheat.  from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3gcXHad

Researchers have discovered a parasite present in seawater and which belongs to a primitive lineage; they have named it Txikispora philomaios. This organism will help to explain how multicellularity developed in animals. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/35zo4W3

A Mars probe has snapped a peculiar image of the Red Planet's surface that looks like a giant tree stump, rings and all. from Space.com https://ift.tt/35zeulZ

Humans experience the world in three dimensions, but a collaboration in Japan has developed a way to create synthetic dimensions to better understand the fundamental laws of the universe and possibly apply them to advanced technologies. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/35CfyWp

A new, more precise method of simulating quantum materials has revealed the basis for superconductivity in copper-based oxides known as cuprates. Researchers, using powerful supercomputers, found that phonons, vibrational energy from crystal structure, contribute to a key feature observed in cuprates, which may indicate their indispensable contribution to superconductivity. If true, the finding may pave the way for tunable superconductivity in materials. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3s63rIK

A solar eclipse on one side of Earth stimulated aurora displays on the opposite side of our planet, according to a new study. from Space.com https://ift.tt/340ytcH

When bears and ground squirrels hibernate in winter, they stop eating, lasting until spring simply on the fat reserves they've stored up in their bodies. Usually, this sort of prolonged fasting and inactivity would significantly reduce the mass and function of muscle, but hibernators don't suffer this fate. How they avoid it, however, has been a mystery. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/35w5zlh

Researchers have discovered that a particular molecular signaling pathway plays an important role in producing osteoarthritis (OA) pain. Using a mouse model of painful osteoarthritis, they show that blocking this signaling pathway eliminates pain and results in a return to normal limb use. This work is the first to find an association between this pathway and OA pain, and could lead to the development of new, effective pain treatments for human OA sufferers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3nZpFe7

Three months after launch, a new NASA asteroid spacecraft is still getting settled into its life beyond Earth. from Space.com https://ift.tt/34dRwzY

The severity of COVID-19 pneumonia can be difficult to assess in people from different ethnic groups, due to inaccurate readings from a device that measures the level of oxygen in the blood of patients, a new study has found. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3G1C3jL

Our selection of the best telescopes will suit all budgets and needs — whether you're observing planets, stars, the moon or anything else in the night sky. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3vNNW7X

With 192 lasers and temperatures more than three times hotter than the center of the sun, scientists hit—at least for a fraction of a second—a key milestone on the long road toward nearly pollution-free fusion energy. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3o0Oy9o

A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but a chocolate chip cookie labeled 'consumer complaint' won't taste as good as the exact same product described as 'new and improved,' a new study suggests. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3r2RyE1

These streaming deals will give you tons of great sci-fi content for you to enjoy. from Space.com https://ift.tt/2ZzFdfD

Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3H6nAEL

Scientists have found "compelling evidence" that Saturn's "Death Star" moon is hiding an ocean just beneath its surface, furthering the search for possible life in our solar system. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3rPTgaR

A new study found that seafloor sediments have the potential to transmit a deadly pathogen to local corals and hypothesizes that sediments have played a role in the persistence of a devastating coral disease outbreak throughout Florida and the Caribbean. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3KIt4Yr

A small drone with big ideas, and a few tricks up its sleeve, which could just make it the best value UAV in its class for beginners from Space.com https://ift.tt/3rMCUA0

Electronic waste in 13 Latin American countries rose by 49% between 2010 and 2019, roughly the world average, but just 3% was collected and safely managed, a fraction of the 17.4% global average, according to the UN's first assessment of Latin America's e-waste volume, legislation, and management infrastructure. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3tZe3vj

Researchers present new findings on the immune response against the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Their study is based on investigations of antibodies elicited by infection with the Beta variant of the virus. The researchers conclude that the Beta variant can confer broad immunity to multiple viral strains, which could be beneficial for protection against the currently prevalent Delta and Omicron variants, as well as against future viral variants. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3G2IPWB

Star Wars’ most infamous bounty hunter, Boba Fett, is just a simple man trying to make his way in the universe, but his tools of destruction aren’t simple at all. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3KHH3O2

New pose estimation software has the potential to help neurologists and their patients capture important clinical data using simple tools such as smartphones and tablets, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3FZwP8h

Hippopotamuses are rather vocal animals. Their 'wheeze honk' calls can be heard over long distances, leading researchers to suspect the calls play an important role in maintaining social groups. Now, a new study shows that hippos recognize each other's voices. They also respond less aggressively to the calls of a neighbor compared to those of a stranger. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/32tRWC3

The researchers hope to use the estimate to figure out the mystery of how supermassive black holes came to be. from Space.com https://ift.tt/33FYy0O

A Lima zoo is racing to save dozens of seabirds, including protected penguins, after 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled off Peru's coast due to waves from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3GWIupL

Travel through time to see the best Doctor Who villains faced by the Timelord over the show's near-60 year span. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3KzIE8G

The Tonga volcanic eruption unleashed explosive forces that dwarfed the power of the Hiroshima atomic bomb, NASA scientists have said, as survivors on Monday described how the devastating Pacific blast "messed up our brains". from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3rNePc4

The AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6K offers a large print bed, without sacrificing on print quality. from Space.com https://ift.tt/344IyFq

Beijing warned Monday that heavy air pollution is likely during the Winter Olympics, but said emergency plans were in place to ensure the Games are not disrupted by smog. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3AsMvQd

A clinical trial has found that giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 years safely desensitized most of them to peanut and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3GWVJqg

In a 50-state survey-based study, adults with depressive symptoms were twice as likely to support misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines. People who endorsed false statements were half as likely to be vaccinated against COVID-19. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3fQwo5q

In a new article, experts highlight what is currently known about the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the brain, the importance of increased research into the underlying causes of Long COVID and possible ways to treat its symptoms. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/32mJyEb

The energy systems that power our lives also produce wasted heat -- like heat that radiates off hot water pipes in buildings and exhaust pipes on vehicles. A new flexible thermoelectric generator can wrap around pipes and other hot surfaces and convert wasted heat into electricity more efficiently than previously possible, according to scientists. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/344rpvC

A research team has developed an optical computing system for AI and machine learning that not only mitigates the noise inherent to optical computing but actually uses some of it as input to help enhance the creative output of the artificial neural network within the system. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/32ouKVD

A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has discovered that sufficient water flows during summer can be critical to a Chinook salmon population in the interior of British Columbia. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3GQUnNX

Industry and private consumers alike depend on oil and gas pipelines that stretch thousands of kilometers underwater. It is not uncommon for these pipelines to become clogged with deposits. Until now, there have been few means of identifying the formation of plugs in-situ and non-destructively. Measurements now show that neutrons may provide the solution of choice. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Il40oi

There are three theories as to how Earth's satellite could have been created. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3KxCqWP

Gender bias in physics labs—where women typically work more on the computer and on communication tasks, while men more often handle equipment—is not rooted in personal preference, according to new Cornell research. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3nLAtfO

Scientists have made a discovery about the properties of water that could provide an exciting addendum to a phenomenon established over two centuries ago. The discovery also holds interesting possibilities for cooling devices and processes in industrial applications using only the basic properties of water. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/33zxqk2

Earth moves around the sun and across the universe on its axis and at an incredible rate. from Space.com https://ift.tt/2WOfkXQ

Young stellar jets are a common by-product of star formation and are thought to be caused by the interplay between the magnetic fields of rotating young stars and the disks of gas surrounding them. These interactions eject twin torrents of ionized gas in opposite directions, such as those pictured in two images captured by astronomers using the Gemini South telescope on Cerro Pachón on the edge of the Chilean Andes. Gemini South is one half of the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF's NOIRLab, that comprises twin 8.1-meter optical/infrared telescopes on two of the best observing sites on the planet. Its counterpart, Gemini North, is located near the summit of Maunakea in Hawai'i. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3fFLGdg

A new study simulated the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on a flight from London to Hanoi and on another flight from Singapore to Hangzhou. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3fK79BL

Stunning views of the aftermath of the Tonga volcano eruption have been snapped by astronauts at the International Space Station. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3KpvYkR

In a battle against Poland's constant smog, scientists are testing out a new "cannon" that uses soundwaves to push toxic particles higher into the atmosphere to allow residents to breathe. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/32hVHud

A third 'booster' dose of COVID-19 vaccine successfully raises antibody levels that neutralize the Omicron variant, according to laboratory findings. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rDzU8O

NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter has notched yet another milestone — the first weather-related flight delay on another planet. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3rDXhz2

A research group at the Politecnico di Milano analyzed the orientation of ancient Japanese tombs—the so-called Kofun. This study has never been carried out before, due to the very large number of monuments and the fact that access to these areas is usually forbidden. For these reasons, high-res satellite imagery was used. The results show that these tombs are oriented towards the arc of the rising sun, the Goddess Amaterasu that the Japanese emperors linked to the mythical origin of their dynasty. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/32cZeK7

A historic increase in Everglades funding was announced Wednesday by the Biden administration, with a plan to spend an unprecedented $1.1 billion to restore South Florida's famous wilderness. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3tDZdKv

When two people are on the same page in a conversation, sometimes their minds just "click." A Dartmouth study demonstrates that clicking isn't just a figure of speech but is predicted by "response times" in a conversation or the amount of time between when one person stops talking and the other person starts. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3fAWl9f

Researchers at QuTech—a collaboration between the Delft University of Technology and TNO—have taken an important step for semiconductor spin qubits by surpassing the 99% barrier for two-qubit gate fidelity. They report on their findings in Nature on 19 January 2021 and are featured on the issue's cover. Two independent works from groups at UNSW Sydney and at RIKEN report similar results in the same issue of Nature. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/33PMLMO

Whether emblazoned on California's flag or described in myth, the bear stands as a potent symbol of courage and strength—a ferocious embodiment of the North American wilderness. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3GLrrH8

Researchers have developed a new strategy for manufacturing nanoscale structures in a time- and resource-efficient manner. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3nFooIY

Climate change will force 45 per cent of the fish stocks that cross through two or more exclusive economic zones to shift significantly from their historical habitats and migration paths by 2100, a challenge that may lead to international conflict, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3GHYETR

NASA's Curiosity rover has found some interesting organic compounds that may be signs of ancient Mars life, but much more work is needed to vet that hypothesis. from Space.com https://ift.tt/33ztKhU

A contagious blood cancer jumped from one species of clam to another and spread among clams living in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea, shows a study published today in eLife. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3nBeCaQ

It is important that multiple sclerosis (MS) is diagnosed and treated as early as possible in order to delay progression of the disease. The technique of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a key role in this process. A new MRI technique could pave the way to quicker assessment of disease activity in MS. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3FEBoES

Big cats caged in zoos are at risk from catching COVID-19 from their keepers, a study said Tuesday. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3AecavR

Freshwater flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the continent is thought to exacerbate Arctic amplification, but the extent of its impact isn't fully understood. New research measures how the flow of the Yenisei River -- the largest freshwater river that flows into the Arctic Ocean -- has changed over the last few hundred years, and describes the impact freshwater has had on the Arctic. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3qAA7ue

Huhu grubs have long been prized as a traditional food source and their nutritional value has just been analysed. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Kn1eAY

Year-to-year fluctuations in seawater temperature are partly responsible for the much slower ups and downs in the abundance of marine fish stocks. This is the conclusion from a worldwide study by Wageningen University & Research, among others. Fish biologists have observed slow fluctuations in fish stocks for centuries, but the causes remained largely unclear. This study shows that fluctuations on timescales of decades are naturally present in fish populations due to their sensitivity to water temperature. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3KjMJxv

A serious 70-200mm for anyone who demands the best image quality and is willing to pay. It’s worth every cent. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3tvxOuk

Lowland tapir populations in the Atlantic Forest in South America are at risk of almost complete disappearance, scientists have estimated. Weighing up to 250 kg, the animal can adapt to most habitats in South America—but its populations continue to decline across its range. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/33owUVO

Nicolaus Copernicus proposed his theory that the planets revolved around the sun in the 1500s, when most people believed that Earth was the center of the universe. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3yUcLCk

Using artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have found that between 2007 and 2016 online sentiments around climate change were uniform, but this was not the case with vaccination. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3rqOm44

The founder of Space for Humanity reflects on his Dec. 11 suborbital flight on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3AdTlZW

Scientists have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rkVmzi

Scientists have investigated how genes are accessed if so tightly packed away? How can these molecules be broken apart to promote gene expression? from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3twUYka

Rivers need water -- a fact that may seem ridiculously obvious, but in times of increasing water development, drought, and climate change, the quantity of natural streamflow that remains in river channels is coming into question, especially in the Colorado River basin. Newly published research poses a tough question in these days of falling reservoir levels and high-stakes urban development: whether the continued development of rivers for water supply can be balanced with fish conservation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3FwrpBs

A new study finds that while young and healthy mice show clear differences between daytime and nighttime body temperature rhythms, in older and diseased animals the difference essentially disappeared. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3FwbgvY

A tsunami triggered by the explosive eruption of the underwater Tonga volcano in the Pacific Ocean slammed the shoreline of the Pacific nation Saturday (Jan. 15). from Space.com https://ift.tt/3GzHjwi

The word 'honeydew' sounds benign, but the sugary waste product of aphids can promote growth of bacteria that are highly virulent to the pests, according to a new study. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3tA8nYu

One of the oldest known Homo sapiens fossils may be more than 35,000 years older than previously thought, according to a study on Wednesday that used volcanic ash to date the find. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/33npRMX

Long-running conflicts, such as that between Israel and Palestine, are inflamed by the political process itself as politicians adopt tough 'hawkish' policies to get themselves re-elected, according to a new study. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/33hXUWQ

Astronomers have spotted three new exoplanets orbiting dangerously close to their parent stars, on the brink of extinction. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3fnEIth

The 4,500-year-old iconography and texts from Mesopotamia show that the elite used equids for travel and warfare; however, the nature of these animals remained mysterious. In Science Advances (January 14, 2022), a team from the Institut Jacques Monod (CNRS/Université de Paris) used ancient DNA to show that these animals were the result of crossing domestic donkeys with wild asses. This makes them the oldest known example of animal hybrids, which were produced by Syro-Mesopotamian societies 500 years before the arrival of domestic horses in the region. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3qqMpoX

The study of the human body at single-cell level has received a boost with the creation of a new tool, which will allow researchers to see not only the function of cells, but also where they are situated within tissues. The tool, called cell2location, has been developed by researchers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3frSvio

The show might be ending on Amazon Prime, but it's important that we still get our recommended daily allowance of "The Expanse." from Space.com https://ift.tt/3frUeVc

Researchers have demonstrated in the lab how well a mineral common at the boundary between the Earth's core and mantle conducts heat. This leads them to suspect that the Earth's heat may dissipate sooner than previously thought. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rgCsty

A new study has found that people who experienced increased stress, anxiety and depression at the start of the pandemic, were at greater risk of getting COVID-19. The research found that greater psychological distress during the early phase of the pandemic was significantly associated with participants later reporting SARS-CoV-2 infection, a greater number of symptoms and also more severe symptoms. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3tr4khg

Time for another tantalizing glimpse of what alien solar systems might look like. from Space.com https://ift.tt/34HY22h

Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia's flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3ravkPc

MIT physicists and colleagues have discovered the "secret sauce" behind some of the exotic properties of a new quantum material that has transfixed physicists due to those properties, which include superconductivity. Although theorists had predicted the reason for the unusual properties of the material, known as a kagome metal, this is the first time that the phenomenon behind those properties has been observed in the laboratory. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3Gq2GQz

While people often talk about "rural America" as if it describes just one way of living, a new study identified five different types of rural communities in Ohio. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3I3UPbE

Urbanization is a notable threat to bat populations all over the world, especially through artificial light and the reduction of habitat and food supply. If certain conditions are met, some spaces within metropolitan areas can be suitable for bats, so managing these spaces appropriately could contribute to bat conservation. With the help of more than 200 citizen scientists in Berlin, a team of scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) examined these conditions and investigated how they affect the abundance and distribution of bat species. They conclude that maintaining a low level of artificial light at night is important for all bats in cities. In addition, access to vegetation and water bodies is essential for many of them. The results and conclusions are published in the scientific journal Environmental Pollution. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3HWZdt0

The discovery of the Higgs boson was a landmark in the history of physics. It explained something fundamental: how elementary particles that have mass get their masses. But it also marked something no less fundamental: the beginning of an era of measuring in detail the particle's properties and finding out what they might reveal about the nature of the universe. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3FpOMN3

A new study reveals how the diminutive Moon could have been an occasional magnetic powerhouse early in its history, a question that has confounded researchers since NASA's Apollo program began in the 1960s. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/34Op20d

Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world's largest fish breeding area known to date. A towed camera system photographed and filmed thousands of nests of icefish of the species Neopagetopsis ionah on the seabed. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3FosMlK

SpaceX successfully launched 105 small satellites into orbit before landing a veteran booster back on Earth on Thursday (Jan. 13). from Space.com https://ift.tt/33ltlzw

Russian animal rescuers said Wednesday they were fighting for the life of an Amur tiger cub who had been found dying from exhaustion and frostbite in the country's far east. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/31RZNch

There are myriad reasons why cancers develop. By studying genes which are altered in people with lymphoma, a multidisciplinary team of researchers has identified a key mechanism involved in disease development. This signaling pathway, which the researchers describe in detail, controls the repair of DNA damage. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3qi6YUu

Multiple myeloma is a cancer of the bone marrow, with a life expectancy of less than 5 years post-diagnosis. Proteasome inhibitors, the therapeutic backbone of current treatments, are very effective in treating newly diagnosed cancers but resistance or intolerance to these molecules inevitably develop, leading to relapses. While studying a neglected tropical disease , Buruli ulcer, researchers discovered a novel therapeutic target for multiple myeloma that could allow to bypass this resistance. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3r9VcuI

Long before the onset of dementia, there is evidence for increased activity of the brain's immune system. Researchers from DZNE and the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) come to this conclusion based on a study of more than 1,000 older adults. To this end, various proteins were measured in the cerebrospinal fluid: They served as so-called biomarkers that indicate inflammatory processes of the nervous system. As it turned out, some of these molecules seem to be part of a damage control program of the immune system, which could be useful for the development of new drugs. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3rfCrWr

The results of a comprehensive search for a background of ultra-low frequency gravitational waves has been announced by an international team of astronomers. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3HXfNsP

From our first breath, our lungs are exposed to microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses. Thanks to immune cells in the lungs, so-called macrophages, we are protected from most infections at an early age. Researchers now show how lung macrophages develop; new findings that can help to reduce organ damage and that are significant for the continued development of important lung disease treatments. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3tief8J

NASA may need more astronauts to meet its human spaceflight goals over the coming years, according to a new report from the agency's investigative office. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3fkbZpo

New research from LSU and the University of Florida suggests that more shark attacks occur during fuller phases of the moon. While the exact cause remains unclear, the researchers found that more shark attacks than average occur during periods of higher lunar illumination and fewer attacks than average occur during periods of lower illumination. Many different types of animals show behaviors that are linked to moon phases yet few studies to date have looked at the connections between lunar phases and shark attacks. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/3nm7f6P

New kidney research is raising concerns that long-term use of ACE inhibitors and other drugs commonly prescribed to treat high-blood pressure and heart failure could be contributing to kidney damage. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3tmXtoX

Earth is surrounded by a vast bubble about 1,000 light-years wide whose borders drive the formation of all nearby young stars, a new study finds. from Space.com https://ift.tt/33dPxf4

Researchers have discovered a new, more effective method of preventing the body's own proteins from treating nanomedicines like foreign invaders, by covering the nanoparticles with a coating to suppress the immune response that dampens the therapy's effectiveness. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/34HWaGV

The Book of Boba Fett episode 2, entitled "The Tribes of Tatooine," will blow your socks off. Here's what we thought. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3zW67Mn

Aladin Lite is one of the greatest online tools available to look at our universe through the eyes of many different telescopes. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3K2LG4T

Amazon is offering 30% off the "Clue: Star Wars" edition, which is a pretty good deal. from Space.com https://ift.tt/3nk8GD0