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A study by researchers from the UPF Culture, Archaeology and Socio-Ecological Dynamics Research Group (CaSEs), recently published in the journal PLOS ONE, provides a global assessment of traditional small-scale farming practices for three of the world's most important drought-tolerant species: finger millet, pearl millet and sorghum. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/B3dXGfI

Two ultra-cool dwarf stars in a binary system are so tight they're breaking records. The stars are so close that they orbit each other in less than a day. from Space https://ift.tt/UrPjiIM

A review of evidence from prior research provides new support for the possibility that the evolution of larger brains in some species was enabled through increased energy investment by parents in their offspring. Carel van Schaik of the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior in Konstanz, Germany, and colleagues present their arguments in a paper published on February 28 in the open access journal PLOS Biology. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/f4slr6K

An MUSC Hollings Cancer Center research team has created what team members believe to be among the first small molecules designed to stimulate immune cells to fight cancer. More importantly, these compounds inhibit a specific enzyme that hasn't been targeted with small molecules for the treatment of cancer. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/pVEMeTd

It's not easy to claim being an old woman. To start with, how can I be 75 when I feel about 40? And isn't it shameful to be old when youth is valued? People proudly parrot statements such as, "I'm growing older but not getting old" (meaning, "How terrible to be old!"). I even heard that line quoted approvingly by one of the middle-aged hosts of the recent Australia Day Award ceremony. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/AMfl4Zo

NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) reset its flight computer Feb. 18 and has been unresponsive to commands ever since, agency officials said Friday (Feb. 24). from Space https://ift.tt/5K8nBrf

By returning to spawn in the Sacramento River at different ages, Chinook salmon lessen the potential impact of a bad year and increase the stability of their population in the face of climate variability, according to a new study by scientists at UC Santa Cruz and NOAA Fisheries. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/lJvyiQa

Powerful solar wind is blowing from the sun these days, setting the sky ablaze with auroras as far south as England's capital London. And more is yet to come. from Space https://ift.tt/jYtQV7F

Researchers, publishing in the International Journal of Green Economics, have investigated the many factors that affect consumer attitudes and buying habits when it comes to organic food products. Mohd Farhan of the Mittal School of Business in Punjab, India, suggests that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has led many consumers to become more aware of how the nutritional quality of the food they eat affects their health. This has led to an increased awareness of organic food products. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/sPBIYzU

SpaceX and NASA are now targeting early Thursday morning (March 2) for the launch of the Crew-6 astronaut mission, after a Monday (Feb 27) attempt was scrubbed late in the countdown. from Space https://ift.tt/I5lVg6j

A first look at samples returned by the Hayabusa2 craft from the asteroid Ryugu has revealed it is rich in organic molecules like amino acids that are the building blocks of life. from Space https://ift.tt/SUajVEq

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted six massive galaxies that emerged not long after the Big Bang, a study said Wednesday, surprising scientists by forming at a speed that contradicts our current understanding of the universe. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/mLz3AqW

An uncrewed Russian Soyuz capsule docked early Sunday with the International Space Station and will eventually bring home three astronauts whose initial return vehicle was damaged by a tiny meteoroid. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/hIqU4Ev

Scientists have discovered how Saturn's moon Enceladus blasts tiny silica particles into space, where they eventually help form one of Saturn's famous rings. from Space https://ift.tt/75Xjxav

SpaceX's Crew-6 astronaut mission is still looking good to launch early Monday morning (Feb. 27), mission managers said during a prelaunch teleconference. from Space https://ift.tt/6wBJvhT

Mission managers for the first crewed Starliner flight are confident the spacecraft will launch in a 60-day window that opens in April. from Space https://ift.tt/hz8mFgS

Ancient climates can help us understand the past, but also the future. 23 million years ago, in a time called the Miocene Epoch, Connecticut was around five to six degrees warmer than today and located roughly where Long Island is now. By the end of the Miocene, around five million years ago the earth had gradually cooled, Antarctica was glaciated, and there was some Arctic ice as well. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/ZHo9Wwr

As air pollution in Stockholm has decreased, so has the lung capacity of children and adolescents has improved, a new study reports. The researchers consider the results important, since the lung health of the young greatly affects the risk of their developing chronic lung diseases later in life. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/AYZnXPr

Researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star protects kelp forests along North America's Pacific Coast by preying on substantial numbers of kelp-eating urchins. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/ONuLd2f

Antarctic bottom water (AABW) covers more than two-thirds of the global ocean bottom, and its formation has recently decreased. However, its long-term variability has not been well understood. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/UPByl04

The largest two-dimensional map of the sky over Earth ever created just got even larger now covering almost half the sky over Earth. from Space https://ift.tt/GK9IPxL

The Department of Defense released an image taken from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane of the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that floated over the United States earlier this month. from Space https://ift.tt/J6j7QwL

The severe impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle on the North Island, and the five severe weather events experienced by the Thames–Coromandel region in just the first two months of 2023, are merely the latest examples of more frequent erosion-triggering rainfall events over the past decade. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/YvHd25L

People who regularly use laxatives, a common treatment for constipation, may have more than a 50% increased risk of developing dementia than people who do not use laxatives, according to a new study. Researchers also found people who used only osmotic laxatives, a type of laxative that attracts water to the colon to soften stool, had an even greater risk. Other types of laxatives are bulk-forming, stool-softening, and stimulating. The study does not prove that laxatives cause dementia. It only shows an association. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/smJ0InT

Space shuttle Endeavour is about to get its 'boom' back. The California Science Center has reopened the orbiter's payload bay to complete outfitting the vehicle's cargo hold. from Space https://ift.tt/cx5aNTr

Researchers from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington have helped shed light on the difficulties men face to seeking help for abuse. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/QgS1FT6

PBS Nova's "New Eye on the Universe" returns to the James Webb Space Telescope for more fantastic discoveries. from Space https://ift.tt/hXNQxTU

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has photographed clear signs of ripples locked into a Martian rock, a sign of an ancient lake on the Red Planet's surface. from Space https://ift.tt/GogS06Z

A pair of applied scientists, one with Brand University of Applied Sciences in Germany, the other wtih Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, has found via experimentation that placing shaming tags on packages of meat reduces the likelihood of purchase. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/2fRGFIw

Countless meteorites have struck Earth in the past and shaped the history of our planet. It is assumed, for example, that meteorites brought with them a large part of its water. The extinction of the dinosaurs might also have been triggered by the impact of a very large meteorite. It turns out that the marketing 'gag' of the 'Domaine du Météore' winery is acutally a real impact crater. Meteorite craters which are still visible today are rare because most traces of the celestial bodies have long since disappeared again. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/xe4vzUT

SpaceX says it's ready for its first-ever Starship orbital launch attempt in March, but still lacks a license to launch from the Federal Aviation Administration. from Space https://ift.tt/QS5GFxl

Tobias Ritter and his team have developed a methodology that can be used to form anti-Markovnikov products. This might be helpful to tackle synthesis problems. Their work has now been published in Nature Catalysis. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/TZic4p9

In vivo small animal fluorescence imaging is widely used in oncology, drugs, antibodies, nanomaterials, inflammation, immune diseases, gene therapy, apoptosis, and other research fields because of its advantages such as in vivo real-time imaging observation of labeled animal tissues or exogenous drugs. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/WhykJ8t

A review of director Peyton Reed's "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania." from Space https://ift.tt/NBwVMAb

According to an estimate from the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, an organization that represents the international music industry, people around the world spend on average 20.1 hours per week listening to music, up from 18.4 hours in 2021. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/b6yqNzG

A new study explores 'balancing selection' by analyzing thousands of modern human genomes alongside ancient hominin groups, such as Neanderthal and Denisovan genomes. The research has 'implications for understanding human diversity, the origin of diseases, and biological trade-offs that may have shaped our evolution,' says evolutionary biologists. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6GVgwHu

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Endeavour has made it to the Florida launch site ahead of a planned Feb. 26 liftoff on the Crew-6 mission for NASA. from Space https://ift.tt/S8FRK0I

Tinder and other dating apps have come to define modern dating, and notoriously so. Users download the Tinder app to their phones or other devices and can then view the profiles of potential dates nearby. If they think someone might be a match, they swipe to the right on their touchscreens to show interest. If the other person swipes right too, a chat can begin, which might lead to an in-person meeting. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/pfkyV5R

The Very Large Telescope in Chile took images of its lightest exoplanet yet after data from two European sky-mapping missions indicated something was tugging at the orbit of a distant young star. from Space https://ift.tt/gmjZef9

The moon will be completely dark tonight as it enters the new moon phase of its 29.5-day cycle. from Space https://ift.tt/2bvC6JS

An Arizona aquarium is celebrating the hatching of three endangered African penguin chicks, saying the tiny additions are genetically valuable as zoos and aquariums around the world work to ensure the species' survival through breeding programs and conservation efforts. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/VxUbB5H

On Feb. 20, 1962, NASA launched an astronaut into orbit around Earth for the first time. from Space https://ift.tt/dKeDfxH

George Washington, John F. Kennedy, Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan are going on a hair-raising journey into outer space. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/xJqYm1G

The Hubble Space Telescope captured a dazzling new view of two tempestuous young stars in the nearby Orion Nebula. from Space https://ift.tt/hKWCou6

China plans to launch a pair of crewed missions to its new space station this year, with supplies also heading to orbit on a Tianzhou cargo ship. from Space https://ift.tt/NHi0SnP

Those melancholy tunes sung by humpback whales may really be a sign of loneliness. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/dvhySQG

NASA's NuSTAR telescope has spotted patches of high-energy X-rays radiation across the sun's surface that could explain why the star's atmosphere is mysteriously hot. from Space https://ift.tt/UW16d4i

Over the past century, the Earth's average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The evidence is hard to dispute. It comes from thermometers and other sensors around the world. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/d7e9KPn

The first long-duration astronaut from the United Arab Emirates will be among four crew members flying to the International Space Station on Feb. 26. from Space https://ift.tt/lrM7LB5

Thousands of satellites and millions of out-of-control space debris fragments hurtle high above our heads, threatening to collide. Here are the objects that experts fear the most. from Space https://ift.tt/eHu6NWg

Kilonova explosions created when neutron stars collide and merge are perfectly spherical, not flattened discs as previously expected, a new study suggests. from Space https://ift.tt/U4goGXz

Artificially raising island heights or building completely new higher islands have been proposed as solutions to sea-level rise in the Maldives and other low-lying nations. Researchers show that using simple engineering principals to raise islands or build new ones can help small island nations like the Maldives withstand long-term sea level rise due to climate change. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/aLXvOdE

The moon will meet up with the closest planet to the sun Mercury on Saturday, as the two celestial bodies meet in conjunction in the morning sky. from Space https://ift.tt/d8Zpjm1

Studying the response of Antarctic ice sheets to past warming episodes is essential to understand how they may respond to the present warming climate, as their melting and collapse can contribute to global sea level rise. Detailed records of past ocean temperatures close to the continent are rare, but clues to how ice sheets and sea ice responded to global conditions in the past can be found in funny places—even in the remains of animals that once lived there. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/DmGfAjp

In a paper published in the journal National Science Open, the morphology and structure regulation methods of supramolecular assembly are summarized. Then, recent progresses of supramolecular assembly derived carbon-nitrogen-based materials for photo/electrocatalysis are discussed. Furthermore, the developments and challenges in future are prospected. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/wa3USHe

Researchers have developed a single score to describe the level of cytokines in the saliva, and this score is linked with the severity of clinical gum inflammation. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zghyq0l

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/rZ0ynbW

A new state-of-the-art method that measures the amounts of drugs and lipids (fats) in individual cells could help health professionals target more effective treatments for diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/u4mlQTA

Black holes may be the origin of dark energy, according to a study by a team of researchers led by the University of Hawaii. from Space https://ift.tt/rup4nhE

Prof. Jiazhong Hu at Tsinghua University and Prof. Xuzong Chen at Peking University, utilizing a new theory named non-adiabatic linear response proposed by Prof. Hui Zhai at Tsinghua University, experimentally demonstrate novel quasi-particle behaviors in different quantum phases in cold atoms trapped by optical lattices. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/KdzCMxA

NASA-developed technology that can remotely detect the tiniest motions of the body caused by basic processes necessary for life will be used by disaster relief teams in earthquake-stricken Turkey. from Space https://ift.tt/yg8twSe

Northwestern University chemists have designed a new photonic lattice with properties never before seen in nature. In solid materials, atoms must be equally spaced apart and close enough together to interact effectively. Now, new architectures based on stacked lattices of nanoparticles show interactions across unprecedentedly large distances. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/OHTnfZ2

Melba Mouton worked during the era of "Hidden Figures" at NASA. The newly named Mons Mouton overlooks an area that will also be targeted by an ice-hunting rover in 2024 or so. from Space https://ift.tt/C2oz0gp

A rare discovery during a midday walk: On a spruce tree, an employee of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL discovered not only a new species of fungus, but also a genus previously unknown to science. The parasite feeds on the spruce pollen and destroys the male flowers in the process. It is unclear whether it is an introduced species. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/N5l3rbS

Seeds sent along with a Chinese astronaut mission have been returned to Pakistan following a six-month-long stay aboard the Tiangong space station. from Space https://ift.tt/8oktwp7

The number of stove models officially exempt from UK smoke control regulations has increased ten-fold since 2010, a new study published in the British Journal of Criminology has revealed. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/I0QEPtR

The moon-landing company went public on the Nasdaq on Wednesday (Feb. 15) amid a renewed focus by NASA to bring humans and robots to the lunar surface. from Space https://ift.tt/6hGgF3N

In a departure from their usual content, TikTok beauty influencers are "de-influencing," telling viewers what not to buy. Offering uncharacteristically critical product reviews, many are directing their criticism at products that they believe have been overhyped by other influencers on the platform. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/7ZtV9wm

A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology. The synthesis process is gentler on the environment than traditional high-temperature or solution-based manufacturing and could lead to improved polymer coatings for microelectronics, advanced batteries and therapeutics. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/wkgsGn9

South Korea's first moon mission is now fully operational and unveiling new views of the Earth and moon from lunar orbit. from Space https://ift.tt/1kiKU5p

For many people, Valentine's Day can be an isolating time. The dominant Valentine's Day narrative insists that to be in a romantic relationship is to be happy. And for many single people, the day can come with pressure to find a partner. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/RXy8Bs6

The Hubble Space Telescope recently observed mysterious features known as spokes on Saturn's rings linked to the planet's fall equinox, which last occurred in 2009. from Space https://ift.tt/Jb2RxA9

A team of virologists at Aix–Marseille University, has found evidence that suggests the giant virus Pandoravirus neocaledonia evolved from smaller and simpler viruses. In their study, published in the journal Nature Communications, the group used a modified version of the CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing system to learn more about the evolutionary history of the giant virus, and perhaps others like it. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/s4MoSct

The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has arrived at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana for the final preparations for launch. from Space https://ift.tt/QEuyIrX

A Saudi Arabian woman will reach space for the first time this spring on the private Ax-2 mission to the International Space Station, if all goes according to plan. from Space https://ift.tt/NO3udfx

You've probably seen ads promoting gas and oil companies as the solutions to climate change. They're meant to be inspiring and hopeful, with scenes of a green, clean future. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/Xi0bBkD

The atomic structure of solid substances can often be analysed quickly, easily and very precisely using X-rays. However, this requires that crystals of the corresponding substances exist. Chemists are developing methods to make this possible even for very small crystals that cannot be seen with the naked eye. These include phosphorus oxide nitrides, which consist of phosphorus, nitrogen and oxygen and do not occur in nature. Unusual properties are attributed to this novel class of compounds, which have been difficult to access until now, because of their unusual structures. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/3Z8Mnbr

A team led by Professor Andrea Morello at UNSW Sydney has just demonstrated the operation of a new type of quantum bit, called "flip-flop" qubit, which combines the exquisite quantum properties of single atoms with easy controllability using electric signals, just as those used in ordinary computer chips. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/KiUDIVu

Visible light images, far-ultraviolet data, and infrared data are combined into one detailed portrait of the spiral galaxy NGC 6872, which is a whopping 522,000 light-years wide. from Space https://ift.tt/VUQxtPb

2023 will have two very special solar eclipses. While the first solar eclipse is incredibly rare, the second is easily accessible to millions of North Americans. from Space https://ift.tt/LCR2IFT

A major solar flare erupted from the erupted from the sun on Saturday (Feb. 11) and a NASA spacecraft caught it on video. from Space https://ift.tt/UMBfs3i

Three years of extreme drought may have brought about the collapse of the mighty Hittite Empire around 1200 BC, researchers have said, linking the plight of the fallen civilization to the modern world's climate crisis. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/5laMIsp

The icy volcanism of Pluto's moon Charon may be driven by an internal frozen ocean erupted through a thin shell. from Space https://ift.tt/CSjuPAt

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed a young, distant galaxy feasting on its neighbors just like the early Milky Way once did. from Space https://ift.tt/dCHkQpj

Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built on. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/z5Z2wTx

A new image taken with two cutting-edge telescopes shows a spiral galaxy as a swirling formation of bright blue and shining gold, with the golden regions representing the building blocks of new stars. from Space https://ift.tt/heiVjdv

Ask ChatGPT about drag queen story hours or former president Donald Trump and conservatives say it spits out answers that betray a distinct liberal bias. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/eyDtl6G

Southern California paddleboarder Bill Clements was 3 miles offshore when he spotted something that looked more like a see-through floating spine than an actual animal. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/MAsLdFQ

U.S. health officials are considering using vaccines in poultry to stem an ongoing outbreak of bird flu. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/rDYoWOF

Autophagy, or "self-eating", is an essential cellular quality control mechanism that clears the cell of protein aggregates and damaged organelles. This mechanism is inactive under normal conditions and only triggered upon persistent cellular stress. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/PGItC1J

New analysis finds one-in-five households (21%) in Scotland are currently living in serious financial difficulty—equivalent to 1.2 million people. In the rest of the U.K., the figure is 17% of households. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/AaROsD1

Monkeyflowers glow in a rich assortment of colors, from yellow to pink to deep red-orange. But about 5 million years ago, some of them lost their yellow. Botanists now explain what happened genetically to jettison the yellow pigment, and the implications for the evolution of species. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/jmKyGRc

A satellite system designed to track hurricanes can reveal where damaging microplastics accumulate in the ocean. A new study now reveals why. from Space https://ift.tt/nwmJ90P

Phenotypic plasticity is essential for responding rapidly to environmental variations. However, the genetic and evolutionary mechanism underlying plasticity in the marine organism remains poorly understood. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/T0oztRa

NASA's CAPSTONE moon mission had a communications glitch that took 11 days to resolve, but all is back to normal after the spacecraft rebooted itself Monday (Feb. 6). from Space https://ift.tt/yWcZSGR

Coral reef conservation is a steppingstone to protect marine biodiversity and life in the ocean as we know it. The health of coral also has huge societal implications: reef ecosystems provide sustenance and livelihoods for millions of people around the world. Conserving biodiversity in reef areas is both a social issue and a marine biodiversity priority. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/aHWtjx8

The endangered Bahama Warbler may be surviving on just one island following Hurricane Dorian's devastation in 2019, according to researchers. A new study shows the bird's distribution and ecology on Grand Bahama before the hurricane struck. But the team says that the warbler may now only survive on neighboring Abaco island, after hurricane Dorian destroyed the bird's forest habitat on Grand Bahama. The research comes from the same team that found what is thought to have been the last living Bahama Nuthatch, previously thought to have been extinct. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/GPiUlxI

Valentine's Day Gift List 2023 for Star War, Star Trek, Lego, NASA fans and more. from Space https://ift.tt/3lBNztG

California is digging out from the damage left behind by nine atmospheric rivers that passed in the last few weeks. The storms they created affected almost every region of the state with extreme flooding, massive mountain snowfall, mud slides, landslides and 20 deaths. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/fjbSvTz

Hydrogen fuel could be a more viable alternative to traditional fossil fuels, according to University of Surrey researchers who have found that a type of metal-free catalysts could contribute to the development of cost-effective and sustainable hydrogen production technologies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/4F1NbOD

The European Space Agency has successfully unfurled a sail aboard a used cubesat to help drag the spacecraft down into Earth's atmosphere and out of orbit. from Space https://ift.tt/qX6jioz

Researchers from the University of Sussex and Universal Quantum have demonstrated for the first time that quantum bits (qubits) can directly transfer between quantum computer microchips and demonstrated this with record-breaking speed and accuracy. This breakthrough resolves a major challenge in building quantum computers large and powerful enough to tackle complex problems that are of critical importance to society. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/Vlm9ZjA

What gives one friend influence over another? Considerable attention has focused on who influences whom; much less is known about why one partner is prone to be influenced by the other. A study tested the hypothesis that within a friend dyad, having fewer friends than one's partner increases susceptibility to influence, because it reduces dissimilarity and promotes compatibility. Results showed that partners with fewer friends were influenced by children with more friends. In each case, the partner with fewer friends became more similar to the partner with more friends. Academic engagement was the only domain where partners with fewer friends also influenced partners with more friends. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/6Tp3EW5

Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) will be positioned close to Mars in the Taurus constellation from Feb. 9 through Feb. 14, making it easier to locate as it dims in the night sky. from Space https://ift.tt/BuyDbw8

Most people associate hurricanes with high winds, intense rain and rapid flooding on land. But these storms can also change the chemistry of coastal waters. Such shifts are less visible than damage on land, but they can have dire consequences for marine life and coastal ocean ecosystems. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/c6jFsba

Astronomers have directly imaged a brown dwarf, a so-called "failed star," in the Hyades cluster, which lies 150 light-years from Earth. from Space https://ift.tt/1DpseYr

Particles tend to behave differently once there are a lot of them. The microscopic models that describe their behavior quickly become very hard to calculate, because of the increasing complexity and the sheer volume of the data. This presents a challenge to researchers who are interested in the dynamics of macroscopic systems, such as nature, populations or tumors. By taking the number of particles to infinity, mathematician Jasper Hoeksma has developed a way to come up with mathematical equations that work at both levels. He successfully defended his thesis at the department of Mathematics and Computer Science on Friday, February 3. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/A6UdQ8b

Widespread tree scorch in the Pacific Northwest that became visible shortly after multiple days of record-setting, triple-digit temperatures in June 2021 was more attributable to heat than to drought conditions, researchers say. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/xrEMfl7

Taking those bucolic wildlife shots has now entered your life. Frame amazing mountain and seaside scenes for $200 cheaper. from Space https://ift.tt/BMyLCKZ

A previously unknown 100-to-200-meter asteroid—roughly the size of Rome's Colosseum—has been detected by an international team of European astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope. Their project used data from the calibration of the Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI), in which the team serendipitously detected an interloping asteroid. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/BwvkSh3

The only known filmed interview with physicist and Catholic priest Georges Lemaître, who originally proposed the Big Bang theory, has been found on a video that was lost nearly 60 years ago. from Space https://ift.tt/N5qlkfv

Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope's first images of galaxy clusters, researchers have, for the very first time, been able to examine very compact structures of star clusters inside galaxies, so-called clumps. In a paper published in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers from Stockholm University have studied the first phase of star formation in distant galaxies. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/4xUNwkg

A rotating universe would be capable of rotating your future into your own past, allowing you to travel back in time. from Space https://ift.tt/cQ6HtXz

A winter storm brought snow to the Greek capital Athens, closing schools, nurseries and courts on Monday and disrupting both traffic and power supplies. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/zlN2mAT

The gravitational waves would be weak, but potentially detectable by the next joint observing run of the world's gravitational-wave detectors. from Space https://ift.tt/AkYJ9XP

Humanity faces greater existential threats than it did during the Cold War, according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists from Space https://ift.tt/k9mIbuf

Rocks, rain and carbon dioxide help control Earth's climate over thousands of years—like a thermostat—through a process called weathering. A new study led by Penn State scientists may improve our understanding of how this thermostat responds as temperatures change. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/VJsPnw0

A huge filament of solar plasma has broken off the sun's surface and is circling its north pole like a vortex of powerful winds, but scientists have no clue what caused it. from Space https://ift.tt/PzrRsuv