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Skywatchers will get an excellent opportunity to spot the 124-mile-wide asteroid Iris 7 as it reaches opposition on April 30 as the main-belt object also makes its closest approach to Earth. from Space https://ift.tt/82gtJ6z

By comparing the genetic blueprints of an array of animals, scientists are gaining new insights into our own species and all we share with other creatures. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/ZlAJvku

Zero-G, the zero gravity space tourism company announced their intent to start offering private concerts aboard their specially outfitted aircraft. from Space https://ift.tt/l37dSeu

In the summer of 2021, Canada's all-time temperature record was smashed by almost 5℃. Its new record of 49.6℃ is hotter than anything ever recorded in Spain, Turkey or indeed anywhere in Europe. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/ZA340u2

Scientists from around the world have developed a simple metallic coating treatment for clothing or wearable textiles which can repair itself, repel bacteria from the wearer and even monitor a person's electrocardiogram (ECG) heart signals. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/pomnZMi

Authorities in Colombia on Saturday recommended that towns closest to a rumbling, notorious volcano be evacuated, ahead of a a possible eruption. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/DSjO4me

New research has found evidence -- locked into an ancient stalagmite from a cave in the Himalayas -- of a series of severe and lengthy droughts which may have upturned the Bronze Age Indus Civilization. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/q5yiIAO

A European radar instrument was designed to penetrate ice on Jupiter's icy moons. But now the JUICE mission is having issues deploying an antenna key to sending data back to Earth. from Space https://ift.tt/4Gg85mV

'Star Trek: Picard' actor and director Jonathan Frakes talks playing Riker again in an interview excerpt from the upcoming "Star Trek Explorer #7." from Space https://ift.tt/UmN8wqV

A new approach to the genetic engineering of cells promises significant improvements in speed, efficiency, and reduction in cellular toxicity compared to current methods. The approach could also power the development of advanced cell therapies for cancers and other diseases, according to a study from researchers in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/kBlfvua

Engineers have shown that by using an ingestible capsule that delivers an electrical current to the cells they can stimulate the release of the hormone ghrelin. This approach could prove useful for treating diseases that involve nausea or loss of appetite, such as anorexia or cachexia. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/VOMWPRK

Thanks to great technological advances, the genetic material of living beings can now be sequenced at a rapid rate. Comparisons of genomes, whether of closely related or completely different species, reveal particularly interesting findings. In this way, information can be obtained on phylogenetic relationships, the formation of characteristics or on adaptive abilities. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/gMKyXi8

The chief designer of China's Mars exploration program has provided a long-awaited comment on the status of the country's Zhurong Mars rover. from Space https://ift.tt/oQ9hZ5U

Hair styling can be a potent form of self-expression, whether it features dramatic updos, intricate braids or crazy colors. Beyond being a reflection of our personality, these strands contain compounds that could one day appear in bandages, sunscreens or other products. Researchers reporting in ACS Omega have now designed a simple, green process to extract both keratin and melanin from human hair for these possible applications without harsh chemicals or excessive waste. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/yE8zMUn

Scripps Research scientists have developed a new strategy for identifying small molecules that can change the function of proteins, offering a promising path for discovering targeted drugs. In collaboration with scientists at other institutions, the group used their new approach to find small molecules that can alter the activity of proteins involved in cancer. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/4ph9rIE

A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope captures a nearby stellar nursery called NGC 1333. Bright stars shine through clouds of dust and gas, showcasing the chaotic nature of star formation. from Space https://ift.tt/AavtGz5

More than a month after heavy storms eroded a section of the Los Angeles Aqueduct, work crews are still scrambling to complete repairs and shore up flood defenses in the face of a weeklong heat wave that threatens to trigger widespread snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/Go2O0u3

A NASA aircraft used to test the agency's Gemini and Apollo tracking stations has "taken off" as a popular collectible. MotoArt's latest PlaneTag is made from NASA 420, a C-121G Super Constellation. from Space https://ift.tt/fGRcrXe

It has long been a dream for Earth scientists to have a numerical model that can better represent compound multiple-scale processes in the real-world Earth system. Apart from requiring deep understanding on physics of geo-fluid motions, developing such a model demands interdisciplinary advancement in the Earth sciences and high-performance supercomputing as well as software engineering. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/J5aOTBC

NASA is nailing down its calendar with Boeing and SpaceX, laying out who will fly astronauts to the International Space Station when. from Space https://ift.tt/pnGSVIH

An avian influenza outbreak has been detected in the West African nations of Senegal and The Gambia. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/IHwLWEs

Fast radio bursts are one of the biggest mysteries in astronomy with origins that are currently unknown, but scientists now have twice as many of these repeating rapid bursts of energy to study. from Space https://ift.tt/iqXxDZl

Australia has a global reputation for being tough on biosecurity. There are strict rules around the import and export of both native and exotic species. Security is tight, and advanced screening technology commonplace at ports of entry and mail centers. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/Tnik67m

European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet is testing a moon transportation vehicle during a parabolic flight simulating lunar gravity. from Space https://ift.tt/kTPiXbH

Biosensors—sensors that can detect biological samples—are powerful tools for understanding the function, composition, and structure of biochemical molecules. Biosensors are often applied for the detection of proteins and their subunits, called peptides, yielding a wide range of biomedical applications. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/T1X5C4Z

The U.S. government has published an updated action plan for how to deal with potentially dangerous asteroids. from Space https://ift.tt/Ihq3KTZ

Viruses like influenza A and Ebola invade human cells in a number of steps. In an interdisciplinary approach, research teams from Heidelberg University and Heidelberg University Hospital investigated the final stages of viral penetration using electron tomography and computer simulations. In the case of influenza A, they were able to determine how the immune system fights off the virus using a small protein. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/9Pja1X8

Genetic analysis links 3,000-year-old bone found in cave to modern Alaska Natives. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PkRdb9T

The Hakuto-R lander, built by Tokyo-based company ispace, seems to have failed today (April 25) in its attempt to become the first private spacecraft to touch down on the moon. from Space https://ift.tt/AToI48M

A research group led by Prof. Wang Liping at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with Prof. Li Qunyang at Tsinghua University, developed a universal superlattice film that can be applied to mechanical parts to achieve long-term macroscale superlubricity with self-rejuvenation. The study was published in Cell Reports Physical Science. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/538KHoF

A magnitude 7.1 quake struck in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean on Monday but did not appear to generate a tsunami. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/tbUZSj3

"Vyzov" ("The Challenge"), the first feature-length narrative movie to have scenes shot in space by a professional filmmaker, rocketed to the top of Russia's box office. from Space https://ift.tt/dOmnH9Q

A mystifying swirl of light recently appeared in the night sky above Alaska, briefly outshining a vibrant auroral display. from Space https://ift.tt/bG2X8Tx

A new smart material developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo is activated by both heat and electricity, making it the first ever to respond to two different stimuli. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/62gLbJO

A study using data from telescopes on Earth and in the sky resolves a problem plaguing astronomers working in the infrared and could help make better observations of the composition of the universe with the James Webb Space Telescope and other instruments. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/GrY6dlk

Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick—shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they've caught the killer in this marine murder mystery. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/aoiUZ7l

EA Star Wars has released the final gameplay trailer for "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor." from Space https://ift.tt/lszv2j7

Researchers have developed next-generation smart textiles -- incorporating LEDs, sensors, energy harvesting, and storage -- that can be produced inexpensively, in any shape or size, using the same machines used to make the clothing we wear every day. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/uxSektr

Components of the Long March 7 rocket that will launch the Tianzhou 6 cargo mission arrived at southern China's Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on April 13. from Space https://ift.tt/r64plDZ

Groundbreaking tracking technology that has revealed new insights into how desert ants navigate their complex worlds could inspire the next generation of smart, efficient robots. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/fW0pxX7

The genomes of two hornet species, the European hornet and the Asian hornet (or yellow-legged hornet) have been sequenced. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/melxpjR

Starlink satellites are visible from Earth, in this guide we tell you where you can see them and how. from Space https://ift.tt/GA92xv7

An international team led by scientists at the University of Sydney has demonstrated nanowire networks can exhibit both short- and long-term memory like the human brain. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/EkzxfUy

The world's glaciers melted at dramatic speed last year and saving them is effectively a lost cause, the United Nations reported Friday, as climate change indicators once again hit record highs. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/G4mPY7k

Watching and analyzing hundreds of TEDx talks, that too can be research. That becomes clear from the work of Ph.D. student Aletta Meinsma, who is studying potential problems in popular communication about quantum technologies. She explains how she approaches this and why it is so important. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/7bVif1p

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings show that while elephant seals may spend 10 hours a day sleeping on the beach during the breeding season, they average just 2 hours of sleep per day when they are at sea on months-long foraging trips. They sleep for about 10 minutes at a time during deep, 30-minute dives, often spiraling downward while fast asleep, and sometimes lying motionless on the seafloor. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/2jHtUoB

An Indian rocket is scheduled to launch two Singaporean satellites early Saturday morning (April 22), and you can watch the liftoff live. from Space https://ift.tt/9kZMEho

The elastocaloric effect is a phenomenon where a material displays a temperature change when it is exposed to a mechanical stress. The change in temperature occurs due to an entropy difference resulting from a martensitic transformation accompanied by material's crystal structure change under stress. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/DgM4Cht

In the future, communications networks and computers will use information stored in objects governed by the microscopic laws of quantum mechanics. This capability can potentially underpin communication with greatly enhanced security and computers with unprecedented power. A vital component of these technologies will be memory devices capable of storing quantum information to be retrieved at will. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/Kpz4PnI

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/LjGga8C

Power often boosts an employee's creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from constraints, such as worrying that their ideas will be rejected. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to 'warm up' to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/RqmnzIU

An American weather satellite witnessed the semi-successful debut launch of SpaceX's Starship megarocket from space. from Space https://ift.tt/6O0Xwpe

We now know more about the diet of a prehistoric creature that grew up to two and a half meters long and lived in Australian waters during the time of the dinosaurs, thanks to the power of X-rays and a team of scientists at The Australian National University (ANU) and the Australian Museum Research Institute (AMRI). from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/0eHb6qt

Insect pollination is a decisive process for the survival and evolution of angiosperm (flowering) plants and, to a lesser extent, gymnosperms (without visible flower or fruit). There is a growing interest in studies on the origins of the relationship between insects and plants, especially in the current context of the progressive decline of pollinating insects on a global scale and its impact on food production. Pollinating insects can be recognized in the fossil record, although to date, there has been no protocol for their differentiation. Fossil pollinators have been found in both rock and amber deposits, and it is in rock deposits that the first evidence of plant pollination by insects is being studied across the globe. But how can we determine which was a true insect pollinator in the past? from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/yYdgNGm

Rocket Lab plans to launch a mission with a pre-flown engine later this year, taking a big step toward its goal of rocket reusability. from Space https://ift.tt/omV2vE1

Labor and skills shortages have prompted the Australian government to raise the permanent migration cap, leading to a boom in new immigrants. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/H3i2fK8

Studying mass extinction events from the past can build our understanding of how ecosystems and the communities of organisms within them respond. Researchers are looking to the Late Devonian mass extinction which happened around 370 million years ago to better understand how communities of organisms respond in times of great upheaval. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/jkMd4qP

A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 21 of SpaceX's Starlink "V2 mini" satellites will take off on Wednesday (April 19) at 8:27 a.m. ET (1227 GMT) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. from Space https://ift.tt/08yVAKY

The University of California, Davis, is releasing five new strawberry varieties that are resistant to the soilborne disease Fusarium wilt, have high yields and improved fruit quality. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/M5sTDcn

On April 20, a hybrid solar eclipse will be visible from parts of Indonesia, East Timor, and Australia. Here's everything you need to know about this rare celestial spectacle. from Space https://ift.tt/M8UdDc4

By invading new environments, some alien species have caused disastrous consequences for local species and ecosystems, as well as for human activities—damage to infrastructure, crops, forest plantations, fishing yields, health and tourism. The areas affected are multiple and the damage is costly. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/dRCE6Zb

Archaeologists have used wood taxa analysis to distinguish between imported, drift and native wood from five Norse farmsteads on Greenland. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/Rydn3Yz

Paying taxes in space is a necessity, no matter where you happen to be visiting. This is what U.S. astronauts and other space fliers can expect. from Space https://ift.tt/XcuE8de

PCB has been banned in most countries since the 1970s, but that doesn't mean it no longer exists. Now, deep-sea researchers report that they have found PCB at the bottom of the Atacama Trench in the Pacific Ocean. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/cqPG1px

We've rounded up all the best SpaceX Starship swag you can get on Amazon just in time for its first ever orbital launch. from Space https://ift.tt/MTzPD9s

Spain has vowed to block a regional plan to legalize farming near one of Europe's largest and fauna-rich wetlands, where water supplies have plunged due to climate change and agriculture. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/KwXnlFi

Using a new detection method, UC Riverside scientists found a massive amount of methane, a super-potent greenhouse gas, coming from wildfires—a source not currently being accounted for by state air quality managers. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/8aHrYF1

A rare hybrid solar eclipse occurs on April 20. Here's how to watch it online thanks to free livestreams. from Space https://ift.tt/WNe3RAi

SpaceX is counting down to the first test flight on Monday of Starship, the most powerful rocket ever built, designed to send astronauts to the Moon and Mars and beyond. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/2JW8OTU

Earth's magnetic field protects life on our blue planet — and astronomers just found evidence of a magnetic field on a rocky exoplanet 12 light-years away. from Space https://ift.tt/NWvRXPo

Elon Musk's SpaceX is about to take its most daring leap yet with a round-the-world test flight of its mammoth Starship. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/efc631s

Astrophotographer captures stunning image of Vela supernova remnant. The dramatic scene is located in the constellation Vela in the Southern Hemisphere sky. from Space https://ift.tt/9VB6mKU

When it comes to height, our fate is sealed along with our growth plates -- cartilage near the ends of bones that hardens as a child develops. New research shows that cells in these plates determine the length and shape of our bones and can hint at our stature. The study identified potential 'height genes' and found that genetic changes affecting cartilage cell maturation may strongly influence adult height. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/t5pszCa

The flow of matter, from macroscopic water currents to the microscopic flow of electric charge, underpins much of the infrastructure of modern times. In the search for breakthroughs in energy efficiency, data storage capacity, and processing speed, scientists search for ways in which to control the flow of quantum aspects of matter such as the 'spin' of an electron -- its magnetic moment -- or its 'valley state', a novel quantum aspect of matter found in many two dimensional materials. A team of researchers has recently discovered a route to induce and control the flow of spin and valley currents at ultrafast times with specially designed laser pulses, offering a new perspective on the ongoing search for the next generation of information technologies. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/zbt3DLk

Examination tables, scales and other surfaces in small animal veterinary practices are frequently contaminated with multidrug-resistant "superbugs," the results of a Portuguese study suggest. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/YE9BR8o

A severe tropical cyclone lashed northwestern Australia Friday bringing the strongest winds the country has ever recorded, but officials said towns and cities appeared to have escaped the worst of the storm. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/swUeLMj

Contrary to a popular theory that icy comets or asteroids delivered water to a dry newborn Earth, the planet itself may have produced its earliest water supply, a new study suggests. from Space https://ift.tt/K4F0UMV

The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted galaxies further away in the universe than any other instrument before. How can we be sure these early galaxies aren't closer and more recent? from Space https://ift.tt/J1Rhnsd

China's Shenzhou 15 astronauts completed their third spacewalk outside the Tiangong space station in late March under a cloud of secrecy. from Space https://ift.tt/klUDY76

It is not only in the tunnels of CERN that we learn about the origin and composition of the universe. Look up, and space offers the most beautiful phenomena to study: black holes, dark matter, cosmic rays, etc. Studying planets, their structure and their composition teach us a lot about the formation of our own planet and might one day lead us to find a habitat and possibly life. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/21aIOpn

Auditing practices from the finance industry can be adapted to identify academic fraud, according to new research by the University of St Andrews. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/8NRnTzm

Researchers have developed a model that detects workplace stress just by how people type and move their computer mouse. This might enable employees to prevent chronic stress early on. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/tcrjCNX

Chinese commercial launch startup iSpace has completed its second successful flight of its Hyperbola 1 solid rocket. from Space https://ift.tt/ZgH3vtS

An international research team led by UTSA Associate Professor of Astrophysics Thayne Currie has made a breakthrough in accelerating the search for new planets. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/KB83IcM

Work is now underway to shape a new Mars helicopter design following the groundbreaking flights of NASA's robotic Ingenuity rotorcraft. from Space https://ift.tt/v9PTESw

A team of researchers has figured out a way to track the DNA left by brown bears guilty of breaking into aviaries in Poland to reveal the exact culprits—an important aspect of solving conflicts between humans and wildlife. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/zAT0L45

Three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting is a useful technique that has been widely utilized in our lives, ranging from reconstructive plastic surgery to artificial organ production. However, many biopolymers, such as nucleic acids, polysaccharides, and proteins, cannot be readily constructed into a desired 3D shape at the submicron- or nanoscale due to their inherent rheological and structural properties. Can we truly achieve the free-form and high-resolution structuring of various biomolecules using 3D printing technology? from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/e9MiC0k

The European Space Agency (ESA) shared images of the Ariane 5 rocket that will send its JUICE spacecraft to Jupiter and its moons as it is rolled out to the pad ahead of its April 13 launch. from Space https://ift.tt/WXItUQ1

An international team of researchers from the University of Liège (Belgium) and Monash University (Australia) has just published the results of the analysis of data from the SPHERE instrument of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), which confirms a new protoplanet. This result was made possible by advanced image processing tools developed by the PSILab of the University of Liège. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/4xuP2Cz

Europe's Jupiter mission JUICE has only one second a day to launch to hit the correct trajectory that will take it to the gas giant planet in eight years' time. from Space https://ift.tt/qWHdsy0

Painstaking new analysis of activity linked to the terrorist organization ETA, responsible for waging a campaign for independence in northern Spain and south-west France, suggests the total number of victims could have been underestimated by more than 100. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/rQ2WcRh

The European Earth-observing satellite Pleiades Neo snapped a rare sequence of images capturing the giant planet Jupiter and its moons. from Space https://ift.tt/MHuK73V

A Chinese launch company has stepped up its quest to develop reusable rockets with sea platform landing tests using a small demonstrator. from Space https://ift.tt/TvI2EGz

Titan Books is releasing a new "Guardians of the Galaxy" book from author Brendan Deneen. from Space https://ift.tt/HX908wg

A new study led by scientists from the Chinese MARA-CABI Joint Laboratory for Biosafety suggests greater awareness of biopesticide market availability, efficacy and field application processes could help tackle locust outbreaks in China. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/eRG3VE7

SpaceX's Falcon Heavy is targeting its second mission of 2023, and sixth mission overall, with the launch of a ViaSat satellite no earlier than April 18. from Space https://ift.tt/3xA6gJC

An innovative method developed by an Italian team is emerging that will revolutionize the field of archaeology and radiocarbon dating and protect our cultural heritage. The researchers have used it with surprising results on archaeological bones, making the 'invisible' visible. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/nlQrEbf

Temperatures are rising in Japan and summer is coming fast. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/e5pNchG

Researchers at the Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information (IQOQI) in Vienna recently devised a universal mechanism to invert the evolution of a qubit with a high probability of success. This protocol, outlined in Physical Review Letters, can propagate any target qubit back to the state it was in at a specific time in the past. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/k1i5LfO

UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi is scheduled to become the first Arab astronaut to perform a spacewalk on April 28, 2023. Al Neyadi is aboard the International Space Station for a six-month mission. from Space https://ift.tt/B4kUTcf

Sea levels along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts have been rapidly accelerating, reaching record-breaking rates over the past 12 years, according to a new study led by scientists at Tulane University. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/lZAEWgR

People working from home became younger, more diverse, better educated and more likely to move during the worst part of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey data from the U.S. Census Bureau. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/vLKihu5

India's wild tiger population—by far the largest in the world—has risen above 3,000, according to a census released Sunday, boosting efforts to conserve the endangered species. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/rOSz08D

By using precision gene engineering techniques, researchers at the Earlham Institute in Norwich have been able to turn tobacco plants into solar-powered factories for moth sex pheromones. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/bDYufV2

Europe's JUICE Jupiter mission is scheduled to lift off from French Guiana atop an Ariane 5 rocket on Thursday (April 13) at 8:15 a.m. EDT (1215 GMT). from Space https://ift.tt/p4OF5Us

On an early spring afternoon, Tregantle Beach is bathed in a dazzling light reminiscent of a painting by British landscape artist JMW Turner as sea, sky and sun merge. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/8wpN54J

Researchers have developed a liquid-nitrogen spray that rids spacesuits of lunar dust. from Space https://ift.tt/YOGiac1

A 17-meter-long (56-foot-long) sperm whale died after washing up on a beach in Bali, a conservation official said Sunday, making it the third whale that beached itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/H5hNEVq

Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their offspring to produce specialized cells generations later, a startling finding that upends classical thinking that hereditary information for cell differentiation is mostly ingrained within DNA and other genetic factors. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/CRDZJu8

SpaceX has shared some amazing photos of its giant Starship vehicle stacked for launch at the company's Starbase facility in South Texas. from Space https://ift.tt/nQ2K4mX

Hundreds of thousands of homes in eastern Canada remained without power Friday, two days after an ice storm killed two people and caused widespread property damage, particularly in Montreal. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/6yxuoF5

Researchers have developed new AI-powered software that can sharpen astronomical images from ground-based telescopes that are blurred by Earth's atmosphere. from Space https://ift.tt/7nb4IvB

Researchers have spotted how specific proteins within the chromosomes of roundworms enable their offspring to produce specialized cells generations later, a startling finding that upends classical thinking that hereditary information for cell differentiation is mostly ingrained within DNA and other genetic factors. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/aUV4XBW

High blood pressure in early adulthood is associated with worse brain health in late life, according to a new study. Men, compared to women, may be more vulnerable to the detrimental effects of high blood pressure on the brain for some brain regions. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/NyokWVm

The Cosmic Seahorse galaxy is seen through a gravitational lens in a newly released image from the James Webb Space Telescope. from Space https://ift.tt/Dx8yroj

People with Alzheimer's disease develop defects in cognitive functions like memory as well as problems with noncognitive functions that can lead to anxiety and depression. Investigators used mice to study a process through which new neurons are generated in adulthood, called adult hippocampus neurogenesis (AHN). The research showed that deep brain stimulation of new neurons helped restore both cognitive and noncognitive functions in mouse models of Alzheimer's disease. from Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily https://ift.tt/PYxIqgE

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured an amazing image of the ice giant Uranus showing its ring system, bright moons and changing atmosphere. from Space https://ift.tt/Azjaty2

Scientists have long predicted that global climate change could fuel an increase in the frequency and severity of natural disasters including hurricanes, heatwaves and cold snaps, droughts and floods and wildfires. In a paper published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health, members of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Fellowship in Disaster Medicine estimated that climate change–related natural disasters have increased since 1980 and have already cost the United States more than $2 trillion in recovery costs. Their analysis also suggests that as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and the global temperature continue to rise, the frequency and severity of disasters will increase, with recovery costs potentially rising exponentially. from Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories https://ift.tt/EmLzJBw