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BepiColombo Images Venus During Close Approach for Gravity Assist

The joint European-Japanese BepiColombo mission captured this view of Venus on October 15, 2020, as the spacecraft passed the planet for a gravity assist maneuver.... The post BepiColombo Images Venus During…
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2020-10-19 22:31
Today

Medieval Plague Outbreaks Picked Up Speed Over Time – Quadrupled in Size Over 300 Years

McMaster University researchers who analyzed thousands of documents covering a 300-year span of plague outbreaks in London, England, have estimated that the disease spread four... The post Medieval Plague Outbreaks Picked…
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2020-10-19 21:00

COVID-19’s Impact on the Heart – An In-Depth Look

 Journal of the American College of Cardiology focus seminar looks at history of COVID-19, plus relationship with cardiometabolic syndrome, myocardial injury, and arrhythmias. Since the... The post COVID-19’s Impact on the…
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2020-10-19 20:00

Brain Mechanisms Underlying Irrational Decision-Making: “Happy Endings” Can Bias Future Decisions

Our brains can’t always reliably evaluate experiences that unfold over time We tend to give disproportionate weight to the later part of an experience This... The post Brain Mechanisms Underlying Irrational…
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2020-10-19 19:00

Infant Mortality in the US Remains High – Here’s How to Save Lives

Increasing state and local funding for environmental, educational, and social services may lower infant mortality among those at highest risk, particularly among infants born to... The post Infant Mortality in the…
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2020-10-19 18:00

Researchers Identify How to Predict Cytokine Storm in COVID-19 Patients

Like a cold front that moves in, setting the stage for severe weather, coronavirus infection triggers showers of infection-fighting immune molecules — showers that sometimes... The post Researchers Identify How to…
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2020-10-19 17:28

HaloSat Reveals the Milky Way Galaxy Is Surrounded by a Heated, Clumpy Halo

The Milky Way galaxy is in the recycling business. University of Iowa astronomers have determined our galaxy is surrounded by a clumpy halo of hot... The post HaloSat Reveals the Milky…
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2020-10-19 17:00

NASA’s Daring Asteroid Heist: The Challenges of OSIRIS-REx TAG [Video]

NASA’s first asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, will make a daring attempt to “TAG” asteroid Bennu on October 20, 2020 – touch its surface and... The post NASA’s Daring Asteroid Heist:…
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2020-10-19 16:04

“Lost Votes”: What Are the Odds Your Vote Will Not Count?

MIT professor’s study quantifies how many mail-in ballots became “lost votes” in the 2016 U.S. federal election. In elections, every vote counts. Or should count.... The post “Lost Votes”: What Are…
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2020-10-19 15:02

Ancient Lake Sediments Show That Recent Atlantic Ocean Warming Is Unprecedented in Nearly 3,000 Years

University of Massachusetts Amherst, Canadian research uses ancient lake sediments to extend climate record. Taking advantage of unique properties of sediments from the bottom of... The post Ancient Lake Sediments Show…
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2020-10-19 14:27

Metallodrugs: Novel Antiviral Strategy for Treatment of COVID-19

HKU scientists and microbiologists jointly discover a novel antiviral strategy for treatment of COVID-19 using existing metallodrugs. A research team led by Professor Hongzhe SUN,... The post Metallodrugs: Novel Antiviral Strategy…
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2020-10-19 13:31

Liquid Metals Come to the Rescue of Semiconductors: Overcoming Moore’s Law With Fast-Switching, Ultra-Low Energy Electronics

Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics based on 2D materials. Moore’s law is an empirical suggestion describing that the number of transistors doubles every... The post Liquid Metals Come to…
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2020-10-19 12:55

Two Planets Around a Red Dwarf: A “Sub-Neptune” and a “Super-Earth”

The “SAINT-EX” Observatory, led by scientists from the National Centre of Competence in Research NCCR PlanetS of the University of Bern and the University of... The post Two Planets Around a…
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2020-10-19 12:28

New NIH Research Aims To Identify Promising COVID-19 Treatments for Larger Clinical Trials

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, launched a study on October 13, 2020, designed to... The post New NIH Research Aims…
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2020-10-19 11:44

Spectacular! Hubble Captures a Galactic Waterspout

In this spectacular image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the galaxy NGC 2799 (on the left) is seemingly being pulled into the center... The post Spectacular! Hubble Captures a…
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2020-10-19 09:18

Switch to Warm-Bloodedness Triggered by World’s Greatest Mass Extinction

Mammals and birds today are warm-blooded, and this is often taken as the reason for their great success. University of Bristol paleontologist Professor Mike Benton identifies... The post Switch to Warm-Bloodedness Triggered…
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2020-10-19 05:27

NIH Testing Hyperimmune Intravenous Immunoglobulin Plus Remdesivir to Treat COVID-19

A clinical trial to test the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a combination treatment regimen for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) consisting of the antiviral remdesivir... The post NIH Testing Hyperimmune Intravenous…
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2020-10-19 04:36

Physicists Surprised to Find That Thick Fluids Like Honey Flow Faster Than Water in Specially Coated Tubes

In specially coated tubes, the more viscous a liquid is, the faster it flows. It’s widely known that thick, viscous liquids — like honey —... The post Physicists Surprised to Find…
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2020-10-19 03:56

“Classified Knots”: Optical Framed Knots Used to Encode Information

In a world first, researchers from the University of Ottawa in collaboration with Israeli scientists have been able to create optical framed knots in the... The post “Classified Knots”: Optical Framed…
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2020-10-19 02:57

NASA Selects Intuitive Machines to Land Water-Measuring Payload PRIME-1 on the Moon

NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston approximately $47 million to deliver a drill combined with a mass spectrometer to the Moon by December 2022... The post NASA Selects Intuitive Machines…
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2020-10-19 01:52

Researchers Unravel the Network of Molecules That Influence COVID-19 Severity

While most COVID-19 cases are asymptomatic or mild, severe complications associated with acute respiratory distress have led to more than one million deaths worldwide in... The post Researchers Unravel the Network…
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2020-10-19 00:42
Yesterday

Boosting Efficiency of Next-Gen Solar Cells by Blocking Vibrations That Remove Heat

Led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, a study of a solar-energy material with a bright... The post Boosting Efficiency of Next-Gen…
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2020-10-18 23:32
This month

The Scimitar-Toothed Cat: DNA Reveals Insights About a Deadly Long-Distance Hunter

Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have mapped the entire nuclear genome of a saber-toothed cat. The genetic study reveals new insights about a socially... The post The Scimitar-Toothed Cat: DNA…
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2020-10-18 22:22

Plant-Based Nanowire Spray Could Be Used to Improve N95 Mask Filters, Energy Harvesters

Engineers invent way to spray extremely thin wires on 3D objects. Engineers have invented a way to spray extremely thin wires made of a plant-based... The post Plant-Based Nanowire Spray Could…
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2020-10-18 21:12

Perfect Energy Efficiency: Quantum Engines With Entanglement as Fuel?

University of Rochester researcher receives $1 million grant to study quantum thermodynamics. It’s still more science fiction than science fact, but perfect energy efficiency may... The post Perfect Energy Efficiency: Quantum…
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2020-10-18 19:59

Disintegration Fears Grow As Worsening Rifts and Fractures Spotted at Two of Antarctica’s Most Important Glaciers

Satellite imagery has revealed that two of the fastest-changing glaciers in Antarctica are fracturing and weakening faster than ever – the first step towards the... The post Disintegration Fears Grow As…
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2020-10-18 18:48

Dark Matter: A Billion Tiny Pendulums Could Detect the Universe’s Missing Mass

Researchers have proposed a novel method for finding dark matter. Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and their colleagues have proposed... The post Dark Matter: A Billion…
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2020-10-18 17:38

Remnants of Ancient Parasites Could Be Shaping Our Response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus

Why are some people more resilient to viruses than others? The answer has eluded scientists for centuries and, in the age of COVID-19, has come... The post Remnants of Ancient Parasites…
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2020-10-18 15:13

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