Notices tagged with science, page 35

AI-powered system maps corals in 3D in record time https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ai-powered-corals-3d.html #science

Five fascinating science projects using the total solar eclipse to illuminate new discoveries.

@Smithsonianmag reports: "The NASA-supported experiments are mobilizing legions of researchers and volunteers to capture wide-ranging observations during totality, from amateur radio operations to elusive solar plumes to unusual animal behavior."

https://flip.it/ab0Nxb

#Eclipse #SolarEclipse #NASA #Science

The world’s peatlands have absorbed and stored vast amounts of carbon dioxide for thousands of years. But rising temperatures are drying peatlands out, turning them from carbon sinks into carbon sources. Read more at Phys.org. https://flip.it/_n2bzY
#Science #ClimateChange #CarbonDioxide

Could the world’s insulin supply problems be solved by a herd of cows? A genetically modified cow recently produced proteins needed for human insulin in its milk. Science Alert tells us why the scientists behind the experiment are hopeful. https://flip.it/jac.e0
#Science #Health #Cows #Insulin #Diabetes

Total solar eclipses, like the upcoming one slated for April 8, have fascinated and terrified people for centuries. But the events have more purposes than providing amusement or panic. Live Science tells us how total solar eclipses help researchers date mysterious events from ancient history. https://flip.it/.aWO-M
#Science #Sun #Moon #Eclipse #Space

A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after the eruption of another volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the fourth since December. The head of department at the Norwegian Meteorological agency said there could be "dangerous" consequences if lava reaches the sea as it flows southwards. BBC News has more, including video and photos. https://flip.it/1dNiPZ
#Science #Iceland #Volcano #Geology #Eruption

What is the universe made out of? How should we define death? Where did dogs come from? Seventeen astounding scientific mysteries that researchers can’t yet solve, from Vox.com.
https://flip.it/gn0uiY
#Science #Dogs #Space #Life #Earth #Animals

To people concerned about climate change, it has made sense to plant trees to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But the act might be more beneficial in some places than others. A recent study shows that the benefits of planting trees may be overestimated, depending on location. Inside Climate News has more, including why the removal of trees may help forests in the long run: https://flip.it/TMbYU5
#Science #ClimateChange #Trees #Forest

How long have earthquakes rumbled across Earth? Geologists believe they may have found the answer in a strange jumble of 3.3 billion-year-old rocks from Africa. Live Science writes “The rocks provide early evidence of plate tectonics, which explains Earth's crust as split into large plates that glide across the mantle.” https://flip.it/SZjboy
#Science #Earth #Earthquakes #Africa #Geology

"A growing body of research suggests that optimism plays a significant role in promoting both physical and mental well-being."

The MIT Press Reader explores the new science of optimism and longevity: https://flip.it/Vt9fRy

#Optimism #Health #MentalHealth #Science

Meet Seitaad this #FossilFriday! Named after the Boiling Dunes from the Diné Creation Story, Seitaad was a sauropodomorph that lived in the ancient, vast desert that makes up the Navajo Sandstone Formation today. It may have also lived alongside Dilophosaurus. (1/2)
#paleontology #dinosaur #science

PRESS RELEASE: https://www.seti.org/press-release/giant-volcano-discovered-mars
Giant Volcano Discovered on Mars

A deeply eroded giant volcano, active from ancient through recent times and with possible remnants of glacier ice near its base, had been hiding near Mars’ equator in plain sight. Its discovery points to an exciting new place to search for life, and a potential destination for future robotic and human exploration.

#mars #science #scicomm

"A controversial theory posits that life began when RNA spontaneously began to replicate itself — and now researchers are claiming they've replicated part of that process in a lab."

Futurism reports: "The Salk Institute for Biological Studies scientists worked from the theory that before there was DNA or proteins, RNA existed as the initial ingredient in the so-called 'primordial soup.'"

https://flip.it/m.CqvL

#Life #Science #RNA

Domestic violence may leave telltale damage in the brain. Scientists want to find it.

@NPR reports: "Agencies including the [U.S.] Centers for Disease Prevention and Control now recognize intimate partner abuse as a leading cause of [traumatic brain injury]."

https://flip.it/_2LTUo

#Brain #Neuroscience #DomesticViolence #Abuse #Science

"Mars may be around 140 million miles away from Earth, but the red planet is influencing our deep oceans by helping drive 'giant whirlpools,' according to new research."

CNN reports on the research from Nature Communications journal: "The two planets affect each other through a phenomenon called 'resonance,' which is when two orbiting bodies apply a gravitational push and pull on each other — sometimes described as a kind of harmonization between distant planets."

https://flip.it/E3U3Z0

#Mars #Earth #Ocean #Space #Science

"Scientists have discovered a universal pattern of brain waves in multiple primate species, including humans."

LiveScience reports: "This pattern of electrical activity is seen in the six layers of tissue that cover the outside of mammals' brains, known as the cerebral cortex."

https://flip.it/ZfmyIt

Here's the original study from Nature Neuroscience: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-023-01554-7

#Brain #Human #Primates #Animals #Science #Neuroscience

How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April.

AP reports: https://flip.it/ciftk6

#Animals #Eclipse #SolarEclipse #Science

SpaceX is to launch 46 Starlink internet satellites in two separate waves tonight, March 10. The first group will take off from Florida, the second from California. Read about both launches at Space.com: https://flip.it/OzdM0C, https://flip.it/AN-gIj
#Space #SpaceX #Science #SpaceExploration

Artifacts made of stone, bone and other hard materials are somewhat easy to identify. But scientists have to get creative when it comes to discovering the clothes early humans wore. Live Science explores the question of when people started wearing clothes: https://flip.it/SSdstG
#Science #Artifacts #Clothes

Love will always find a way — in a test tube, at least. Chemists at the University of Oxford have made a surprise discovery that forbidden particles can attract each other. In a study, negatively charged silica particles in water-based solutions didn’t push apart as they would in an ideal, empty space. In fact, they came together. Science Alert has more. https://flip.it/s3JSah
#Science #Oxford #Physics