Notices tagged with science, page 47

How many species would you find in your backyard? Quite a few, very likely. Three researchers at Australia's University of Queensland share the same home and identified over 1,000 outside their suburban backdoor. Phys.org has the story: https://flip.it/bNFCP1
#Science #Species #Research

For most people, their hair naturally loses pigment as they age. A 2021 study showed that stress can also turn hair gray. The question is whether hair can reclaim its natural color. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/bod-RY
#Science #Health #Hair #Humans

After the warmest autumn ever, experts are certain that 2023 will be the warmest year in recorded history. Several factors are having an impact, but the biggest is human-caused climate change. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/9kO.0T
#Science #ClimateChange #Earth #Climate

How scientists are tracking mosquitoes that could be carrying deadly diseases.

ABC News reports: "More than 1 million people worldwide die from mosquito-borne diseases every year."

https://flip.it/_RFAVA

#Mosquito #Insects #Entomology #Disease #PublicHealth #Malaria #Science

Why isn’t there any sound in space? 🚀 👂

An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream for the Curious Kids section @TheConversationUS

https://flip.it/l_qkOx

#Space #Sound #Science

The laws of physics can produce beautiful natural harmony. Astronomers just found a remarkable example 100 light years away:
Six planets orbit their star in near-perfect resonance, maintaining a tight rhythm for a billion years.
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Cheops/ESA_s_Cheops_helps_unlock_rare_six-planet_system #space #science #astronomy

COP28 chair says "no science" comments were "misinterpreted."

Semafor reports from Dubai: https://flip.it/-lKYE0

#COP28 #Dubai #ClimateChange #Climate #Science

Hydrothermal vents, vernal ponds, impact of space bodies

These are three possible scenarios that could have turned prebiotic chemistry on early Earth into true life-forms.

Infographic: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lizbeth B. De La Torre

https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/1764/life-in-the-lab/

#life #earth #astrobiology #space #nasa #science #research #astronomy #astrodon #hydrothermalvents #vernalponds #prebiotic #chemistry #saturn #moons #enceladus #europa #ocean #world #titan #dragonfly #asteroids #infographic #infographics

Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows.

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

#Penguins #Birds #Science

The U.S. military's elusive X-37B space plane has postponed its next launch to Dec. 10. X-37B will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC), in Florida. From Live Science, here’s why the secretive spacecraft is likely launching farther than ever before. https://flip.it/tTFOOL
#Science #Space #SpaceX #X37B

In an extraordinary celestial display, the skies over Mongolia turned deep, blood-red as the country experienced one of the rarest auroral events on Friday and early Saturday.
The intense colouration is attributed to the initial impact of a significant solar storm that collided with Earth, creating a spectacle that left onlookers in awe.

#News #Science #Astronomy

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Snopes investigates: Did researchers genetically modify cats to glow in the dark? https://flip.it/Sk6GuR
#Science #Cats #Caturday

The discovery of an ancient supermassive black hole that existed early in the life of the universe has some questioning the legitimacy of the Big Bang Theory. This is a hasty conclusion, says Don Lincoln, writing for Big Think. https://flip.it/ghz5R2
#Science #Space #Universe #BigBangTheory

As King Charles warned that time was running out on climate change, more than 130 world leaders at the COP28 climate summit promised to tackle the huge responsibility that food and agriculture have in the warming planet. BBC News reports: https://flip.it/.XvQpH
#Science #ClimateChange #COP28

The ghostly object that first appeared in ground-based telescopes before completely vanishing has returned. This time as a faint, yet distinct galaxy in an image from the James Webb Space Telescope. "This thing is a real monster," said Jed McKinney, a postdoctoral researcher at The University of Texas at Austin. Phys.org has more: https://flip.it/.CtHdG
#Science #Space #Galaxy #JWST

A new study in mice found limited intake of one particular essential amino acid slowed the impacts of aging and even lengthened their lifespan. Could these findings help people improve their quality of life and longevity? Science Alert reports: https://flip.it/4DYT-L
#Science #Health #Longevity #Humans

Can we end the AIDS epidemic by 2030? Countries around the world have signed onto a United Nations program that, if successful, would reduce AIDS-related deaths by 90%. Live Science has more: https://flip.it/e3AloJ
#Science #AIDS #Health #UnitedNations

And one for the #OpenScience community. 11 training strategies to make open reproducible #Science the norm..

I have to think hard about this to, because when it comes to #FAIRdata, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. At a recent ESA event I was challenged: how many #ClimateModels are fully #OA #OpenSource?

It's a good question. I have no idea. But it needs to be the way we do things. Worth a look...

https://elifesciences.org/articles/89736

Scientists find huge planet that shouldn’t exist.

The Independent reports: "The planet appears to be too big for its sun, and therefore calls into question our understanding of how planets and solar systems form."

https://flip.it/bQ61ER

#Space #Astronomy #Planet #Science

Scientists in South Africa have rediscovered 11 De Winton's golden moles, which haven't been seen since 1936.

@NPR reports: "How does one go about finding a seemingly extinct, sand-dwelling mole that hasn't been seen in nearly 90 years? With the help of a dog and DNA, of course!"

https://flip.it/stpLUh

#Animals #Endangered #SouthAfrica #Science