Notices tagged with science, page 53

U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration announced $7 billion in funding for seven hydrogen-producing “hubs.” Science.org has more, including how hydrogen could replace fossil fuels.
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#Science #ClimateChange #USA #Hydrogen #FossilFuels

A strange species of tiny titanosaur has finally been given a name, nearly 50 years after its bones were unearthed from the Egyptian desert. Live Science explains how Igai semkhu, or “Forgotten Lord of the Oasis,” fills a void in dinosaur history. https://flip.it/xd8G47
#Science #Dinosaur #AncientEgypt #Fossils

Some scientists are leaning into Indigenous knowledge on climate change.

Knowable Magazine reports: "Native peoples attuned to the natural world have long collected detailed environmental information."

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#ClimateChange #Climate #Indigenous #Environment #Science

@wonderofscience Nice! Thanks for the share.

It reminds me of this interactive #earth time travel site. Plug in the name of a city, then go back in various increments all the way to 750 million years ago, and see where the city was.

https://dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth#0

Pro tip: Click on Display Options and tick "Show equator". I got very disoriented by the changing land masses! #geology #history #science

You could imagine how challenging it would be to build roads on the Moon. But that’s not stopping the European Space Agency from exploring the possibilities. Science Alert shows us how the ESA is experimenting with a process that would turn the tiny dust particles on the lunar surface into a solid mass. https://flip.it/D1CNa-
#Space #SpaceExploration #Science #ESA #Moon

It's well-documented that the snowpack around the Northern Hemisphere is expected to decline due to rising temperatures later this century. But, there might be a silver lining. Could less pollution should reduce the amount of snowmelt? Here’s more from phys.org: https://flip.it/pBUuya
#Science #Climate #ClimateChange #Snow

Developing new drugs for things like snake bites has been a slow and laborious process. But AI is helping scientists make discoveries more quickly. NPR has more: https://flip.it/2gDaqv
#Science #Medicine #AI #ArtificialIntelligence

A coolant leak on a Russian module of the International Space Station appears to have stopped two days after being discovered, according to NASA. Live Science has more on this latest incident in a string of recent malfunctions. https://flip.it/rlxbnB
#Science #Space #ISS #SpaceExploration

Day saved by carbon sucking concrete

#buildings #construction #carbon #concrete #cement #infrastructure #carbonemissions #decarbonization #materials #innovation #science #research #usa #texas #buildingindustry

https://cleantechnica.com/2023/10/11/carbon-capture-pipeline-rendered-obsolete-by-carbon-sucking-concrete/

NASA shows off its first asteroid samples delivered by a spacecraft.

AP reports: "Scientists anticipated getting a cupful but are still unsure how much was grabbed from the carbon-rich asteroid named Bennu, almost 60 million miles (97 million kilometers) away."

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#NASA #Space #Asteroid #Bennu #Science

More mammals can glow in the dark than previously thought.

Smithsonian Magazine reports: "A new study found that 125 different mammal species are fluorescent under ultraviolet light, suggesting the property is widespread."

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#Animals #Mammals #Science

How many animals have ever existed on Earth?

Live Science reports: "To figure out this mind-bogglingly high number, we need to know how many species have ever lived, dig deep into the fossil record and do a lot of math."

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#Animals #Zoology #Science

Hippos might be ferocious fighters, but their big teeth make them terrible chewers. 🦛

Science News reports: "The inability to chew efficiently may limit the types of places the massive mammals can live."

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#Hippo #Animals #Evolution #Science

Here's another reason to get a good night of sleep. Researchers in the U.S. may have found a key to forestalling declines in brain activity that may one day lead to Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia: deep sleep. Science Alert has more: https://flip.it/GH02hf
#Science #Brain #BrainHealth #Health #Dementia #Alzheimers

Amazon has launched the first of two prototype satellites as part of its effort to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink. Axios has more on Project Kuiper. https://flip.it/JMveSo
#Science #Space #SpaceExploration #Amazon #SpaceX

Cat lovers relish the sound of a contented cat’s purring, but how the felines make those delightful, low-frequency rumblings has been a mystery. That might be changing. A team of Austrian scientists has determined that connective tissues embedded in cats' vocal cords play a crucial role in how cats purr. Why they purr, however, is still up for debate. More from Ars Technica: https://flip.it/oTFo8R
#Science #Cats #CatsOfMastodon #Caturday

The devil may wear Prada, but NASA astronauts will soon be flying in style, too. The Italian fashion house has teamed up with Axiom Space to design the space suites for the 2025 Moon mission. More from BBC: https://flip.it/f7xSXR
#Science #Space #SpaceExploration #NASA #Prada

Vela’s exploded star is the highest-energy pulsar ever seen.

Science News reports: "New data raise questions about how spinning, dead stars can emit such extreme radiation."

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#Space #Stars #Astronomy #Physics #Science

Humans are now the African savannah’s top predator, according to new research.

Popular Science reports: "Giraffes, leopards, elephants, and rhinoceroses all were more scared of human voices than lion roars."

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Here's the original research: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(23)01169-7

#Animals #Africa #Biology #SouthAfrica #Science #Human

No two parakeets sound exactly the same.

Popular Science reports on a new study that finds "unique 'voice prints' could help the chatty birds pick one another out in a flock."

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#Birds #Science