Notices by Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)

For adult chimps, playing may be more important than previously thought.

Science News reports: "The role of play among adult chimpanzees has been understudied. New research aims to fix that."

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#Chimpanzee #Animals #Psychology #Science

A homemade rocket constructed by a group of college students has smashed a series of world records after launching farther and faster into space than any amateur rocket. @LiveScience reports: https://flip.it/Tzy5KS
#Space #Science #Rockets #SpaceTravel #SpaceShips #SpaceExploration

With dramatic tide changes that sometimes trap wayward dolphins, Cape Cod has a long history of marine mammal strandings. But this year is different, reports the @AssociatedPress. The International Fund for Animal Welfare has responded to 342 live, stranded dolphins on the Massachusetts peninsula this year, leaving scientists searching for clues. https://flip.it/FkaoTV
#Science #Animals #Dolphins #Mammals #CapeCod #Massachusetts

Imaging stars right here within the Milky Way Galaxy is hard enough. So it came as some surprise that a star in another galaxy has just become the subject of a close-up portrait. @ScienceAlert has more on the giant star known as "The Monster" that is more than 160,000 light-years from Earth. https://flip.it/UmfNT4
#Science #Space #MilkyWay #Stars #Earth

Human beings spend a lot of time jostling through crowds. Have you ever considered the physics of these interactions?

Here's a neat comic from @KnowableMag on the subject: "Using tools from fields like fluid dynamics to better understand how groups of people move around can improve flow and make large gatherings safer."

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#Physics #Science #Crowds #Psychology #Sociology

"Madyson Barber, a grad student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was researching young transiting systems in space when she made a remarkable discovery."

"During the observations, Barber noticed some 'little dips' in brightness, indicating that a 'transiting' planet may be passing near Earth."

@abc has the story: https://flip.it/j_JEY2

#Space #Astronomy #Stars #Planet #Science

How long is a light-year? Here are some ways to think about it.

From @Mashable: "This astronomer's unit measures distance, not time."

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#Astronomy #Space #Time #NASA #Science

What causes you to jolt awake right before falling asleep?

From @popsci: "Hypnagogic jerks are as common as they are mysterious."

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#Sleep #Brain #Science

The surprising new history of horse domestication, from @SciAm.

"Archaeological and genetic discoveries topple long-standing ideas about the domestication of equines."

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#Horse #Animals #Archaeology #Science #Zoology

Frogs kick back against lethal fungus.

@KnowableMag reports: "Scientists are seeing signs of resistance to the infections that have been wiping out the world’s amphibian populations — and developing strategies to aid in the fight Down Under."

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#Frogs #Animals #Fungus #Environment #Science

"Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said."

@AssociatedPress reports: "Humans have been using monkeys for scientific research since the late 1800s. Scientists believe rhesus macaques and humans split from a common ancestor about 25 million years ago and share about 93% of the same DNA."

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#Monkeys #Animals #Research #Science

Raw milk consumption is on the rise, but is it safe? Science has the answer.

From @PopularScience: https://flip.it/r-4XED

#Milk #Food #Agriculture #Science

A remarkable new method turns old cooking oil into renewable diesel. No refinery required.

@AnthropoceneMag reports: "Diesel made from used cooking oil produces fewer carbon emissions than new vegetable oils—and it keeps the grease out of sewage systems."

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Here's the original study: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.4c03643

#Energy #Environment #ClimateChange #Science

A meteorite found in a drawer in 1929 contains ancient evidence of liquid water on Mars.

From @PopularScience: "Using isotopic dating, a team at Purdue University has determined that the 'Lafayette Meteorite' likely interacted with liquid water approximately 742 million years ago."

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Here's the original research: https://www.geochemicalperspectivesletters.org/article2443/

#Mars #Space #Meteorite #Science

Amazon deforestation in Brazil plunges 31% to lowest level in 9 years.

@mongabay reports: "President Lula has prioritized conservation efforts in the Amazon, though his administration has faced criticism for permitting oil extraction in the Atlantic near the Amazon River’s mouth and for the paving of BR-319, a controversial highway that scientists warn could trigger extensive forest clearing by speculators, settlers, and ranchers."

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#Amazon #Rainforest #Deforestation #ClimateChange #Brazil #Lula

Science should be bipartisan, @Vox writes.

So why is confidence in science split along party lines in the U.S.? A look at the data: https://flip.it/esvUvb

#Science #USPolitics #Politics #Misinformation

"Volcanoes were erupting on the mysterious far side of the moon billions of years ago just like on the side that we can see, new research confirms."

@AssociatedPress reports: "Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China’s Chang’e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side."

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#Moon #Space #Lunar #Science

Globally, one in eight people is living with obesity, which can lead to several health problems, such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer. A group of scientists compared three weight-loss methods to see if one delivered better results. @science tells us what they found: https://flip.it/a4QXKz
#Science #Health #Humans #Obesity #WeightLoss #Dieting

A composite of images captured by both the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope shows a pair of spiral galaxies with bright cores that resemble a spooky set of "blood-soaked" eyes. These galaxies grazed each other millions of years ago and are currently colliding. See for yourself at @LiveScience.
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#Science #Space #JWST #Hubble #Galaxies #SpaceExploration

Researchers have discovered air pollution could increase a child’s risk of developing autism spectrum disorder. The research, published in “Brain Medicine,” suggests ultra-small pollutants impact a young brain the most. @sciencefocus has more. https://flip.it/dXm9UM
#Science #Autism #ASD #Health #Pollution