Thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the Jupiter-sized planet HD 189733 b, one of the closest “hot Jupiter” planets to Earth, stinks like rotten eggs. If you guessed sulfur was somehow involved, you were right. Read more from Space.com: https://flip.it/7vU_SM #Science#Space#Earth#JWST
One of the most detailed studies yet has cemented the link between autism and the microbiome in the gut, a development could provide new ways of detecting and understanding the neurological disorder. "What is exciting about this study is that it opens up the possibility of investigating specific biochemical pathways and their impact on different autistic features," says neuroscientist Bhismadev Chakrabarti of the University of Reading in the UK, who was not associated with the research. ScienceAlert has more: https://flip.it/tiXh9D #Science#Health#Brain#Autism#Disabilities
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A cancer treatment's success hinges on its capacity to damage cancer cells enough to kill them or stop them from growing. However, some cancer cells can change their molecular makeup to either mitigate or cancel out the therapy's effect. It’s no easy task. But scientists have developed a way to turn tumor cells against their neighbors, forcing the cancer to cooperate with treatment. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/ijB6_9 #Science#Health#Cancer#Disease#Human#Medicine
The first generation of stars formed in a more innocent time, before the Universe became littered with dust and dirt and adulterated with heavy elements. The James Webb Space Telescope is helping us understand some of the secrets of the Universe’s formation, when the cosmos was simple and clean, and, as a result, star formation was much, much more difficult. Read more from Science Focus: https://flip.it/L86jNC #Science#Space#JWST#SpaceExploration
What will the climate be like where you live in the future? More than half of our planet is predicted to shift into new climate zones by the end of the century. A new interactive map shows how your home will be impacted. ScienceAlert explains: https://flip.it/J9RCs7 #Science#ClimateChange#Weather#Future
Astronauts and cosmonauts have continuously occupied the International Space Station since 2000, creating a floating laboratory for scientific experimentation and more. But someday it will have to be destroyed. Science Focus tells us how NASA intends to do it: https://flip.it/BrsFtX #Science#Space#ISS#NASA
One of North America’s largest ice fields is melting out and could soon reach a tipping point, new research concludes. Like many Alaskan glaciers, the Juneau Icefield is top-heavy, with lots of ice and snow at high altitudes. As temperatures rise, more snow and ice gets exposed to sunshine and higher temperatures, a troubling pattern across the globe. Read more from Ars Technica: https://flip.it/4GzKMi #Science#ClimateChange#Glaciers#GlobalWarming
If future you met present you, how would that conversation go? “Hey, thanks for investing so wisely!” Or, “Was all that beer worth it?” BBC’s Science Focus ponders time travel and a world in which you could run into yourself without even knowing it. https://flip.it/49vuQ8
Jupiter’s moon Io is the most volcanically active world in the Solar System, with as many as 150 of its 400 active volcanoes erupting at any given time. ScienceAlert tells us more about what a glorious hot mess Io is. https://flip.it/__TwSn #Science#Space#Jupiter#SolarSystem#SpaceExploration
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently captured a stunning image of a very young object in the process of becoming a star. The telescope used its MIRI (Mid-Infrared Instrument) to zoom in on the 100,000-year-old protostar named L1527 that gives us a spectacular display. “As the star's gravitational power draws material nearer, the material is compressed and heats up. More energy comes from shockwaves generated by incoming material that collides with existing gas,” Evan Gough writes. Read more from ScienceAlert: https://flip.it/DyDLrJ #Science#NASA#Space#JWST#SpaceExploration
ResearchResearch teams from Tianjin University and Southern University of Science and Technology have devised a robot that is controlled by a real-life brain that has been cultured in vitro and created for the purpose of research. To control the robot, researchers use the organism to make a so-called “brain-on-chip.” Science Focus explains what that is and more: https://flip.it/KEWx0r #Science#Robots#Technology#Brains#Human
Creating green energy is important. So is protecting wildlife. It’s hard to imagine environmentalists disagreeing on these two points. But in the southern tip of Chile, conservationists are worried that wind farm projects “carry a high risk” for the conservation of Bahía Lomas, where thousands of birds congregate after flying over 9,000 miles in search of their wintering grounds. Inside Climate News has more: https://flip.it/rkflt2 #Science#Animals#ClimateChange#Chile#Birds
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, accounting for 60-70% of all dementias. A recent study has discovered that the genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s is more strongly influenced by the mother’s side than the father’s. There’s a lot to unpack with regard to this neurological disease. Read more from ScienceAlert: https://flip.it/xsmWQM #Science#Health#Medicine#Brain#Neurology#Alzheimers
Ants are known for many fascinating things, such as their superhuman strength and uncanny teamwork. Add medical procedures to the list. A study published in Current Biology found that the Florida Carpenter ant is able to treat the injured limbs of fellow nestmates — sometimes by wound cleaning, other times by amputation. Science Focus has more on the ants’ personalized form of health care. https://flip.it/pBoxjO #Science#Insects#Ants#Biology
For those living in bear country, a trusty dog may seem like it would be no match for a ferocious grizzly. But a new study conducted in Montana reveals that the simple presence of a livestock guardian dog can reduce visits from grizzlies by 87.8%. Outside Magazine has more, including how the dog-bear dynamic can look like "two frat boys shouting 'Hold me back, bro.'” https://flip.it/.WPB_P #Science#Bears#Dogs#Animals For more outdoors coverage, follow @outside
How you’re aging and whether you’re at risk of developing certain diseases could one day be determined by a quick scan of your face, scientists in China have found. Trained in using facial temperature data from 2,811 Chinese participants between age 21 and 88, an artificial intelligence program identified several thermal patterns that could hint at a person’s biological clock. ScienceAlert explains: https://flip.it/jSFzhD #Science#Health#AI#Disease#Humans
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