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On the lunar surface, a single Earth day would be 56 microseconds shorter — a tiny number that can lead to significant inconsistencies over time. That’s why scientists aren’t just looking to create a new “time zone” for the Moon, but an entirely new “time scale” that accounts for the faster speed at which seconds tick by up there. CNN explains: https://flip.it/V_LgSS
#Science #Space #Moon #Time #NASA

Super-charged Atlantic hurricane season poised for intense activity.

AccuWeather reports: "The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be much worse than last year with 20 to 25 named storms predicted, and experts warn now is the time to prepare before the onslaught of storms and hurricanes begins."

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#Hurricane #Storm #Weather #ClimateChange #Climate

Ancient Egyptian skulls show oldest attempt at cancer surgery.

NBC News reports: "The ancient Egyptians were known for their medical know-how. Texts describe how they would treat a range of illness and injuries, in some cases by building prosthetic limbs and inserting false teeth."

https://flip.it/01wBP4

Here's the original study: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2024.1371645/full

#History #Anthropology #Egypt #AncientEgypt #Brain #Medicine

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Introducing peanut butter during infancy can help protect against a peanut allergy later on, new study finds.

CNN reports: https://flip.it/jI.kpa

The research appeared in the journal NEJM Evidence: https://evidence.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/EVIDoa2300311

#Allergies #Peanuts #Health #PeanutAllergy #Kids #Children

Why are some rivers in Alaska turning orange?

CNN reports on a new study about thawing permafrost in the journal Communications: Earth & Environment.

https://flip.it/z9Eh.l

Here's the original study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01446-z

#Alaska #Permafrost #River #ClimateChange #Climate #Science

According to the India Meteorological Department, some relief from the brutal heatwave may be at hand starting tomorrow.

#India #HeatWave #IMD #ClimateDiary
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Pompeii gladiator drawings suggest children saw "extreme form" of violence.

CNN reports on the latest discovery in the residential sector of the archaeological park in Italy: https://flip.it/-Xv-7b

For similar stories, follow @archeology-today-science

#Pompeii #Archeology #History

"The world's first wooden satellite has been built by Japanese researchers who said their tiny cuboid craft is scheduled to be carried into space off on a SpaceX rocket in September."

CBS News reports: "The creators expect the wooden material will burn up completely when the device re-enters the atmosphere -- potentially providing a way to avoid the creation of metal particles when a retired satellite returns to Earth."

https://flip.it/zl6Avn

#Space #SpaceX #Satellite #Japan

Butterflies, bees, bugs and more: The summer of insect-counting gets underway in Germany.

AP reports on the country's "'insect summer,' now in its seventh year, organized by the country’s Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union, or NABU."

https://flip.it/g30iEb

#Bees #Bugs #Insects #Entomology #Nature #Science

What happens when we die?

Vox explores the science of near-death experiences: https://flip.it/pFChai

#Death #Afterlife #Brain #Neurology #Science

Rotten bananas in a scorching India expose climate change's food cost.

@BloombergGreen reports: "India wastes more food than almost any other country partly because of spotty refrigeration. Climate change is making the problem worse."

(Gift article) https://flip.it/L.Z3-J

For similar stories, follow @climate-change-science-BloombergGreen

#ClimateChange #India #FoodWaste #Climate #Agriculture

Malnutrition’s effects on the body don’t end when food arrives.

Science News reports: "Inflammation and gut problems can torment survivors. New treatments may repair some damage."

(Free registration may be required) https://flip.it/83kr.K

#Malnutrition #Nutrition #Famine #Health

After the Singapore Airlines incident that killed one and injured dozens, many are wondering if turbulence is getting worse.

@Mashable looks at the science: https://flip.it/vMvxVO

For more stories from Mashable, follow @climate-change-and-the-environment-Mashable

#SingaporeAirlines #Turbulence #Aviation #ClimateChange #Climate #Science

It's firefly season at Congaree National Park in South Carolina, and a lucky few won the park lottery this year — an opportunity to see thousands of fireflies, blinking in synchrony, for a few short weeks this spring.

NPR reports: "According to the National Park Service, there are just three types of fireflies in North America that are synchronous, meaning they coordinate their belly lanterns to flash at exactly the same time."

https://flip.it/9yr2Lk

#Firefly #Insects #Entomology #Park #Nature #Science

Boeing’s 1st astronaut flight now set for June after a review of small leak on new capsule.

AP reports: "Officials for the company and NASA said Friday that intensive reviews indicate the Starliner capsule can safely fly two test pilots to the International Space Station, despite a propulsion system leak."

https://flip.it/ZYEURF

#Boeing #NASA #Space #Starliner

How did scientists calculate the speed of a supermassive black hole? Much in the same way crash-scene investigators can determine the speed of a car on impact. This cosmic predator gobbled up a star and left only its “wobbling” remains after imposing a grisly death. Live Science explains: https://flip.it/AkUicp
#Science #Space #BlackHoles

If the moon is the final frontier for humankind, we need to figure out what we’re going to eat up there. In the next two years, NASA plans to send astronauts back to the moon, which provides some insight into what our lunar lunches will look and taste like. “Food is something that keeps astronauts sane,” says Dr. Sonja Brungs of the European Space Agency. BBC Travel has more on what astronauts eat — and what the rest of us might one day consume there. https://flip.it/Xp352-
#Science #Food #NASA #Moon

Every time scientists are able to understand another biological process linked to Alzheimer's disease, it offers another way that they might eventually be able to treat or prevent it. New research has shed light on the protein contactin-4 and its relationship with the amyloid precursor protein (APP), which could help unravel the mystery of the disease. Science Alert explains: https://flip.it/nE342h
#Science #Health #Brain #Alzheimers

For the first time ever, astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope may have discovered three of the universe’s earliest galaxies. In a new study, researchers reported the possible detection of three infant galaxies sprouting from a primordial cloud of hydrogen and helium gas just 400 to 600 million years after the Big Bang. Live Science elaborates: https://flip.it/BgahqS
#Science #Space #Universe #Galaxies