The Polaris Dawn commercial spaceflight is set to launch into outer space next week with billionaire Jared Isaacman and three other crew members aboard. The mission is expected to last five days during which the crew will travel farther away from Earth than any astronauts have since the Apollo program. Here’s more from SmithsonianMag: https://flip.it/1aJNpb #Science#Space#SpaceExploration#PolarisDawn
Long-hidden family scandal in the Jamestown colony in the U.S. revealed 400 years later by ancient DNA.
From CNN: "The findings demonstrate how genetic data in combination with other historical evidence 'can help bring to light narratives that were forbidden or shameful in the past,' said Dr. Christine Lee, an assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Mississippi."
"Prehistoric" relative of sharks struggle to make a comeback near Florida.
USA Today reports on the endangered smalltooth sawfish. "They are a species of elasmobranch, a group including rays, skates and sharks, that have no bones or skeletons, only cartilage, and they eat fish, shrimp and crabs."
What has worked to fight climate change? Policies where someone pays for polluting, study finds.
From AP: "To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at 1,500 ways countries have tried to curb heat-trapping gases. Their answer: Not many have done the job."
Hydrogen cars flopped, but fuel cells are finding new life in trucks and boats.
From @theverge: "Mining trucks, cement mixers, and terminal tractors all seem like the perfect use of hydrogen fuel cells. But they run into the same challenges around price and fueling."
There is a link between the meat you eat and type 2 diabetes, according to new research.
CNN reports: "The study is the most comprehensive to date showing the link between processed meat and unprocessed red meat with type 2 diabetes, said senior study author Dr. Nita Forouhi, professor of population health and nutrition at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom."
From NBC News: "Boeing’s Starliner capsule, which remains parked at the space station, has been sidelined by malfunctioning thrusters and leaking helium. Engineers on the ground have been scrambling to understand the problems, and NASA is still weighing how to bring the astronauts home safely."
Some researchers believe cooking is what allowed our ancestors to unlock the extra calories needed to grow the brain. So, all hail fire! But when did humans first roast food over fire? Evidence suggests between 50,000 years ago and 2 million years ago. Live Science sheds light on this mystery: https://flip.it/K_8dwC #Science#Humans#Food#Ancestors#Eating
About 280 million people worldwide have depression, and about 1 million have a mental health concern of any kind. These issues may have spiked in recent years, but they’re hardly new. Those who lived in the ancient world also experienced mental health problems. ScienceAlert shares four insights into how they dealt with them. https://flip.it/BC9CS6 #Science#Health#MentalHealth#Humans#Depression
Earthquake scientists are learning warning signs of the "big one.' When should they tell the public?
From NBC News: "For U.S. seismologists, Japan’s 'megaquake' warning last week renewed discussion about when and how to warn people on the West Coast if they find elevated risk of a major earthquake."
The new space mission that will reshape how we see climate change forever.
From BBC Science Focus: "When it launches in 2026, the Copernicus programme’s Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring satellite will give us a new window onto Earth’s atmosphere … and how we’re altering it."
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