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Jupiter Weather: Cloudy With a Chance of 'Mushballs' MSN
Michelle Trachtenberg's death at age 39 was caused by diabetes complications, per the New York City medical examiner's office. The family of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl star declined an autopsy for religious reasons, and since there was no indication of foul play, the medical examiner did...
An island-wide blackout hit Puerto Rico on Wednesday as the largely Catholic residents of the US territory prepared to celebrate the Easter weekend. All 1.4 million clients on the island were without power, Hugo Sorrentini, spokesman for Luma Energy, which oversees the transmission and distribution of power, tells the...
Around 3:00 a.m. on Wednesday, a bright object, initially appearing to be a meteorite, lit up the skies over Mexico’s capital, stretching plains, volcanoes and small towns. Videos of a ball of fire shooting over the Latin American country and...
The truth about life on other planets - and what it means for humans BBCAstronomers Detect a Possible Signature of Life on a Distant Planet The New York TimesScientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system The GuardianIs this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air? NPRStrongest hints yet of biological activity outside the solar system EurekAlert!
Telescope finds promising hints of life on distant planet Yahoo News CanadaAstronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet The New York TimesAstronomers claim strongest evidence of alien life yet New ScientistIs this a hint of life on another world, or just a lot of hot air? NPRScientists hail ‘strongest evidence’ so far for life beyond our solar system The Guardian
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Dublin is taking further steps to reduce private car traffic in its city centre, with new restrictions set to take effect this summer as part of the next phase of the Dublin City Transport Plan. Following the success of last August’s initial rollout—which introduced daytime car bans on parts [...]The post Dublin expands car-free zones to improve bus travel and city life first appeared on The Optimist Daily: Making Solutions the News.
The UK pedigree dog population shrank by a yearly decline of 0.9% between 1990 and 2021, according to research published in Companion Animal Genetics and Health. The study highlights a rise in the populations of crossbreeds and imported pedigree dogs since 1990, but finds that only 13.7% of registered domestic pedigree dogs were used for breeding between 2005 and 2015.
Spending time with the volunteers who flock to count brant geese CHLY 101.7FM
If skies are clear, be sure to watch for the April Lyrid meteors this Easter weekend.Spring in the northern hemisphere brings with it the promise for the Lyrids, the first good meteor shower of the season. Weather is just warming up in April, but we’re not yet in the midst of summer, waiting up late hours for darkness to fall.
Incarceration has lasting consequences. Many young people who have been incarcerated later struggle to achieve the basic milestones in adulthood, such as living on their own or maintaining a long-term job. Black and Hispanic males are more likely to be affected because they are disproportionately incarcerated and receive longer sentences than non-Hispanic white males.
Researchers looking into the origin of domestic cats have long considered that cats likely accompanied early farmers during the Neolithic, spreading through Europe alongside the adoption of agriculture.
Bacteriophages, or phages, viruses that selectively target and infect bacteria, have drawn growing attention for their potential use in a host of biotechnological processes to benefit humankind, from diagnosing contamination in consumer products to treating antibiotic-resistant infections.
Touch, Our Most Complex Sense, Is a Landscape of Cellular Sensors Quanta Magazine
Over the past decades, researchers have been trying to develop increasingly advanced and powerful quantum computers, which could outperform classical computers on some tasks. To attain this, they have been trying to identify new ways to store and manipulate qubits, which are the fundamental units of information in quantum computing systems.
AI enhances molecular design with uncertainty quantification Phys.org
In a major step toward more reliable AI-assisted molecular design, researchers from National Taiwan University have demonstrated that incorporating uncertainty quantification (UQ) into graph neural network (GNN) models significantly improves both the efficiency and robustness of molecular optimization.
An international team of researchers has developed a new method for parameterizing machine-learning interatomic potentials (MLIP) to simulate magnetic materials, making the prediction of their properties much more reliable and accurate. A key feature of the new approach is that the models of interatomic interactions are trained on so-called "magnetic forces."
Some of the anxiety and frustration that many young adults are experiencing today may be caused by feelings of being caught between opposing forces, some of which pressure them to accelerate their maturation and assume adult responsibilities earlier, while others strive to hold them back, according to a new paper by scholars at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Politicians who exhibit 'dark' personality traits such as narcissism, psychopathy or Machiavellianism contribute to increasing affective polarization among citizens. This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the University of Lausanne and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, published in the European Journal of Political Research.
For many years it was believed that the surface of most, if not all, white dwarfs was made up primarily of hydrogen. But then, two years ago, a white dwarf was spotted by a team of researchers that had a hydrogen surface on one side and a helium surface on the other. Since then, five more of the stars have been found, including two new ones by a team working in Oklahoma.
In the global carbon cycle, microorganisms have evolved a variety of methods for fixing carbon. Researchers from Bremen and Taiwan have investigated the methods that are utilized at extremely hot, acidic and sulfur-rich hydrothermal vents in shallow waters off the island of Kueishantao, Taiwan.
A sideline reporter for the Atlanta Braves was being widely criticized after he apparently landed a woman's phone number—during a broadcast. Wiley Ballard was interviewing two female fans during a game against the Blue Jays at Toronto's Rogers Centre on Monday when, goaded on by the play-by-play announcers via...
China builds three-satellite constellation in Earth-moon space Xinhua
Bahamas suspends SpaceX rocket landings pending post-launch probe Reuters
Authorities on Tuesday released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last emails, phone calls, and internet searches by Gene Hackman's wife in the days before her death, indicating that she was scouring for information on flu-like symptoms and breathing techniques, the AP reports. According to the report, a...
On Jupiter, it's mushballs all the way down ScienceDaily
Democrat Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is headed to El Salvador Wednesday in an attempt to visit Kilmar Ábrego García, one of his constituents, who is being held in a prison there despite the fact that the Supreme Court has ruled he was legally in the US, wrongly deported,...
Wild animals that have acquired adaptions to maximize their reproductive output in some of the world's most extreme conditions may provide answers to some of the most pressing problems in the field of human reproductive health.
With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), predictive medicine is becoming an important part of healthcare, especially in cancer treatment. Predictive medicine uses algorithms and data to help doctors understand how a cancer might continue to grow or react to specific drugs--making it easier to target precision treatment for individual patients. Now, with the two commentaries just out, researchers at the Institute for Genome Sciences at the University of Maryland School of Medicine set a foundational approach to generating, analyzing, and ethically sharing data to benefit both patients and science.
A new study from researchers in the at Washington University in St. Louis reveals the impact of what might may be precursors to harmful contaminants in drinking water, formed during water disinfection.
University of Hartford Hosts NASA and Its Prime Contractors
An international team of astronomers has performed optical photometric, polarimetric and spectroscopic observations of a cataclysmic variable system known as ASASSN–14dx. Results of the new observations, published April 9 on the arXiv preprint server, indicate that the system harbors a massive pulsating white dwarf.
Baird drops Rivian's price target to $14 while Bernstein slashes to $6.10. Rising costs + tariff pressure weigh on RIVN before Q1 earnings.The post Analysts cut Rivian price targets amid tariff concerns appeared first on TESLARATI.
Inside cells, two important enzymes act like small central regulatory hubs: dipeptidyl peptidase 8 and 9—DPP8/9 for short. Among other things, they regulate inflammatory reactions and influence whether a cell survives or dies. These mechanisms are especially important in cancer cells.
Day Zero Productions, the Los Angeles-based production company founded by Trevor Noah, is launching a new game jam with Anima Interactive.
A breakthrough by researchers at The University of Manchester sheds light on one of nature's most elusive forces, with wide-reaching implications for medicine, energy, climate modeling and more. The researchers have developed a method to precisely measure the strength of hydrogen bonds in confined water systems, an advance that could transform our understanding of water's role in biology, materials science, and technology.
Upon returning to Earth on Monday following her 11-minute into Earth's outer atmosphere onboard a Blue Origin spacecraft, the pop star Katy Perry — still in her blue Monse flightsuit, and in full glam — told reporters that her brief adventure in low orbit was for "future women." And "Earth." Or both, we guess? "It's about making space for future women and taking up space and belonging. And it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it," said Perry, explaining that she sang Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World" whilst in orbit onboard the Blue Origin's [...]
Scientists Link Mysterious Icelandic Rocks to ‘Little’ Ice Age—and Rome’s Downfall GizmodoAncient rocks tie Roman Empire’s collapse to a mini ice age Popular ScienceAncient rocks boost case for mini ice age linked to fall of Rome New ScientistAncient rocks reveal how ice age weakened the Roman Empire University of Southampton
In a major step forward for radiation detection technology, a research team led by Prof. Meng Gang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has significantly enhanced the performance of CsPbBr3-based X-ray detectors by dramatically lowering their detection limit and suppressing noise and ion migration through innovative cooling and defect-passivation strategies.
Laboratory experiments confirm the accuracy of numerical modeling in simulating coral bleaching, according to new research from Southern Cross University.
Modeling as a tool for predicting coral reef futures Phys.org
Like Earth, Mars once had a strong magnetic field that shielded its thick atmosphere from the solar wind. But now only the magnetic imprint remains. What's long baffled scientists, though, is why this imprint appears most strongly in the southern half of the red planet.
The concept of quantum is popping up everywhere these days, from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to "Everything Everywhere All at Once." But what exactly does quantum mean? And what impact will it have in our multiverse? For World Quantum Day on April 14, and in celebration of the United Nations designating 2025 as the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, Virginia Tech quantum experts Sophia Economou, Charles Cao, and Wayne Scales share what quantum computers can do now, what they're poised to do in the future, and why this cutting-edge research matters.
For the first time in history, we can explore the universe through a rich blend of senses—seeing, touching, and hearing astronomical data—in ways that deepen our understanding of space. While three-dimensional (3D) models are essential tools for scientific discovery and analysis, their potential extends far beyond the lab.
Exploring the universe through sight, touch, and sound Phys.org
When people talk about legendary creatures, the Dogman cryptid doesn't always top the list, but in Michigan, it's practically canon.
There's Something Special About Meteors That Collide With Earth ScienceAlertPerihelion history and atmospheric survival as primary drivers of the Earth’s meteorite record NatureScientists uncover why carbon-rich meteorites rarely reach Earth Phys.org
When a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Southern California Monday morning, a herd of elephants at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park acted quickly to form a protective circle around their young. The quake, which was felt from San Diego to Los Angeles 120 miles away, caused minor disruptions but no...
Riverbank stabilization, lead and asbestos contamination are just some of the projects tribes planned to address before the Trump administration froze funds.
Some of the youngest lava flow dated on Mars is less than a million years old, which scientists consider to be very recent in terms of the galaxy's billions-of-years-long history. So, when Arya Udry's able to get her hands on a meteorite from Mars, it's an opportunity to learn more about the beginnings of the Red Planet, Earth, and the rest of the solar system.
A new study led by researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden has uncovered a surprising layer of diversity in tropical forests.
Maryland congressmen vow to block proposed NASA science budget cuts SpaceNewsTrump White House budget proposal eviscerates science funding at NASA Ars TechnicaWhite House proposal would slash NASA science budget and cancel major missions SpaceNewsMusk calls Trump’s looming NASA cuts ‘troubling’ PoliticoNASA's climate funding in jeopardy with potential cuts Axios
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's next Heuermann Lecture will focus on the theme "Nourishing a Healthy Future: The Role of Irrigation in a Changing World."
Tesla owners can now vote on where they'd like to see Superchargers land next.The post Tesla reveals its Q1 Supercharger voting winners, opens next round appeared first on TESLARATI.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is joining a new $27.4 million global initiative to reduce methane emissions from livestock by harnessing natural variation in how animals digest food. Backed b
Exploring Quantum Materials for a New Generation of Technology Quality Digest
Teslas are not just safe from electromagnetic radiation—they are among the safest vehicles in the market when it comes to radiation protection.The post Underrated Tesla safety feature recognized by China Automotive Research Institute appeared first on TESLARATI.
While almost two-thirds of young people in the U.S. support democracy, almost a third view it skeptically and are more inclined to accept authoritarianism, according to a new report on attitudes of youth in America after the 2024 elections.
Understanding the characteristics of microbes during long-term space missions is essential for safeguarding the health of astronauts and maintaining the functionality of spacecraft. In this study, a Gram-positive, aerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped strain JL1B1071T was isolated from the surface of hardware on the China Space Station. This strain belongs to the genus Niallia, with its closest [...]The post Niallia tiangongensis sp. nov., Isolated From The China Space Station appeared first on Astrobiology.
An Agnostic Biosignature Based on Modeling Panspermia and Terraformation astrobiology.com
A new autonomous drone system could provide ecologists with deeper insights into animal behavior in the wild, a study suggests.
Water-rich meteorites contain key ingredients for life, yet they barely appear in meteorite collections. Recent research using shooting stars may explain why.
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research The ConversationScientists may have just solved one of space’s biggest mysteries BBC Science Focus Magazine
Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research YahooView Full Coverage on Google News
Pitting the Brown Bess against the long rifle, testing the first military submarine, and more.
Most Carbon-Rich Asteroids Never Make It to Earth—and Now We Know Why GizmodoWhy the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research YahooSolar heating and atmospheric filtering bias the meteorite record NatureScientists uncover why carbon-rich meteorites rarely reach Earth Phys.orgScientists may have just solved one of space’s biggest mysteries BBC Science Focus Magazine
I'm more of a scroller than a poster on social media. Like many people, I wind down at the end of the day with a scroll binge, taking in videos of Italian grandmothers making pasta or baby pygmy hippos frolicking.
Imagine editing the bacteria in your gut the same way scientists edit DNA, targeted, precise, and powerful. That's exactly what Dr. Carlotta Ronda, a Principal Investigator at the Innovative Genomics Institute at the University of California, Berkeley, is working on.
Watch Amazing Views Of How SpaceX's Starship 25 And Super Heavy Booster 9 Liftoff And Separation MSNSpaceX Starship Loaded With Over 10 Million Pounds Of Propellant In Launch Rehearsal MSN
The first episode of The Last of Us Season 2 kicks off today with a lie.
A Wisconsin teenager charged in the February deaths of his parents faces wider allegations that he killed them to "obtain the financial means" to assassinate President Trump and cause a governmental collapse, according to a recently unsealed federal warrant. Nikita Casap, 17, was charged last month by Waukesha County authorities...
Police have arrested a suspect in connection with the Sunday morning arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence . Local authorities say they plan to charge Harrisburg man Cody Balmer, 38, with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault against an enumerated person. In addition, he could face federal charges,...
The latest White Lotus -adjacent controversy is actually a Saturday Night Live controversy. This weekend's episode of SNL featured a parody of the HBO comedy-drama series titled " The White Potus ," in which President Trump and his family were depicted as White Lotus -like characters—with one notable exception. SNL cast...
Turkey has begun a new phase in sweeping restorations of the nearly 1,500-year-old Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, focusing on preserving the monument’s historic domes from the threat of earthquakes. Officials say the project will include reinforcing Hagia Sophia’s main dome...
Ancient fossils reveal signs of a prehistoric arms race The Brighter Side of News
‘The Last of Us’ zombie and infected types NME4 real-life zombie parasites that make The Last of Us look tame New AtlasCan climate change really create zombie fungi, like in "The Last of Us"? CBS NewsCordyceps fungus: ‘The Last of Us’ co-star thriving outside the spotlight Popular Science‘That’s the link to The Last of Us’: UBC research looks at deadly fungi CTV News
A Cochrane review reveals significant gaps in the clinical rating scales used to assess pain in newborn babies, highlighting the urgent need for improved tools and global collaboration. The review is published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.
NASA and Roscosmos have extended a seat barter agreement for flights to the International Space Station into 2027 that will feature longer Soyuz missions to the station.The post NASA extends seat barter agreement with Roscosmos into 2027 appeared first on SpaceNews.
NASA extends seat barter agreement with Roscosmos into 2027 SpaceNews
They whimper, drink from baby bottles and crawl oh so tentatively—they look like cute white puppies, not the fruit of a daring project to resuscitate an extinct species.
Scientists simulated a black hole in a lab to test Stephen Hawking's theory and had surprising results UNILAD
As supplies become cheaper and stigmas against cosmetic procedures ease, lip fillers are becoming more and more ubiquitous — but men who like to kiss women are, apparently, not impressed. In a new study out of the University of Sydney, psychological researchers
There's more to the latest 'Doctor Who' companion than initially meets the eye, as we find out in Doctor Who Season 2 Episode 1.
The CyberGuy breaks down five mobile privacy terms that could make a difference when it comes to keeping your personal information safe.
Scientists Finally Create Lonsdaleite, A Hexagonal Diamond That’s Harder Than Any Substance Known To Man TwistedSifter
In an advice column letter, a woman described her husband's usage of a telescope in their big ole apartment in the sky — and let's just say it sounds like he deserves to move on down. "The other night, I caught him using the telescope to look through the windows of the apartments across the street," a letter-writer told Slate's "How To Do It" advice columnist, Rich Juzwiack. "It turns out he’s been watching a couple have sex through their bedroom window!"
KSAT viewers share sightings of ‘mysterious ring’ illuminating sky during the pink moon KSAT
Researchers have zoomed in on the area surrounding the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy, and made a fascinating discovery: an alien superstructure of "strange filaments" driving a cycle of gas emissions and replenishment. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics, the international team of astronomers used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in the Chilean desert to produce high-resolution observations of the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ), a region known for continuously cycling through copious amounts of dust and gas molecules. However, how these cycles of formation and destruction actually work [...]
Soil and rocks returned from the moon's mysterious far side suggest it may be drier than the side constantly facing Earth.
Painted ladies travel the globe every year on massive journeys—including across the Sahara
Researchers studied the brain of a mouse while watching The Matrix and the results have been deemed awe-inspiring.
"The Last of Us": Could Fungi Spell Doom? OSF HealthCareCan climate change really create zombie fungi, like in "The Last of Us"? CBS News4 real-life zombie parasites that make The Last of Us look tame New AtlasCordyceps fungus: ‘The Last of Us’ co-star thriving outside the spotlight Popular ScienceThese are the real fungal ‘superhighways’ that inspired ‘The Last of Us’ National Geographic
Weighing 42,600 tons, this new Chinese “monster” was built for one purpose: to break the world record for the deepest drill at 7 miles. Farmingdale Observer
11 minutes with a window view of Earth: What to know about Blue Origin spaceflights MSN
Watch live: SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink satellite launch Kennedy Space Center WESHSpaceX launches Starshield satellites for the NRO on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Spaceflight NowSpaceX launches 21 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket, lands booster on ship at sea Space.comLive updates: SpaceX rocket launch from Kennedy Space Center set for Saturday night YahooSpaceX to try rocket launch attempt Saturday night from Florida coast WKMG
Researchers reveal a complete history of primate evolution The Brighter Side of News
Nicky Katt, who played teacher Harry Senate on “Boston Public” after starting as a child actor and going on to play an assortment of tough guys in movies including “Dazed and Confused” and “Boiler Room,” has died. He was 54. His death was reported by his friends and by attorney John Sloss, and reportedly occurred [...]
Scientists discover what caused the woolly mammoth to die-off AOL.com