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Endangered 44-foot whale dead on collision with massive cruise ship, dragged into New York city port

An endangered whale, measuring 44 feet in length, tragically perished, likely struck by a 19-deck cruise ship in the East River at the Port of Brooklyn on Saturday morning. Marine experts state that it's impossible to ascertain how long the deceased mammal was towed by the vessel before its ...

Why You Can Hear the Temperature of Water

A science video maker in China couldn’t find a good explanation for why hot and cold water sound different, so he did his own research and published it.

Nasa-JAXA XRISM mission discovers iron fingerprints in active galaxy NGC 4151

EarthCARE satellite set for launch

Paris, France (SPX) May 06, 2024 Recently, ESA's EarthCARE satellite was removed from its transport container at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, beginning an intensive period of preparation for its upcoming launch. The team conducted detailed inspections and testing to ensure the ...

SpaceX Starlink flight lifts off in Florida; 2nd launch of day planned for California later

Washington DC (UPI) May 8, 2024 SpaceX on Wednesday launched 23 Starlink satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center Florida. A second launch is set for Wednesday evening in California. The Florida liftoff of 23 of the satellites had been pushed back to 2:42 p.m. from its originally ...

10 Big Biden Environmental Rules, and What They Mean

Asbestos, “forever” chemicals, E.V.s and endangered species. Here’s what 10 new rules cover, and why the administration has been churning them out.

Where space weather originates

Paris, France (SPX) May 09, 2024 The Virtual Space Weather Modelling Centre, through a collaborative effort, has developed a simulation that visualizes the initiation of space weather. The model demonstrates the emergence of a flux rope from the Sun's magnetic field, which may carry millions ...

Chang'e 6 mission successfully achieves lunar orbit

Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 09, 2024 The Chang'e 6 probe has successfully entered lunar orbit, the China National Space Administration confirmed. The spacecraft executed a critical braking maneuver under the guidance of experts at the Beijing Aerospace Control Center and achieved lunar orbit ...

NASA Advances Climate Research with New Earth System Explorers Program Proposals

Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 08, 2024 NASA has selected four new proposals for concept studies as part of its Earth System Explorers Program, aimed at enhancing our understanding of key Earth science areas such as greenhouse gases, the ozone layer, ocean currents, and global ice changes. These ...

Elon Musk backed Neuralink hits big milestone, implanted brain chip completes 100 days

Neuralink said in a separate blog post that the aim of the 'PRIME' study is to demonstrate that the brain chip is safe and useful in daily life.

Robotic system feeds people with severe mobility limitations

Researchers have developed a robotic feeding system that uses computer vision, machine learning and multimodal sensing to safely feed people with severe mobility limitations, including those with spinal cord injuries, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis.

AI advancements make the leap into 3D pathology possible

Researchers present Tripath: new, deep learning models that can use 3D pathology datasets to make clinical outcome predictions. The research team imaged curated prostate cancer specimens, using two 3D high-resolution imaging techniques. The models were then trained to predict prostate cancer ...

I Am Artemis: Lauren Fisher

NASA’s Lauren Fisher, lead engineer for the thermal protection systems on Artemis III’s LVSA, discusses how her unusual background in music performance and education makes her a stronger engineer.

Liberals and conservatives differ on climate change beliefs--but are relatively united in taking action

The division between liberals and conservatives on both climate-change beliefs and related policy support is long-standing. However, the results of a newly released global experiment show that despite these differences, the two camps actually align when it comes to taking certain actions ...

New treatment could reverse hair loss caused by an autoimmune skin disease

Researchers developed a potential new treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that causes hair loss. The microneedle patch delivers immune-regulating molecules that can teach T cells not to attack hair follicles, helping hair regrow.

'Digital afterlife': Call for safeguards to prevent unwanted 'hauntings' by AI chatbots of dead loved ones

Researchers lay out the need for design safety protocols that prevent the emerging 'digital afterlife industry' causing social and psychological harm.

How biological aging clocks tick

Aging clocks can measure the biological age of humans with high precision. Biological age can be influenced by environmental factors such as smoking or diet, thus deviating from the chronological age that is calculated using the date of birth. The precision of these aging clocks suggests that ...

CHIPS Act hangover sees most US science agency budgets cut for 2024

In south Brazil, race to deliver aid ahead of new storms

Porto Alegre, Brazil (AFP) May 9, 2024 Teams raced against the clock Thursday to deliver aid to flood-stricken communities in southern Brazil before the arrival of new storms forecast to batter the region once again. Some 400 municipalities have been affected by the worst natural calamity ...

Covishield side effects: Doctors' group urges govt to review all Covid vaccines

How to hide apps on your Android to keep them secret

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains how to hide the apps loaded onto your Android device so others can't access them and violate your privacy.

A better way to control shape-shifting soft robots

Boston MA (SPX) May 10, 2024 Imagine a slime-like robot that can seamlessly change its shape to squeeze through narrow spaces, which could be deployed inside the human body to remove an unwanted item. While such a robot does not yet exist outside a laboratory, researchers are working ...

The man who took on the coal industry to save a forest - and won

Alok Shukla has spent years fighting to protect a key Indian forest from mining companies.

Experiment Allows for Potential Millions of Qubits on Single Chip

Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 07, 2024 In the ongoing quest for a viable quantum computer, global researchers are exploring numerous qubit technologies, yet a consensus on the optimal qubit type remains elusive. Qubits, the core of quantum computing, are crucial for data processing, transfer, ...

Using MRI, engineers have found a way to detect light deep in the brain

Boston MA (SPX) May 11, 2024 Scientists often label cells with proteins that glow, allowing them to track the growth of a tumor, or measure changes in gene expression that occur as cells differentiate. While this technique works well in cells and some tissues of the body, it has been ...

Blockchain could offer a solution to the UK's transport ticketing systems

A new approach to transport ticketing offers a step towards an integrated, transparent system that works efficiently for both ticket providers and passengers across all modes of transport.

Photos: See the Northern lights from rare, solar storm

A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.

NASA tries to jog Voyager 1's memory from 15 billion miles away

Untreated sewage illegally pumped into Windermere

Millions of litres of raw sewage was pumped into one of the UK's most famous lakes after a fault.

Google unveils new lightweight Gemini AI model, video generation AI and...

Google also launched Veo, its latest and most advanced video generation model, and Imagen 3, its highest quality text-to-image model yet.