The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ (www.theguardian.com)
"For all that science has learned about the workings of life, death remains among the most intractable of mysteries…...
Decoding the Origin of Life: Scientists Solve Early Earth RNA Puzzle (scitechdaily.com)
This study reveals how life’s complexity could originate from simple RNA molecules on early Earth. Through experiments demonstrating RNA’s recycling and replication abilities under conditions such as low salinity and high pH, the research suggests life could emerge from minimal molecular sets in environments akin to volcanic...
SpaceX Starship re-entry 4K video (youtu.be)
this is cool to watch. starts in middle. long video
Memory Meltdown: NASA Engineers Pinpoint Cause of Voyager 1’s Cosmic Glitch (scitechdaily.com)
Nuclear fusion reactor in South Korea runs at 100 million degrees C for a record-breaking 48 seconds (www.livescience.com)
48 seconds. I predict a glut of helium. balloons for everyone
Killing owls to save owls: the US wildlife plan that sparked an ‘ethical dilemma’ (www.theguardian.com)
A government proposal to cull half a million owls, in order to save a related species, has raised complicated questions...
Death: a process, not a point, says cutting-edge research (boingboing.net)
The diagnosis is in—bad memory knocked NASA’s aging Voyager 1 offline (arstechnica.com)
"Engineers are optimistic they can find a way for the FDS to operate normally."
Cannibal stars at the heart of the Milky Way stay young in a gruesome way (www.space.com)
hate when authors assign human behaviors to natural phenomena. black holes don’t experience hunger. let alone kinship to food. they should assign natural behaviors to humans more often. downvoting
Boom in mating calls of Britain’s loudest bird signals successful breeding year (www.theguardian.com)
Conservationists recorded 24% more male bitterns doing their mating ‘booming’ noise in 2023 than five years ago...
Why loneliness is bad for your health (www.nature.com)
Solid-state battery cell sets records, can offer over 1,300 mile range (electrek.co)
If this isn’t just corporate hype, this could be great for making smaller batteries, hopefully less resource intensive.
Warming is getting worse. So they just tested a way to deflect the sun. (www.nytimes.com)
A little before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, an engineer named Matthew Gallelli crouched on the deck of a decommissioned aircraft carrier in San Francisco Bay, pulled on a pair of ear protectors, and flipped a switch....
Study underlines role of past injustices in medical mistrust (news.uga.edu)
Memory of Tuskegee impacted vaccine uptake among Black Americans in the South...
Say 'Cheese,' Universe: Scientists Complete Construction of the Biggest Digital Camera Ever (gizmodo.com)
15 terabytes/day. I imagine the server room is big too.
New Research Reveals Keto Diet’s Potential To Combat Early Alzheimer’s (scitechdaily.com)
This study shows that a ketogenic diet slows early Alzheimer’s memory loss in mice, in which the molecule beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB), plays an important role thus offering hope for its application in human ageing and cognitive health....
Nasa to create time standard for the Moon, where seconds tick faster than on Earth (www.independent.co.uk)
Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) needed due to differing gravitational forces...
Endangered Greek dialect is ‘living bridge’ to ancient world, researchers say (www.theguardian.com)
Romeyka descended from ancient Greek but may die out as it has no written form and is spoken by only a few thousand people...
The American swamp bird that disappeared (www.bbc.com)
Bachman’s warbler is one of 21 species declared extinct last year – but scientists are still discovering its secrets....
'Boys are disappearing' from mental health care, as signs of depression and anxiety go undetected (www.nbcnews.com)
While girls typically show sadness through emotions, boys’ symptoms of depression may be swept aside as “typical” teenage behavior....
The new science of death: ‘There’s something happening in the brain that makes no sense’ (www.theguardian.com)
New research into the dying brain suggests the line between life and death may be less distinct than previously thought...
US aiming to ‘crack the code’ on deploying geothermal energy at scale (www.theguardian.com)
Recent $74m investment made alongside assessment that 10% of electricity could be generated by geothermal by 2050...
[4K] Watch the Solar Eclipse w/ Planetary Society and Everyday Astronaut (www.youtube.com)
good as any. i might go outside but won’t travel to see it. the temperature drop is wild. middle of the day and it’s suddenly dark. saw one in 1990s
'I am stoked': What it feels like to fly through a solar eclipse (www.bbc.com)
Millions of observers will watch next month’s American solar eclipse from the ground. But a few lucky Nasa flight crews will get a much closer view....
Cicadas are nature's weirdos. They pee stronger than us and an STD can turn them into zombies (apnews.com)
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