If you missed last week’s total solar eclipse, you’ll have seven opportunities over the next decade to bask in the shadow of the path of totality. You just might have to travel to get there. Live Science tells us what to know, from where to go, how long each will last, and more. https://flip.it/eKUvzt#Science#Eclipse#Sun#Moon#Earth
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Scientists at Uppsala University have discovered a new class of antibiotics with potent activity against multi-drug resistant bacteria. Phys.org has more, including how antibiotics have become heavily relied on for a multitude of treatments, but a global rise in antibiotic resistance threatens their effectiveness. https://flip.it/djErZ8 #Science#Health#Medicine#Antibiotics#Bacteria#Biology
Sperm whales off the southern coast of Western Australia devised a clever, if smelly and gross, strategy to protect themselves from what could have been a fatal attack by 30 killer whales. Scientists were there to witness it, and Live Science tells us more: https://flip.it/U2Oq1_ #Science#MarineLife#Whales#Orcas#Animals
A state of emergency has been declared in southern Iceland after the eruption of another volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula, the fourth since December. The head of department at the Icelandic Meteorological agency said there could be "dangerous" consequences if lava reaches the sea as it flows southwards. BBC News has more, including video and photos.
"Though the James Webb Space Telescope launched only two years ago, NASA already has its eyes on its next flagship space-based telescope, known as the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO)."
@Smithsonianmag says the new telescope "will offer ways to detect signs of life on other planets."
Hydroxychloroquine could have caused 17,000 deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, study finds.
Politico reports: "The anti-malaria drug was prescribed to some patients hospitalized with COVID-19 during the first wave of the pandemic, 'despite the absence of evidence documenting its clinical benefits.'"
@Dtraslerwriting True, as the article states: "It was also considered something of a 'miracle cure' by the then-U.S. President Donald Trump, who said: 'What do you have to lose? Take it.'"
Here’s something to sip on during this annual period of indulgence. Soon after you drink, alcohol enters your bloodstream and travels to your brain. It might make you drowsy and fall asleep easily, but then you wake up at 3 a.m. Science Alert explains why. https://flip.it/QIydET #Science#Brain#Alcohol#Sleep#REM