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(NASA/JPL-Caltech) NASA's troubled Mars sample-return program may have a new lifeline, in the form of a proposal from private space company Rocket Lab to help save the mission. Full Story: Space(10/8)

Skywatching Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS emerging in the night sky (Michael Mattiazzo) Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is arriving at its projected pinnacle of brightness, followed by a transition into the evening sky. Currently, it displays the classic look for a bright comet, flaunting a starlike head and a prominent tail. As we crossed over from September into October, a consensus of observations reported on the Comet Observations Database (COBS) placed the comet somewhere between first and second magnitude. Full Story: Space(10/8)

Science & Astronomy Ancient supermassive black hole blowing galaxy-killing wind (ESO/M. Kornmesser) Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have spotted the earliest powerful "galaxy-size" wind blowing from a feeding supermassive black hole-powered quasar. The powerful wind is pushing gas and dust from its galaxy at incredible speeds, supressing star birth in its host galaxy. Full Story: Space(10/5)

SpaceX Starship could fly as early as Oct. 13, pending FAA approval (SpaceX) SpaceX is preparing to launch the fifth flight of its Starship megarocket as soon as Oct. 13, despite repeated statements from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that the flight test would likely have to wait until November. Full Story: Space(10/8)

Technology Space tech spinoffs helping scientists fight climate change (NASA) This year, World Space Week, celebrated globally from Oct. 4 to Oct. 10, is centered on how space technology has proactively enhanced our understanding and management of Earth's climate. For example, numerous Earth-observation satellites closely monitor greenhouse gas emissions and other climate indicators, such as extreme weather, deforestation, drought, sea level changes and coastal degradation. This data allows climate scientists to respond more effectively to natural crises. But there are many less obvious examples of the crossover between space science and climate science. Full Story: Space(10/9)

Search for Life There may be a 'universal limit to technological development' (okada/iStock/Getty Images Plus) In less than seven decades, humanity went from having no active flight technology to walking on the moon. It took only a little over a century to get from the first basic computer to a pocket-size device that enables widespread access to nearly the entire body of human knowledge within seconds. Based on that technological trajectory, there is a persistent assumption that our technological

 

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David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper (left to right) (BBVA Foundation)

Half a Nobel for AlphaFold developers…​ very proud of folk wh controbute to our wotld

 

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Astronaut shares dazzling footage of aurora from space

Matthew Dominick captured 'a couple thousand images' of the stunning scene.

WATCH NOW​ heres to keepin an eye on you yeah ha

 

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Male tarantulas seek love, find death during spooky season

READ NOW​ know which ones id sting darn miss infoo,id ever yes

 

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Could 'good bugs' be the secret ingredient to chemical-free vegetables?​ ​ An army of beneficial bugs is fighting the bad bugs that gnaw on your vegetables, protecting the borders of the largest greenhouse set-up in the southern hemisphere.​ Read more

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Australians are not eating enough vegetables and it's not just our health that is suffering​ ​ ABS figures show only 6.5 per cent of the population meets the daily requirement of five servings of vegetables and the effects are being felt across the economy.​ Read more

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Too big, too powerful? The rise of ‘big box’ retail​ ​ Bunnings is Australia's most trusted brand. But allegations the hardware chain has been abusing its market power have prompted a Senate inquiry that is set to scrutinise the market power of many large format retailers.​ Read more

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Timor-Leste president slams exploitation in Australia's PALM scheme, cites excessive living costs​ ​ Timor-Leste's president Jose Ramos-Horta has sharply criticised exploitation in Australia's Pacific labour scheme, warning that unscrupulous employers are over-charging workers from his country for accommodation and transport.​ Read more lovin on rurasl au ok

 

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medicate byCharles Mpaka — October 3, 2024

- Seeking plants with potential medical properties, a team of researchers in Gabon looked to the practices of two distinct groups: traditional healers living on the fringes of Gabon’s Moukalaba-Doudou National Park, and the gorillas that live inside the park, which are known to host pathogens like E. coli without developing serious illnesses.
- The researchers interviewed Indigenous Vungu healers and herbalists about their medical usage of local plants, then followed gorillas in the park to observe which plants the apes also consumed, ultimately selecting four plant species to test.
- The bark extracts tested by the team were found to have antimicrobial and antioxidant properties, as well as other bioactive compounds.
- This research, one expert says, highlights the shared evolutionary history of humans and gorillas, and the importance of preserving both apes and their habitats.

 

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drites We have the satellite data to show climate change is real (NASA/NOAA) Space programs are often concerned with what's happening "out there" in the universe, a large portion of what space agencies like NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) do is monitor what is happening on the surface of the Earth. This includes keeping track of things like weather, but also human-induced drivers of global warming such as the emissions of greenhouse gasses, deforestation and changes in seasonal ice coverage in Arctic and Antarctic regions. That's important because research has shown human activities are indeed the primary drivers of climate change. Full Story: Space(10/10) ​ Tackle your credit card debt with 0% interest until nearly 2026 Pay no interest until nearly 2026 with some of the best hand-picked credit cards this year, all with no annual fee. Experts identified these top credit card of 2024 offering 0% intro APR until nearly 2026. Find out more​ ADVERTISEMENT

Skywatching Severe solar storm could supercharge auroras across US (NASA/SDO) Get ready, aurora chasers: There's a good chance you'll be able to catch a nice light show by the end of the week! Forecasters with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)'s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) are highlighting the potential for a severe geomagnetic storm on Thursday (Oct. 10) and Friday (Oct. 11). That storm is likely to be in the G4 class - the second-highest level on the SWPC's geomagnetic storm scale, which takes into account both severity and potential impacts. Full Story: Space(10/9)

Spaceflight Archaeologists use space to help ancient ruins under threat (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab) Space archaeology needs to mix new and old missions to protect ancient sites, scientists urged at a recent NASA conference. Take the example of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California. The facility is best known for helping to chart unknown worlds, leading the missions of rovers on Mars and sailing the Voyager spacecraft by all the major outer planets. "But we also look at the Earth, because the Earth is a planet, too," said Ronald Blom, retired principal scientist of JPL, at the NASA and Archaeology From Space symposium on Sept. 18, to which Space.com received an exclusive invite. Full Story: Space(1

 

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(NOAA) 'Severe' geomagnetic storm to slam Earth Thursday, with auroras possible as far south as California and Alabama A powerful solar outburst is likely to trigger a "severe" geomagnetic storm on Thursday, with auroras potentially visible as far south as California and Alabama, NOAA predicts. Read More​ ​ Put Interest On Ice Until Nearly 2026 Did you know some credit cards can actually help you get out of debt faster? Yes, it sounds crazy. But it’s true. The secret: Find a card with a “0% intro APR" period for balance transfers. Then, transfer your debt balance and pay it down as much as possible during the intro period. No interest means you could pay off the debt faster. Find out more​ ADVERTISEMENT

History & Archaeology (Archeodunum) Basement renovation in home near Paris unearths cemetery spanning 700 years, with Roman-era graves A homeowner doing a basement renovation project near Paris unexpectedly found a skeleton, which later led to the discovery of nearly 40 burials, some of them dating to Roman times. Read More​

Planet Earth (Juan Maria Coy Vergara via Getty Images) Mysterious 'blobs' in Earth's mantle are not what we thought, study claims Lava that erupts from hotspots around the world seems to come from a similar ancestral magma, new research finds. Read More​

Natural Disasters (Getty Images) 'Every volcano has its own personality': Mystery Mount Adams earthquake surge under investigation Scientists are installing multiple temporary seismic monitoring stations to get a better understanding of the sharp increase in earthquakes recorded at Mount Adams.

 

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This week at Yale Environment 360, journalist Zach St. George examines how wildlife traffickers got away with the biggest rosewood heist in history. In 2014, officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested Madagascar rosewood at a Singapore port. It was expected the logs would be quickly returned to Madagascar. But years of litigation ended with a victory for the traffickers, with the logs back in the traffickers’ possession and stuck in a kind of bureaucratic limbo, where they remain today. The saga, St. George writes, highlights the ongoing corruption and gaping legal holes in efforts to save endangered species. Read his report.

 

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Cutting calories by 40% yielded the longest longevity bump in mice, but the effects of dietary restriction on metabolism and lifespan didn’t always change in lockstep. (Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo Library)

Calorie cutting helps, but not how you think​

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lived successfullt/healthily without this utter bs

too much non thought in our worl,methinks

 

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Cotton production set to dominate expansion of remote Australian agricultural region​ ​ One of Australia's remotest agricultural regions would almost double in size under an ambitious plan announced by the West Australian government.​ Read more

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Could 'good bugs' be the secret ingredient to chemical-free vegetables?​ ​ An army of beneficial bugs​

 

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Science Europa Clipper’s 7-Year, 1.8-Billion Mile Journey To Jupiter’s Moon Is More Intense Than You Think​ A trip of 1.8 billion miles. That’s the journey NASA’s newest astrobiology mission, the

 

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NOVA Solar System: Strange Worlds From a dwarf planet that looks like a deflated football, to a tiny moon with cliffs taller than Mt. Everest, to the spectacular rings of Saturn, discover how the effects of gravity produce the amazing variety of weird worlds in our solar system. To save this show for later, sign in to your PBS Account and use the + My List feature.

Watch Now​ ​ Episode Five \ thank you pbs usa no miss info with you ta again​

 

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Barcolana 2024 Trieste Italy

 

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