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China's Earth science satellite transmits images home
Image captured by the satellite SDGSAT-1 shows a view of the Yellow River estuary. China's recently launched Earth science satellite has sent back its first remote sensing images, according to its developer, the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
White House: Joe Biden 'Not Trying to Scare People,' Will Warn Unvaccinated Likely to Die
Jen Psaki said Biden would "continue to convey the risks" posed by unvaccinated individuals, noting they were "14 times more likely to die from COVID." ...
White House Confirms Biden Slated to Deliver Speech on 'Risks Posed to Unvaccinated Individuals'
President Biden is slated to deliver a speech on Tuesday targeting unvaccinated Americans, White House press secretary Jen Psaki confirmed during Monday's press briefing. ...
One Social-Media ‘Like’ Doesn’t Say Much About a Potential Extremist
Data from open-source social media is generally only helpful in combination with other information ...
$10 billion space telescope promises deepest look yet into universe
Years behind schedule and billions over budget, the James Webb Space Telescope promises an astronomical revolution. ...
The Omicron variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC says
CDC headquarters. Tami Chappell/Reuters The Omicron variant is now the most common coronavirus variant in the US, the CDC said Monday. The variant now accounts to 73% of recent confirmed COVID cases in the US, according to
Boosters are key to fighting Omicron, but there’s still lots to learn
The new Omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it might be, but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease — even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas. “Everything is
Photos: NYC is rattled by a stunning virus spike
Just a couple of weeks ago, New York City seemed like a relative bright spot in the U.S. coronavirus struggle. Now it’s a hot spot, confronting a dizzying spike in cases, scramble for testing, quandary over a major event and exhausting sense of deja vu. An
Reaching 1000 Revolutions a second, or 60,000 RPM with Lego Technic (Video)
With some clever design, even toys can become a serious machinery. Image credit: GazR’s Extreme Brick Machines!
Biogen Slashes Price of Alzheimer’s Drug Aduhelm, as It Faces Obstacles
A group of Alzheimer’s experts and health advocates called on the F.D.A. to withdraw its approval of the drug, the latest of several setbacks for the treatment. ...
Southern Appalachian Mountain streams that provide 10 MILLION people with drinking water is found to ...
Streams from the mountainous Southern Appalachian region provide clean drinking water to 10 million, but a new study finds this spring water is not as pure as previously believed. Using more than 40 years' worth of data, researchers from the University of
EXPLAINER: Boosters key to fight omicron, lot still to learn
The new omicron variant took only a few weeks to live up to dire predictions about how hugely contagious it is but scientists don’t yet know if it causes more severe disease even as the world faces exploding cases just before Christmas. “Everything is riskier
Carlsbad teacher receives the 2021 NM Outstanding Science Teacher award
Kerri Thatcher is a middle school teacher at Jefferson Montessori Academy. ...
Revolutionary Crystallographer Ned Seeman Dies at 75
Seeman is best known for establishing the field of DNA nanotechnology. ...
China powers up fourth-generation nuclear reactor in steady zero-carbon push
The first unit of China’s fourth-generation nuclear reactor has been
How to Think About the Risks of Omicron
The new variant changes the calculus in ways that can seem bewildering—but we have the tools to think it through. ...
Retired HC judge to conduct inquiry into promotions given to junior engineers in PMC
Additional municipal commissioner
Gratomic Announces Engineering Update for Its Flagship Aukam Project in Namibia
(MENAFN - ACCESSWIRE) TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2021 / Gratomic Inc. ('Gratomic,' 'GRAT' or the 'Company') (TSXV:GRAT)(OTCQX:CBULF)(FSE:CB82) announces the results for the wet ... ...
BioDelivery Sciences Prevails in BELBUCA® ANDA Litigation Maintaining Patent Exclusivity Against Alvogen Until 2032
(MENAFN - GlobeNewsWire - Nasdaq) RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BioDelivery Sciences International, Inc.–(NASDAQ: BDSI), a growing specialty pharmaceutical company dedicated to ... ...
Report: US health institute probing Arizona primate center
PHOENIX (AP) — The National Institutes of Health is investigating a University of Washington primate facility in Arizona after a Phoenix newspaper reported finding widespread disease with the potential to compromise science at one of the nation’s largest
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week
321 Launch: Space news you may have missed over the past week ...
What if 1 or 2 flu shots could cover us for the rest of our ...
For many of us, getting a flu shot is an annual event. But you might have wondered: “Why do we need to get one every since year?” Well, there are two main reasons: The influenza virus is constantly mutating to evade our immune systems, so different
Poll: 41% Do Not Trust Fauci's Opinions on Coronavirus
Americans do not overwhelmingly trust Dr. Anthony Fauci's opinions on the Chinese coronavirus, an I&I/TIPP Poll released Monday found. ...
D.C. Reinstates Indoor Mask Mandate, Forces Boosters for City Employees
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) is reinstituting an indoor mask mandate in the nation's capital alongside a slew of other measures, she announced on Monday. ...
Exclusive: Cancer Treatment Association Member Blasts Woke 'Political Nonsense' Invading Medical World
The American Association of Physicists in Medicine
Abundance of life discovered beneath an Antarctic ice shelf
Far beneath the ice shelves of the Antarctic, there is more marine life than expected. <!-- more --> ...
Gum disease increases risk of other illness such as mental health and heart conditions, study suggests
A new study shows an increased risk of patients developing illnesses including mental ill-health and heart conditions if they have a GP-inputted medical history of gum disease. <!-- more --> ...
New research moves closer to harnessing viruses to fight bacteria and reduce antibiotic use
A new study has cast new light on how to best combine antibiotics
A pathway emerges: Biologists describe structure and function of a heme transport and assembly machine
Researchers described for the first time the
Shoots and roots respond differently to climate change
A new synthesis reveals mismatches between above- and below-ground plant phenology due to climate change. These findings are important to understand the consequences of climate change on terrestrial biodiversity. <!-- more --> ...
Moments of silence point the way towards better superconductors
High-precision measurements have provided
Moderna booster generates strong antibody response against Omicron
A booster dose of the Moderna vaccine generates a strong antibody response against the Omicron coronavirus variant, the company has said. Laboratory
BenQ V7050i is a great 4K ultra-short throw projector that can replace your TV
Here’s one of this year’s best gadgets in a category that has seen unprecedented growth during the pandemic. BenQ V7050i ultra-short throw projector… it becomes a habit, something you will find difficult to live without, which has been the case after reviewing
New Mineral Described From Uranium Mine In Utah
A new uranium mineral collected at Utah’s North Mesa mines was named Oldsite in honor of Pittsburgh mineralogist Dr. Travis Olds. ...
FAA license boosts Georgia spaceport, but more reviews ahead
KINGSLAND, Ga. (AP) — A federal agency on Monday granted a license for a launchpad that would fly commercial rockets from coastal Georgia. The Federal Aviation Administration’s approval of a launch site operator license for Spaceport Camden marks a significant
Fauci’s War on Science: The Smoking Gun
Commentary Those weeks following the release of the Great Barrington Declaration did feel odd. On the good side, medical doctors,
Origins Of Schizophrenia May Be Found In Early Embryonic Development
By Martin M Barillas A tendency toward schizophrenia may originate during the first month of fetal development, according to researchers who grew “mini-brains,” or organoids, to find a possible genetic basis for the disorder. Investigators at Weill
Science Center receives $4M federal grant to improve middle school STEM programming
FirstHand is an out-of-school program for middle schoolers with a goal to get students interested in STEM careers. ...
Icebreaker Nuyina has maiden voyage to Antarctica delayed after software issues
The maiden Antarctic voyage of Australia's new $529 million icebreaker is delayed due to issues with the ship's alarm and monitoring system. ...
Facebook may have had a shocker of a year — but that didn't hurt its ...
Experts say this was Facebook's worst year for scandal and public opinion. Will it face any consequences? ...
How the Media Handled Climate Change Before Science Understood It
Odd weather makes for good headlines. ...
Tradition meets science: why mindfulness is good for you
Mindfulness meditation, a trendy practice with deep roots, is backed by research to make you more aware of your thoughts, feelings, behaviors and habits. Here's to a happier and more mindful new year! ...
Common sequence motifs of nascent chains engage the ribosome surface and trigger factor [Biophysics and ...
In the cell, the conformations of nascent polypeptide
The effectiveness of China’s regional carbon market pilots in reducing firm emissions [Environmental Sciences]
China has implemented an emission trading system
Hierarchical cortical networks of “voice patches” for processing voices in human brain [Neuroscience]
Humans have an extraordinary ability to recognize and
Stripe order enhanced superconductivity in the Hubbard model [Physics]
Unidirectional (“stripe”) charge density wave order has
FosGFP expression does not capture a sensory learning-related engram in superficial layers of mouse barrel ...
Immediate-early gene (IEG) expression has been used
Leveraging cell-type-specific regulatory networks to interpret genetic variants in abdominal aortic aneurysm [Genetics]
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a common
Photodissociation of dicarbon: How nature breaks an unusual multiple bond [Social Sciences]
The dicarbon molecule (C2) is found in
Large contribution of biomass burning emissions to ozone throughout the global remote troposphere [Earth, Atmospheric, ...
Ozone is the third most important anthropogenic
Mechanism of shaping membrane nanostructures of endoplasmic reticulum [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Recent advances in super-resolution microscopy
Accounting for spatial sampling patterns in Bayesian phylogeography [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Statistical phylogeography provides useful tools to
The biosynthesis of thymol, carvacrol, and thymohydroquinone in Lamiaceae proceeds via cytochrome P450s and a ...
Thymol and carvacrol are phenolic monoterpenes found in
De novo mutations in childhood cases of sudden unexplained death that disrupt intracellular Ca2+ regulation ...
Sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) is an
SARS-CoV-2 spike engagement of ACE2 primes S2' site cleavage and fusion initiation [Microbiology]
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by severe acute
Genome evolution in an agricultural pest following adoption of transgenic crops [Agricultural Sciences]
Replacing synthetic insecticides with transgenic crops
SF3B1 mutant-induced missplicing of MAP3K7 causes anemia in myelodysplastic syndromes [Medical Sciences]
SF3B1 is the most frequently mutated RNA splicing factor
Circadian key component CLOCK/BMAL1 interferes with segmentation clock in mouse embryonic organoids [Developmental Biology]
In mammals, circadian clocks are strictly suppressed
Rapid increases in shrubland and forest intrinsic water-use efficiency during an ongoing megadrought [Ecology]
Globally, intrinsic water-use efficiency (iWUE) has
Conservation genetics as a management tool: The five best-supported paradigms to assist the management of ...
About 50 y ago, Crow and Kimura [An Introduction to
Are Americans less likely to reply to emails from Black people relative to White people? ...
In this article, we present the results from a
Variability of ecosystem carbon source from microbial respiration is controlled by rainfall dynamics [Environmental Sciences]
Soil heterotrophic respiration (Rh) represents an
Coxiella burnetii inhibits host immunity by a protein phosphatase adapted from glycolysis [Microbiology]
Coxiella burnetii is a bacterial pathogen that
Cytoglobin has potent superoxide dismutase function [Biochemistry]
Cytoglobin (Cygb) was discovered as a novel
Late Pleistocene shrub expansion preceded megafauna turnover and extinctions in eastern Beringia [Environmental Sciences]
The collapse of the steppe-tundra biome (mammoth
Discovery of small molecule guanylyl cyclase A receptor positive allosteric modulators [Medical Sciences]
The particulate guanylyl cyclase A receptor (GC-A), via
GreenCarNewsBreaks — Mullen Automotive Inc. (NASDAQ: MULN) Partners with Leading Mechanical, Plant Engineering Firm
(MENAFN - Investor Brand Network) Mullen Automotive (NASDAQ: MULN) , an emerging electric vehicle (–EV–) manufacturer, is partnering with D–rr, one of the world's leading mechanical and plant ... ...
Schools use therapy-based programs for ‘overwhelmed’ kids
PAW PAW, Mich. — On a windy December morning in rural southwest Michigan, an American flag flapped at half-staff outside Paw Paw Early Elementary School. A social worker with a miniature therapy dog named Trixie offered comfort at the entry doors.
Wearable biosensors can help people with complex health conditions
Remote monitoring of health-related behavior with wearable sensor technology is feasible for people with complex health conditions, shows a recent study. <!-- more --> ...
Deadliest period in Earth’s history was also the stinkiest
Tiny microbes belching toxic gas helped cause -- and prolong -- the biggest mass extinction in Earth's history, a new study suggests. <!-- more --> ...
Small measures can be a big help for children of mothers with depression
Several new studies among Syrian refugee families in Turkey and families with
US sends Garda medical data stolen in May cyberattack
The US justice department has sent a copy of medical data stolen from the Health Service Executive computer systems earlier this year to gardaí. The information, now under analysis by health authorities, is thought to contain a mix of personal data including
Hubble Space Telescope’s $10 Billion Replacement Set to Soar
The Hubble Space Telescope's heir is finally on the brink of flight. It will be the biggest and most powerful astronomical observatory
Fake meat inquiry may ask vegan food producers to drop labels like 'beef' from packaging
Plant-based food producers may be forced to drop terms including 'beef' and 'sausage' — as well as any images of animals — from their packaging, according to the chair of a Senate inquiry into food labelling. ...
A space capsule landed in the Australian outback in 2019, carrying 'a perfect window into ...
Just over a year ago, a space capsule carrying a very precious cargo from an asteroid touched down in the South Australian outback. Now the first results are back. ...
Manawatū residents want company to front science behind pyrolysis plant
Feilding residents want a waste-to-energy company and local councils to host a public meeting on the controversial pyrolysis plant pencilled for Manawatū. ...
Hubble telescope's bigger, more powerful successor to soar
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Hubble Space Telescope’s successor is a time-traveling wonder capable of peering back to within a hair’s breadth of the dawn of the universe. And it's finally on the brink of flight. It will be the biggest and most powerful
Locomotive sale finger at railway engineer in Bihar
A railway engineer in Bihar allegedly sold two-metre gauge locomotives after forging documents and is now on the run to evade arrest. Railway officials said they were not engines, but parts of it, including the bogies in which the engines are fitted.
Spotify acquires podcast company Whooshkaa
Spotify continues to spread its footprint by improving user experience. Its latest investment involves acquiring the podcast technology company Whooshkaa, an Australia-based all-in-one platform for hosting, managing,
Pete Hegseth hosts annual reenactment of Washington's famous trek in 'Washington's Christmas Crossing'
"Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete
Step forward in quest to develop living construction materials
Some engineered living materials can combine the strength of run-of-the-mill building materials with the responsiveness of living systems. Think self-healing concrete, paint that changes color when a specific chemical is detected or material that could
How politicians project their status in virtual meetings
During the pandemic, physical summits were replaced by Zoom meetings, and global political leaders had to quickly adjust. How did they visually convey their status in this new world of digital diplomacy? A new study from Lund University in Sweden analyzed over
Webb secured inside Ariane 5 fairing
On Friday 17 December, the Ariane 5 rocket fairing was closed around the James Webb Space Telescope. This protective fairing, or ‘nose cone’, will shield the telescope during liftoff and its journey through the atmosphere on 24 December. ...
UTSA rolls out new data science competition for student entrepreneurs
The University of Texas at San Antonio's School of Data Science is rolling out
NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission slips to spring 2022 after engine issue
Rocket woes have again delayed NASA's return to the moon. ...
Anthony Fauci Agrees with Biden's Prediction of Deadly Winter for Unvaccinated: 'The President Is Correct'
Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday agreed with President Biden's prediction that it will be a winter of "severe illness and death" for unvaccinated Americans, telling CNN's Jake Tapper that "the president is correct." ...
New study challenges popular explanation for London’s infamous “Wobbly Bridge”
/ London's Millennium Bridge had issues with excessive shaking and swaying when it first opened in June 2000. (credit: Alberto Pezzali/NurPhoto/Getty Images) London's Millennium Bridge is notorious for its "wobble" when it first opened in June 2000, as
Turkish doctor shot, NASA publishes for the second time: Earth day astronomy photo selected
Turkish astronomical photographer Dr. On August 13, another photo was taken by Hubble Space Telescope, processing the raw image and coloring it by Oz. NASA It was selected as the “Astronomical Photo of the Day of the Earth” and shared on its
EXPLAINER: What is a derecho?
Multiple tornadoes and thunderstorms that , and in the U.S. are more likely to occur in the Corn Belt, an area that ranges from Minnesota and Iowa south and eastward toward the Ohio Valley, according to the National Weather Service. They’re more likely to
Atul Dinkar Rane takes over as new BrahMos Aerospace chief
New Delhi , December 20 (ANI): A senior Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) scientist Atul Dinkar Rane on Monday took over as the new Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the BrahMos Aerospace Limited which manufactures the BrahMos
Cal Poly Computer Science Department faces faculty shortage with growing student demand
Enrolling 200 out of 6,000 applicants (roughly 3%
NASA Delays Launch of Its Megarocket in Wake of Testing Glitch
A misbehaving engine computer means the inaugural launch of NASA’s Space Launch System, planned to be the most powerful rocket in the world, won’t happen in February 2022 as planned. Read more... ...
