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Crack propagation angles of oblique cracks at (a) tape center and (b) tape edge. Both cracks had an initial angle of 60. The crack propagations deflected from the initial crack angles. Credit: hirong Yang, Yi Li, Peng Song, Mingzhi Guan, Feng Feng, Timing Qu. In the realm of superconductivity, the durability and efficiency of materials … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Nearly 300,000 American lives could be saved if all states adopted gun control measures similar to those in California and New York, a new study by a leading gun … Read more
A decades-old mystery of how natural antimicrobial predatory bacteria are able to recognize and kill other bacteria may have been solved, according to new research. In a study published today (4th January) in Nature Microbiology, researchers from the University of Birmingham and the University of Nottingham have discovered how natural antimicrobial predatory bacteria, called Bdellovibrio … Read more
Graphic depiction of Add-on to large-scale water mining operations on Mars to screen for introduced and alien life. Credit: Steven Benner As noted at NASA’s 2019 Carlsbad Conference, we have good reason to think that life could have started on Mars using the same geo-organic chemistry that started life on Earth. If Martian life persists … Read more
(NewsNation) — Private companies are hustling to get the U.S. back in the moon landing game more than five decades after the Apollo program ended. Pittsburgh’s Astrobotic Technology is up first with a planned liftoff of a lander Monday aboard a brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan. Houston’s Intuitive Machines aims to launch a … Read more
Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email The Supreme Court granted Idaho permission to continue enforcing its strict abortion ban that can penalize doctors for performing the procedure even in emergencies. In an order released on Friday evening, … Read more
The gut microbiome is so useful to human digestion and health that it is often called an extra digestive organ. This vast collection of bacteria and other microorganisms in the intestine helps us break down foods and produce nutrients or other metabolites that impact human health in a myriad of ways. New research from the … Read more
In 2022 the US Northeast was battered by what authorities called the ‘blizzard of the century’ Forecasters warned on Friday that a deluge of snow and wintery conditions could bring travel chaos to the US northeast this weekend, with some 25 million people subject to a storm warning. Several cities in the eastern United States … Read more
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell denied introducing Prince Andrew to the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, court documents show. And she described alleged meetings by Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre with the Duke of York as “a … Read more
Having bipolar disorder — a serious mental illness that can cause both manic and depressed moods — can make life more challenging. It also comes with a higher risk of dying early. Now, a study puts into perspective just how large that risk is, and how it compares with other factors that can shorten life. … Read more
