Credit: NASA/International Space Station Archaeological Project, CC BY New results from the first archaeological fieldwork conducted in space show the International Space Station is a rich cultural landscape where crew create their own “gravity” to replace Earth’s, and adapt module spaces to suit their needs. Archaeology is usually thought of as the study of the … Read more
Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew ship approaches the International Space Station on the company’s Orbital Flight Test-2 mission before automatically docking to the Harmony module’s forward port. The orbiting lab was flying 268 miles above the south Pacific at the time of this photograph. Credit: Bob Hines/NASA This week’s headlines include the extended sleepover for astronauts … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain With the first launch of Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket still in the works before the end of the year, Jeff Bezos’ company got to work testing out its recovery operations with the huge crane parked at Port Canaveral on August 8. “Port Canaveral spectators got a sneak peek of … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Air pollution caused by “ultrafine particles,” emitted by automobiles and industrial activity, has been linked to 1,100 deaths a year in Montreal and Toronto, according to new Canadian research. So-called UFPs—1,000 times thinner than a strand of hair—have been found to cause cardiovascular disease and have been linked to cancer in … Read more
Scientific sleuth Elisabeth Bik fears that a flood of AI-generated images and text in academic papers could weaken trust in science. An infographic of a rat with a preposterously large penis. Another showing human legs with way too many bones. An introduction that starts: “Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic”. These are … Read more
Agricultural classification of crops produced by organic farms in São Paulo state using the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS), 2020 . Credit: Organic Agriculture In Brazil, a study compared two systems of organic product certification implemented in São Paulo state. One system involves conventional certification by auditors accredited by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National … Read more
3D surface of the fruit fly wing disc before (left) and after (right) eversion. Highlighted in blue is the pouch region, which transforms from a radially symmetric dome into a curved fold by shape-programmed cell behaviors. The dashed and dotted lines indicate the main axes used to analyze these morphological changes. Credit: Fuhrmann et al., … Read more
Researchers in Yang Lab at the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have made unexpected progress toward developing a new optical memory that can quickly and energy-efficiently store and access computational data. Credit: Peter Allen, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) … Read more
Credit: Engin Akyurt from Pexels As the Russian invasion of Ukraine stretches into its third year, international trade has felt the effects as sanctions on Russian exports have expanded. Now researchers have found that the invasion may not only have significant short-term impacts on the global timber markets but may leave lasting effects on the … Read more
A thermal infrared image of UCLA’s Royce Hall reveals radiant heat. The facade absorbs heat (white to pale red) from the ground (red) while some heat from the ground/building radiates up to the cold sky (blue). Credit: Raman Lab/UCLA With temperatures rising globally, the need for more sustainable cooling options is also growing. Researchers at … Read more
