A. piece of microplastic fiber is shown under a microscope with biofilm (fuzzy blue) and T. gondii (blue dot) and giardia (green dot) pathogens. Credit: Karen Shapiro, UC Davis Pathogens Can Hitch a Ride on Plastic To Reach the Sea According to a new study by the University of California, Davis, microplastics are a pathway … Read more
An illustration shows our solar system (not to scale). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Among the missions selected for extension are InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Curiosity, all of which have been critical to expanding our understanding of the Red Planet. Following a careful review, NASA has extended the planetary science missions of 8 of its … Read more
This Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC4826 — a spiral galaxy located 17 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice’s Hair). This galaxy is often referred to as the “Black Eye,” or “Evil Eye,” galaxy because of the dark band of dust that sweeps across one side of its bright nucleus. Credit: … Read more
SpaceX’s Dragon Endeavour capsule splashes down in the Atlantic Ocean on April 25, 2022, marking the end of Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission 1 – the first all-private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Credit: Axiom Space Axiom Space astronauts Michael López-Alegría, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy have safely returned to Earth, marking … Read more
Calcium supplements, which are frequently given to older people to lessen the risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and fractures, are linked to an increased risk of death among those with aortic valve stenosis, a progressive and potentially fatal condition, according to new research published online in the journal Heart. What’s more, the findings show these … Read more
Artist’s representation of IXPE in Earth orbit. Credit: NASA Researchers introduce an imaging X-ray polarimetry mission that enables new measurements of cosmic X-ray sources. Humankind has long been fascinated by the secrets hidden in the immense expanse of outer space. The invention of the optical telescope during the 17th century allowed humans to see stars … Read more
Cantabrian coast (N Iberian Peninsula). Credit: Asier García Escárzaga Current global climate warming is having, and will continue to have, widespread consequences for human history, in the same way that environmental fluctuations had significant consequences for human populations in the past. The so-called ‘8.2 ka event’ has been recognized as the largest and most abrupt … Read more
A male spider catapulting off a female during mating. These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get eaten. After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens mate with a female, they quickly launch themselves away, researchers report today (April 25, 2022) in the journal Current Biology. Using a mechanism … Read more
By NASA April 25, 2022 Crawler-transporter 2 (CT-2) makes its way along the crawlerway to Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. In view atop the mobile launcher on the pad are the Artemis I Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion spacecraft. Credit: NASA/Ben Smegelsky At approximately 5:30 p.m. ET today (April … Read more
U.S. civilian, military populations combine for more than $230 billion in annual costs. A new study finds that the national economic burden of PTSD goes beyond direct health care expenses and exceeds the costs of other common mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression. The researchers estimated the cost of PTSD at $232.2 billion … Read more