New theoretical research finds that many white dwarfs may explode in supernova in the distant far future, long after everything else in the universe has died and gone quiet. …read more Source:: Science
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‘AeroNabs’ promise powerful, inhalable protection against COVID-19
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•Scientists have devised a novel approach to halting the spread of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The researchers engineered a completely synthetic, production-ready molecule that straitjackets the crucial SARS-CoV-2 …read more Source:: Science
Inexpensive, accessible device provides visual proof that masks block droplets
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•In a proof-of-concept study, researchers report that a simple, low-cost technique provided visual proof that face masks are effective in reducing droplet emissions during normal wear. They found that the …read more Source:: Science
Mystery solved: Bright areas on Ceres come from salty water below
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•Data from NASA’s recent Dawn mission answers two long-unresolved questions: Is there liquid inside Ceres, and how long ago was the dwarf planet geologically active? …read more Source:: Science
Past evidence supports complete loss of Arctic sea-ice by 2035
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•A new study supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035. …read more Source:: Science
Early Mars was covered in ice sheets, not flowing rivers, researchers say
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•A large number of the valley networks scarring Mars’s surface were carved by water melting beneath glacial ice, not by free-flowing rivers as previously thought, according to new research. The …read more Source:: Science
Ancient part of immune system may underpin severe COVID
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•New genetic and patient analyses suggest severe COVID is linked to overactive complement, one of the immune system’s oldest branches, and excess blood clotting. …read more Source:: Science
NASA astronauts safely splash down after first commercial crew flight to space station
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•Two NASA astronauts splashed down safely in the Gulf of Mexico Sunday for the first time in a commercially built and operated American crew spacecraft, returning from the International Space …read more Source:: Science
Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet successfully launched
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•NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth. …read more Source:: Science
New blood test shows great promise in the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease
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•A new blood test demonstrated remarkable promise in discriminating between persons with and without Alzheimer’s disease and in persons at known genetic risk may be able to detect the disease …read more Source:: Science