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- Discovery of Giant 15′ Extinct Dolphin Shows Surprising Parallel Evolution With Whales
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- How SHERLOC Will Help NASA’s Perseverance Rover Search for Signs of Life on Mars
- NASA Increases Investment in US Small Businesses for Artemis Lunar Technology
- Breathtaking Night-Shining Clouds: Electric Blue Streaks Form High in the Atmosphere
- Observation of the Quantum Spin Liquid State in Novel Material Advances Spintronics
- Curiosity Mars Rover’s Summer Road Trip – “We’re Uncovering an Ancient World”
- Growing Artificial Organs With Help From Machine Learning
- Nyx: Stellar Stream of Stars Discovered in Milky Way That Originated in Another Galaxy
- How Long to Play Dead in Order to Stay Alive? The Answer Is “Highly Strategic”
- Motions in the Sun, 125,000 Miles Deep, Reveal Inner Workings of Sunspot Cycle
- Compounds Identified That Halt COVID-19 Virus Replication by Targeting Key Viral Enzyme
| Discovery of Giant 15′ Extinct Dolphin Shows Surprising Parallel Evolution With Whales
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 08:00 AM PDT
A report in the journal Current Biology on July 9 offers a detailed description of the first nearly complete skeleton of an extinct large dolphin, discovered in… The post Discovery of Giant 15′ Extinct Dolphin Shows Surprising Parallel Evolution With Whales appeared first on SciTechDaily.        |
| Comet NEOWISE Sizzles As It Slides by the Sun – A Treat for Observers on Earth and in Space
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 06:50 AM PDT
Catch the comet in the morning sky until July 11, after which you can find it just after sunset until mid-August. A comet visiting from… The post Comet NEOWISE Sizzles As It Slides by the Sun – A Treat for Observers on Earth and in Space appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| How Tear Gas Works and How It Affects Your Body [Video]
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 05:38 AM PDT
2-Chlorobenzalmalononitrile, better known as CS gas, is one of the most common tear gases used in the United States today, but did you know it’s… The post How Tear Gas Works and How It Affects Your Body [Video] appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| How SHERLOC Will Help NASA’s Perseverance Rover Search for Signs of Life on Mars
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 04:48 AM PDT
Later this summer, NASA is launching the Mars Perseverance Rover to the Red Planet with the Mars 2020 Mission. The rover is loaded with equipment to search for signs… The post How SHERLOC Will Help NASA’s Perseverance Rover Search for Signs of Life on Mars appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| NASA Increases Investment in US Small Businesses for Artemis Lunar Technology
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 03:57 AM PDT
NASA has selected four U.S. small businesses to mature a range of technologies for sustainable exploration of the Moon under the Artemis program. Through Artemis,… The post NASA Increases Investment in US Small Businesses for Artemis Lunar Technology appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Breathtaking Night-Shining Clouds: Electric Blue Streaks Form High in the Atmosphere
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 03:12 AM PDT
Every summer in the Northern Hemisphere, electric blue streaks form high in the atmosphere. These seasonal clouds typically lurk about 80 kilometers (50 miles) overhead… The post Breathtaking Night-Shining Clouds: Electric Blue Streaks Form High in the Atmosphere appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Observation of the Quantum Spin Liquid State in Novel Material Advances Spintronics
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 02:00 AM PDT
New insight into the spin behavior in an exotic state of matter puts us closer to next-generation spintronic devices. Aside from the deep understanding of… The post Observation of the Quantum Spin Liquid State in Novel Material Advances Spintronics appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Curiosity Mars Rover’s Summer Road Trip – “We’re Uncovering an Ancient World”
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 09:10 PM PDT
After more than a year in a clay-rich region, Curiosity is making a mile-long journey around some deep sand so that it can explore higher… The post Curiosity Mars Rover’s Summer Road Trip – “We’re Uncovering an Ancient World” appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Growing Artificial Organs With Help From Machine Learning
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 08:46 PM PDT
Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Ivannikov Institute for System Programming, and the Harvard Medical School-affiliated Schepens Eye Research Institute have developed… The post Growing Artificial Organs With Help From Machine Learning appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Nyx: Stellar Stream of Stars Discovered in Milky Way That Originated in Another Galaxy
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 02:23 PM PDT
Caltech researchers use deep learning and supercomputing to identify Nyx, a product of a long-ago galaxy merger. Astronomers can go their whole career without finding… The post Nyx: Stellar Stream of Stars Discovered in Milky Way That Originated in Another Galaxy appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| How Long to Play Dead in Order to Stay Alive? The Answer Is “Highly Strategic”
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 01:03 PM PDT
Many animals remain motionless or play dead after being attacked by a predator in the hope that it will give up and move onto some… The post How Long to Play Dead in Order to Stay Alive? The Answer Is “Highly Strategic” appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Motions in the Sun, 125,000 Miles Deep, Reveal Inner Workings of Sunspot Cycle
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 11:44 AM PDT
The meridional flow in the Sun’s convection zone forms one gigantic cell in each hemisphere. At a depth of 200 thousand kilometers (the bottom of… The post Motions in the Sun, 125,000 Miles Deep, Reveal Inner Workings of Sunspot Cycle appeared first on SciTechDaily.     |
| Compounds Identified That Halt COVID-19 Virus Replication by Targeting Key Viral Enzyme
Posted: 08 Jul 2020 10:33 AM PDT
Four promising antiviral drug candidates identified and analyzed by a University of Arizona-University of South Florida team in the preclinical study. As the death toll… The post Compounds Identified That Halt COVID-19 Virus Replication by Targeting Key Viral Enzyme appeared first on SciTechDaily.    |
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