The first time Jessica Pate swam beside a manta ray off Florida’s southern coast, the 8-foot-wide fish flipped belly-up and slowed to watch her. “I was kind of obsessed after…
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The Cosmochemist’s Guide to the Galaxy
At the end of 2020, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) successfully returned about 5.4 grams of the asteroid Ryugu. NASA’s sister mission, OSIRIS-REx, is currently flying back to Earth with…
Silver Nanoparticles Unlock Thermoelectric Power
Newswise — HOUSTON – Numerous high-functioning thermoelectric substances were found during the previous twenty years, but their potential has remained unrealized due to the absence of efficient mechanisms to convert the…
US to lift most federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates next week
Pfizer, left, and Moderna bivalent COVID-19 vaccines are readied for use at a clinic, Nov. 17, 2022, in Richmond, Va. The Biden administration will end most of the last remaining…
Study provides evidence that breathing exercises may reduce Alzheimer’s risk
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The exercise was simple: inhale for a count of five, then exhale for a count of five. Do that for 20 minutes, twice a day, for…
Environmental groups sue FAA over SpaceX Texas rocket launch
SpaceX’s Starship turns after its launch from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Federal Aviation Administration is being sued by wildlife and environmental groups over SpaceX’s…
Sensor enables high-fidelity input from everyday objects, human body
A sensing system called SAWSense takes advantage of acoustic waves traveling along the surface of an object to enable touch inputs to devices almost everywhere. Here, a table is used…
Creating eco-friendly superconductors with MgB2 super magnets
Newswise — MgB2 is a binary compound that acts as a superconductor at a moderate temperature of around -234°C. This temperature can be achieved using inexpensive coolants like liquid hydrogen…
