280 articles from WEDNESDAY 22.7.2020
Scientists flock to mysterious 'blue hole' off Florida's Gulf Coast
Scientists are flocking to Florida’s Gulf Coast for a glimpse of a mysterious 425-feet-deep "blue hole" on the ocean floor. The glowing mystery hole, about 155 feet below the water’s surface, is similar to the sinkholes seen on solid land, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Surprisingly, the first reports of blue holes came from fishermen and recreational...
Unprecedented effort to ramp up testing technologies for COVID-19
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- 20/7/22 23:34
In a new paper, experts set forth a framework to increase significantly the number, quality and type of daily tests for detecting SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, and help reduce inequities for underserved populations that have been disproportionally affected by the disease.
Tracking misinformation campaigns in real-time is possible, study shows
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- 20/7/22 23:01
A research team has developed a technique for tracking online foreign misinformation campaigns in real time, which could help mitigate outside interference in the 2020 American election.
Health and happiness depend on each other
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- 20/7/22 23:01
New research adds to the growing body of evidence that happiness not only feels good, it is good for your physical health, too.
Research explores the link between wages, school and cognitive ability in South Africa
Studies through the decades have linked higher wages to education, with the greatest returns in developing countries. However, the correlation between higher wages and education doesn't always account for an individual's innate cognitive abilities, or the mental processes of gathering and processing information to solve problems, adapt to situations and learn from experiences.
What happens in Vegas, may come from the Arctic?
A cave deep in the wilderness of central Nevada is a repository of evidence supporting the urgent need for the Southwestern U.S. to adopt targets aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a new UNLV study finds.
Invasive lionfish may be a selective predator
Invasive predators have the capacity to dramatically alter marine ecosystems. The lionfish, a voracious predator native to the Indo-Pacific and now established along the southeast coast of the U.S., the Caribbean and parts of the Gulf of Mexico, has become a growing threat to the ecological balance of Atlantic waters. To gather insight regarding its impact on reef communities, scientists at the...
Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute's Summit Lake in far northern Nevada
Summit Lake in remote northwest Nevada is home to the only self-sustaining, robust, lake population of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, North America's largest freshwater native trout species. Research to understand the reasons why this population continues to thrive, where others have not, will be used to protect the fish and its habitat—as well as to apply the knowledge to help restore other Nevada...
Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands
A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island pigeons hunted to extinction.
2,000 years of storms in the Caribbean
The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more frequent and their force varied noticeably around the same time that classical Mayan culture in Central America suffered its final demise: We can gain these and other insights by looking at the climate archive created under the leadership of geoscientists from Goethe University and now presented in an article in Nature journal's Scientific Reports on 16...
Splash slashed: Cornell drops swim test amid pandemic
Cornell University will not conduct its 115-year-old swim test this fall due to the pandemic.
Protein Atg40 folds the endoplasmic reticulum to facilitate its autophagy, study finds
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an important part of eukaryotic cells (the type of cells that make up every living thing other than bacteria or viruses, including humans). They are a mass of tubes connected to the nucleus of the cell; the production of both proteins and lipids occur in the networks of the ER. For this organelle to properly function, cells routinely degrade portions of the ER so...
OneWeb: Minister overrode warning about £400m investment
MPs will probe a £400m investment in the satellite firm after a top civil servant warned of financial risk.
Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
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- 20/7/22 22:32
The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding of the methane cycle and the role methane found in this region may play in warming the planet.
We are mutating SARS-CoV-2, but it is evolving back
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- 20/7/22 22:32
Scientists looked at the evolution of the virus that causes COVID-19. Their findings could help the design of a new vaccine.
Older adults feel stressed, yet resilient in the time of COVID-19
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- 20/7/22 22:32
America's oldest citizens say they've been through worse, but many older adults are feeling the stress of COVID-19 and prolonged social distancing measures, according to a new study.
Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands
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- 20/7/22 22:32
A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup of giant island pigeons hunted to extinction.
2,000 years of storms in the Caribbean
- ScienceDaily
- 20/7/22 22:32
The hurricanes in the Caribbean became more frequent and their force varied noticeably around the same time that classical Mayan culture in Central America suffered its final demise: We can gain these and other insights by looking at the climate archive.
Older adults coped with pandemic best, study reveals
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- 20/7/22 22:32
Adults aged 60 and up have fared better emotionally compared to younger adults (18-39) and middle-aged adults (40-59) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research.
Concussions associated with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional consequences for students
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- 20/7/22 22:32
Concussions can have a compounding effect on children, leading to long-term cognitive, behavioral, and emotional health consequences, according to researchers.
Narcissists don't learn from their mistakes because they don't think they make any
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- 20/7/22 22:32
When most people find that their actions have resulted in an undesirable outcome, they tend to rethink their decisions and ask, ''What should I have done differently to avoid this outcome?'' When narcissists face the same situation, however, their refrain is, ''No one could have seen this coming!'' In refusing to acknowledge that they have made a mistake, narcissists fail to learn from those...
NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Passes Flight Readiness Review
Portal origin URL: NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Passes Flight Readiness ReviewPortal origin nid: 462985Published: Wednesday, July 22, 2020 - 16:04Featured (stick to top of list): noPortal text teaser: NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission cleared its Flight Readiness Review Wednesday, an important milestone on its way to the launch pad.Portal image: Nose...
Curious Universe Podcast: We're Going to Mars!
We’re going to Mars! NASA’s Perseverance rover will head to Mars this summer to search for signs of ancient life. Christina Hernandez and Mitch Schulte tell us all about Mars Perseverance in this special edition episode of NASA’s Curious Universe.
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Senior official raised concerns with Alok Sharma over £400m satellite deal
OneWeb went bankrupt this year while trying to develop space network to deliver broadbandThe business secretary, Alok Sharma, overrode the concerns of his senior official when the government took a £400m stake in the failed satellite company OneWeb.The UK is part of a consortium with India’s Bharti Global which won a bidding war for the company, which went bankrupt earlier this year while...
Discovery of first active seep in Antarctica provides new understanding of methane cycle
The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding of the methane cycle and the role methane found in this region may play in warming the planet.