NASA announces aerospace partners for its deep space habitats
Surviving in the wilderness of space takes more than a sleeping bag and a packet of wet wipes, and so to explore how humanity can stay alive in the cold dark beyond, NASA is canvassing designs for new deep space habitats. The agency's Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships (NextSTEP) program ask private companies to build ground-based prototypes of various modules, meeting a number of criteria from basic life support to fire safety tech and radiation mitigation. ground prototypes..>> view originalPiltdown review points decisive finger at forger Dawson
Image copyright Karolyn Shindler Image caption CSI Piltdown: DNA analysis was conducted on the specimens (seen in the background) Researchers have finished an eight-year study of one of the most infamous forgeries in the history of science - the fake human ancestor Piltdown Man.They conclude that the forged fossils were made by one man: the prime suspect and "discoverer" Charles Dawson.The human-like skull fragments and an ape-like jaw, complete with ..>> view originalGhost-Particle Hunters Come Up Empty-Handed
The past few days have been rough for physicists. Late last week, scientists from the Large Hadron Collider said they had not, after all, seen a hoped-for new particle. And then neutrino hunters looking for a new flavor of the ghostly particles announced they came up empty, too. The particles in question were both just ideas, but if they had been discovered, they would have helped physics tack in a new direction, one it sorely needs. But where some scientists hoped to see something strange, they..>> view originalBack in the (time of the) USSR, the Sun almost caused nuclear war, study finds
The Cold War had no shortage of close calls. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the U-2 spy plane incident to a computer glitch at the North American Aerospace Defense (NORAD) Command Post, the world seemed on the constant brink of destruction during that time period. The details of another close call with calamity, which occurred during a solar event almost 50 years ago, are just now emerging thanks to stories from retired U.S. Air Force officers and through a study published yesterday in the jo..>> view originalWhen ships pass, whales eat less: study
Noise from ships impedes humpback whales from foraging for food, and could have long-term impacts on the health of these majestic creatures, according to a study released Wednesday. Shipping lanes overlapping with the coastal migratory paths of whales ...>> view originalA Warning for Dogs, and Their Best Friends, in Study of Fertility
For decades, generations of dogs have been bred, raised, and trained as service animals for people with disabilities at a center in England: Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers, curly coat retrievers, border collies, and German shepherds. Scientists at the University of Nottingham realized that they had an ideal opportunity to study dog fertility — five types of purebreds, uniform conditions, one location, systematic record-keeping. So in 1988, they started annually testing the sires’ sperm...>> view originalToxicologist on cancer warnings: NC acted despite science
By Emery P. Dalesio and Michael Biesecker | AP August 10 at 10:05 AM RALEIGH, N.C. — Officials in North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration are telling a string of misleading half-truths about the safety of well water near Duke Energy coal ash pits containing a cancer-causing chemical and are responsible for any resulting fear and confusion, a state toxicologist said after being attacked by state officials. Toxicologist Ken Rudo comments came in a statement issued through his attorney..>> view originalThese 'Walmart moms' say they feel 'nauseated' by the choice of Clinton or Trump
To these 20 middle-class mothers in the electoral battlegrounds of Columbus, Ohio, and Phoenix, the looming choice for president between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump inspires a mixture of fear, pain and disappointment. “Nauseated,” said one woman. “It’s like choosing which arm to cut off,” said another. “I kind of wish we could start all over,” said a third. Such is the mood of America’s undecided voters, just 89 days until Election Day. The number of influential Republican officials say..>> view originalTools solve Stone Age mystery: Cavemen were smarter than we thought
A team of researchers from Canada's University of Victoria and several American universities used modern forensic tools on ancient ones created over 250,000 years ago. Animal residue they found on the tools may be the oldest animal protein residue ever found. It may also be some of the first direct evidence that our Stone Age ancestors were pretty wily. They could adapt to life even in a tricky environment with dangerous animals and harsh weather.The tools were unearthed at an ancient oasis in J..>> view original
Friday, August 12, 2016
NASA announces aerospace partners for its deep space habitats and other top stories.
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