The 3-Dimensional Multifunctional Ablative Thermal Protection System (3D-MAT) is a thermal protection material developed as a critical component of Orion, NASA’s newest spacecraft built for human deep space missions. It is able to maintain a high level of strength while enduring extreme temperatures during re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere at the end of Artemis missions to…
Populus pruinosa is a relic species surviving in the harsh desert environments of western China and Central Asia. As global warming and desertification intensify, understanding the genetic mechanisms behind its ecological adaptation is crucial. Previous genomic resources were insufficient for comprehensive studies. Based on these challenges, there is a need to conduct in-depth research to…
A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cosmic occurrence A supernova showering Earth with radioactive debris is a surprisingly common cosmic occurrence Scientific American Content: Global
Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud Plainfin midshipmen migrate from the deep sea to the intertidal zone to spawn, and that’s when things really get loud Scientific American Content: Global
Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough observations of the universe’s very earliest moments. Now the U.S. government says it can’t currently support the project’s construction at the South Pole Cosmic Microwave Background Stage 4, a top-priority project for U.S. astrophysics, was designed to make breakthrough…
Exposing the antiscience playbook reveals the antiregulatory motives of its deep-pocketed bankrollers Exposing the antiscience playbook reveals the antiregulatory motives of its deep-pocketed bankrollers Scientific American Content: Global
A team of paleontologists from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas and The Chinese University of Hong Kong, has identified a new species of abelisauroid dinosaur. They have named it Koleken inakayali. A team of paleontologists from Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones…
A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science, suggests that reducing plastic pollution by 5% per year would stabilize the level of microplastics—plastics less than 5 mm in length—in the surface oceans. A collaboration between researchers at Imperial College London and GNS Science, suggests that reducing plastic pollution by 5% per year would…
Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living cells, and could be exploited to develop fluid micro robots. Researchers discovered that microscopic liquid droplets swim toward solvent conditions that favor their dissolution. This mechanism may underlie some transport processes within living…
On Yakushima island, sika deer might have forced flora to shrink as small as a tenth of the size of their mainland counterparts On Yakushima island, sika deer might have forced flora to shrink as small as a tenth of the size of their mainland counterparts New Scientist – News