Chang’e 6 probe returns: China invites scientists worldwide to study lunar samples, noting U.S. ban (www.fastcompany.com)
How light can vaporize water without the need for heat (news.mit.edu)
China’s Chang’e-6 lunar probe returns to Earth with world-first samples from dark side of Moon (hongkongfp.com)
Chang’E-6 samples will answer 6 important questions...
Ingestible Microbiome Sampling Pill Technology Advances (engineering.tufts.edu)
Nature Index 2024 Research Leaders: Chinese institutions dominate the top spots (www.nature.com)
Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere (www.scientificamerican.com)
The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA fragments from fungi that mycologists can’t link to known organisms. These slippery beings are so widespread scientists are calling them “dark fungi.” It’s a comparison to the equally elusive dark matter and dark energy that permeates the universe.
Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time (quillette.com)
New Findings: Elevated CO2 Levels Pose a Double Threat of Viral Contagion (www.conferencesthatwork.com)
Fishy Parenting? Punishing Offspring Encourages Cooperation (www.omu.ac.jp)
The relationship between SARS-CoV-2 infection and type 1 diabetes mellitus (www.nature.com)
USC Study Confirms the Rotation of Earth’s Inner Core has Slowed (today.usc.edu)
‘Synthetic’ Cell Shown to Follow Chemical Directions and Change Shape, a Vital Biological Function (www.hopkinsmedicine.org)
Studies Uncover the Critical Role of Sleep in the Formation of Memories (www.michiganmedicine.org)
China beats US for first time in global scientific ‘hot papers’ ranking (www.scmp.com)
Chinese scientists develop nanomaterial to inhibit 80% of tumor growth (news.cgtn.com)
the study pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38684233/
Novel temperatures are already widespread beneath the world’s tropical forest canopies (www.nature.com)
Mounting research shows that COVID-19 leaves its mark on the brain, including with significant drops in IQ scores (theconversation.com)
Chinese scientists’ cell therapy jab may treat asthma, keeping it at bay long term with a single shot: study (www.scmp.com)
archive.ph/sisVc
K2-18b: did JWST really find evidence of life on this exoplanet? (www.youtube.com)
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When fusion hits, what will the fuel supply-chain most likely be like?
Will we mine He3 on the moon?...
A Hot Drink on a Hot Day Can Cool You Down (www.smithsonianmag.com)
Scientists Find Plastic-Eating Fungus Feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch (futurism.com)
Organism with largest genome packs 50x more DNA than a human's (newatlas.com)
BOINC 8.0.2 major release is available for Android, Linux, MacOS and Windows
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