Space Exploration
Astronauts flying reused SpaceX rocket, capsule for 1st time
For the first time, NASA is putting its trust in a recycled SpaceX rocket and capsule for a crew.
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Neuroscience
Sexual receptivity and rejection may be orchestrated by the same brain region
In many species, including humans and mice, the fluctuating levels of the hormones progesterone and estrogen determine whether the female is fertile or not. And in the case of mice, whether she's sexually receptive or not.
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Health
Too little sleep in middle age linked to raised dementia risk
Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an increased risk of dementia, according to a new study of nearly 8,000 British adults followed for more than 25 years.
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Archaeology
Archaeologists: Site of Harriet Tubman's father's home found
Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the homesite of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman's father.
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Robotics
A technique to plan paths for multiple robots in flexible formations
Multi-robot systems have recently been used to tackle a variety of real-world problems, for instance, helping human users to monitor environments and access secluded locations. In order to navigate unknown and dynamic environments ...
Ecology
Predicting the next pandemic virus is harder than we think
The observation that most of the viruses that cause human disease come from other animals has led some researchers to attempt "zoonotic risk prediction" to second-guess the next virus to hit us. However, in an Essay publishing ...
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General Physics
Holographic metasurface gas sensors for instantaneous visual alarms
Biological and chemical substances can be rapidly detected in real-time for public health and environmental monitoring purposes. In a new report now on Science Advances, Inki Kim and a research team in mechanical engineering, ...
Business
Apple adds podcast subscriptions as competition mounts
Apple is adding a subscription option to its pioneering podcasting service, evidently moving to fend off fast-growing rival Spotify.
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Oncology & Cancer
Improving rug efficacy against prostate cancer and related bone growths
Published in the Advanced Functional Materials, University of Minnesota researcher Hongbo Pang led a cross-institutional study on improving the efficacy of nucleotide-based drugs against prostate cancer and bone metastasis.
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Earth Sciences
Earthquakes continued after COVID-19-related oil and gas recovery shutdown
When hydraulic fracturing operations ground to a halt last spring in the Kiskatinaw area of British Columbia, researchers expected seismic quiescence in the region. Instead, hundreds of small earthquakes occurred for months ...
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